SPC College of Public Safety Expands Student Services: PERT Testing Now Available at Allstate

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SPC College of Public Safety Test Center (Photo: St. Petersburg College – College of Public Safety Administration)
SPC College of Public Safety Test Center (Photo: St. Petersburg College – College of Public Safety Administration)

SPC’s College of Public Safety has expanded their Student Services offerings. For the first time in the history of the SPC Allstate Center, College Placement Testing services are now being offered to better meet student’s needs.

There are several benefits to taking the College Placement Test. The benefits include:

  • Determines college readiness
  • Helps students determine what classes to take
  • Pinpoint subject areas needing additional study

SPC encourages all incoming students to take a placement test. That’s one of the best ways to predict readiness for college work. And it’s free the very first time you take the test at SPC!

The College Placement Test being offered at the College of Public Safety is called the PERT. According to McCann Associates, PERT stands for Post-Secondary Education Readiness Test (2011). The PERT assesses three main subject areas: reading, writing and math. The PERT is linear meaning that each subsequent question is based on the previous question. The test takes on average 60 minutes per subject area to complete, and results are available immediately after the test has been completed.

To help students prepare for the placement test, SPC offers study guides. You can click here to access the PERT Study Guide. You can click here to access additional helpful resources How Do I Prepare for My Placement Test? The PERT Scale Score Sheet highlights what your scores mean.

The Allstate Center Student Services staff invite you to stop and check out the new Testing Center, which is located in room 114A. For the summer semester, the Testing Center hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: by appointment only; Wednesday: walk-in appointments available. The last test starts at 4:30pm and must be completed by 7:00pm. Students can call 727-302-6478 or email publicsafetyadvising@spcollege.edu for more information and/or to schedule an appointment.

Shana Sapp, Student Support Manager at the Allstate Center, expresses: “This is an exciting time for the Allstate Center! Prior to July 1st, 2015, the Student Services team referred new students to a nearby SPC campus for placement testing. Now, students can apply to SPC, take the PERT, and enroll in courses all at the same campus. We hope this will streamline the enrollment process for students who begin their journey at the Allstate Center.”

Check out the SPC College Placement Testing webpage for more details.