Placement test for community colleges

Placement test-like when you first apply and before you select classes? Or are you talking about the TEAS for your nursing application?

I saw your question on the prereq thread first, so I won't repeat all of it here, but this is a link I found that might be a good starting point for you: http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf

Its not that it is hard. It isn't pass/fail or graded or anything like that. It is only to gauge where you are academically to make sure you are placed in the appropriate college-level class, or to see if you need remediation classes first. It isn't really something you study for. Just go in, do your best, and if you need to take a class below 100, it is ok. It just means you need review.

Some states are using the PERT exam for their entrance exam. I think you can practice and prepare to take these placement exams like PERT. Most Community Colleges have cutoff scores for taking remedial classes or being placed in, say "College Algebra". Being placed in Remedial Math and/or English can set a student back 1 -3 years, resulting in a student taking 3 or fours years to get their Associate Degree (depending on their major). Placement exams can make or break entering students, since "poor" placement scores often lead to the high drop out rate at many Community Colleges. The OP should find out what Placement Exam the particular Community College, he or she is interested in and practice for the test just as they would for SAT/ACT/GRE/MCAT etc. There are many online resources available for practice exams for these Placement Exam.

My Niece took the PERT exam while a Junior in High School and scored high in all three categories. This allows her to qualify for a Dual Enrollment while in High School, taking about 9 - 11 credits per Semester at the local Community College, while taking other High School Credits at her High School. She did practice for the test.

Being placed in a remedial class is not a bad thing. It is better to spend a semester or two getting up to the level required to handle a college-level class than it is being placed in a class that you are not ready for and then struggling. The community colleges in CT do not use the placement tests as anything other than that-to place a student appropriately. I don't know what you circumstances are, but if you haven't taken class or a long time (college or high school), it might be good to get a refresher because once you hit those higher level classes, you are expected to know the basics.