ABILITY
TO BENEFIT (ATB)
for Financial Aid Qualification
These
tests will assist you in qualifying for Financial Aid. The tests
will show the federal government that you have the ability to benefit
from college courses.
Accuplacer (ATB)
You
will take three tests, English, Reading and Arithmetic. This test
is untimed. Allow about two to three hours to complete test. Below
is a sample test is available for your review.
CELSA (ATB)
This test is only for students enrolling in ESL
courses. You will be tested in English Language Skills. This test
is timed. Allow one hour and a half to complete test. Below
is a sample test is available for your review.
SABE
(ATB) (Test
is given in Spanish)
This test is only for students enrolled in ECE
courses taught in Spanish. You will take four tests, Vocabulary
(Vocabulario) , Reading Comprehension (Comprehension de lectura),
Mathematics Computation (Calculos matematicos), and mathematics
Concepts and Applications (Aplicaciones y conceptos matematicos).
This test is timed. Allow 3 and a half hours to complete this test.
Below
is a sample test is available for your review.
NOTE:
If you are still in High School, this test will not
qualify you for financial aid.
To
schedule an Appointment:
- Call the Assessment Center at 479-6165
- Within
a three month period, ATB candidates are permitted an initial
test and one retest within a two week period. An appointment must
be scheduled with the Assessment Center.
Requirements:
-
Picture ID
-
Know your social security # or Cabrillo Collage ID #
-
Sorry,
you must make your own arrangements for childcare.
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Contact
the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office (831) 479-6548
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