Placement Testing

Don’t let placement tests stress you out. We just need to make sure we place you in classes that match your current skills.

Skills Assessment

LCC follows Colorado Community College System policy (C.R.S. 23-1-113.3), which requires that new students show they have basic skills in reading, writing, and math.

Students can meet this requirement by taking tests like the ACT, SAT, or Accuplacer, or by earning transfer credits from another institution.

Most students must meet the assessment requirements including the following:

• All first-time undergraduates who are degree-seeking or have converted to degree-seeking status
• All first-time degree-seeking students

Certificate students who do not meet the cutoff scores are encouraged to use LCC’s remedial services, but this is not required.

Students whose assessment scores do not meet the minimum cutoff scores established by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) will need to complete basic skills classes during their first 30 credit hours at the college.