Placement Testing & Assessment
Henderson Community College and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System requires students to have assessment and placement information before beginning college classes. This may be done by ACT scores, transfer credit, or EdReady. These assessments are used to place students in appropriate classes to increase success in college.
The EdReady assessments are computerized exams used to determine skill level in reading and English as well as mathematics. These assessments help to determine at what academic level a student should begin post-high school work.
Please contact the Start Center at 270 831-9759 for your questions about assessment and placement tests. You may also fax student copies of placement test scores to 270-831-9612, though official ACT scores must be on file in the Admissions office.
How to complete EdReady testing at home:
- Go to https://hendersontesting.edready.org
- Select Get Ready
- Select Sign Up on the following screen.
- Create an account using your email address/password. The Zip Code that needs to be used is 42420.
- After sign up is complete, you will receive an email to activate your account.
Once you have activated your account, contact Laura Ivy to let her know you have created an EdReady account and she can add the English and Math goals to your account to complete testing.
Once the goals have been added, you are ready to test. This is a diagnostic test that you can only complete once. You can improve on your initial score by working through the areas that EdReady says need improvement. As you work on material in those areas and answer questions correctly your score will increase.
View HCC Math, Reading, and English placement tables.
HCC Workforce Solutions department is the authorized proctor for the KY Department of Insurance. We test on Tuesdays at 2 pm and 3 pm.
All applicants must have a scheduled appointment to sit for examination(s); walk-ins are not accepted.
You can only schedule an examination via obtaining an eServices account on the KY Department of Insurance after the Department processes your application. If you have never registered for secure access, please click the "Create Account" button under eServices. Applicant may not test more than three times within 120 days, including retakes for failures.
- Any applicant who fails to report for a scheduled appointment may forfeit the $50 fee for examination.
- Arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time. If you fail to arrive by your scheduled test time, you may forfeit your placement at the testing site due to availability.
- Government-issued photo ID must be provided in order to take any exam.
- There is an examination fee of $50 for each scheduled retake of an examination.
- Any changes to exam appointments should be made 48 business hours prior to the scheduled time. Failure to give 48-hour notice of cancellation may result in the forfeiture of the $50 examination fee.
All examinations are computerized and graded upon completion. License certificates are printed and handed out at the Frankfort location only. Applicants who do not pass the examination may pay the $50 retake fee and reschedule another examination through eServices on the next business day.
To receive more information about the Kentucky Department of Insurance Exam, contact the Workforce Solutions department at 270-831-9835.
HCC Workforce Solutions department is the authorized proctor for the KY Department of Insurance. We test on Tuesdays at 2 pm and 3 pm.
To schedule and pay for the HESI-A2 contact the HCC Business Office at 270-831-9618
Call 270-831-9759
Reading
English
Math
The testing center is available to proctor exams. This is free for all KCTCS classes. For non-KCTCS classes, a $25 fee will apply.
Contact the Start Center at 270 831-9759.
