Exam Proctoring Services

Phone: 831.479.6165
Location: Assessment Center, SAC West 200
Hours: exam proctoring by appointment only, M-TH, 9am-4pm, F, 9am-12:30pm

Exam Proctoring for Distance Education Students

Cabrillo College Assessment Center offers proctoring services for a fee: $35.00 for the first hour and $25.00 for every hour after that. We accept cash or checks only. Payment is due at the completion of the exam. Administration services, exam printing and postage are inclusive.

Cabrillo is a Participant in the NCTA Consortium of College Testing Centers and a certified proctor for: BYU Independent Study, Western Governors University, St. Cloud University, and eCompass Remote Assessment Testing. Your school not listed here? Check with your home institution to see if you can have your exams proctored at Cabrillo College. To have an exam proctored at Cabrillo you must first make arrangements with your home institution; then contact Cabrillo College to make an appointment. We are able to proctor paper/pencil and web-based exams.

Instructors: Exams, passwords, directions and guidelines must be sent directly to the Assessment Office: click here to send us an exam via email or postal service of your choice to:

Cabrillo College
Assessment Center, SAC West 200
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos CA 95003

Students: Scheduling Your Exam

You are responsible for notifying your instructor and/or institution and requesting the exam.
After you have requested the exam, you are responsible for making an appointment: 831.479.6165 or click here to request an appointment in the subject line please include your name and your home institution.
Exams are scheduled: M-TH, 90am-4pm, F, 9am-12:30pm, all exams must be completed by closing time.
Exams are scheduled around the regular assessment services provided by Cabrillo College.
If you need to cancel or re-schedule, please notify the Assessment Center @ 831.479-6165
On the day of the exam arrive 10 minutes early
Photo ID required to take all exams

Facility Rules

Exams and web site passwords must be delivered directly to the Cabrillo College Assessment Center via mail or email.
Hardcopy exams will be mailed back to the home institution directly from Cabrillo within 24 hours from completion.
All exams/passwords are kept in our locked office until the student arrives to take the exam.
Personal electronic devices, cell phones, food or beverages are NOT allowed in the Assessment Center.
All personal items will be stored away from the testing area and cannot be accessed during the exam.
Scantrons, blue books, or writing instruments are not provided.
If allowed within the exam guidelines and with permission from a staff member breaks may be taken and bathroom facilities may be accessed. Talking is not allowed during the exam.
In respect to others, the Assessment Center is a fragrance-free zone, strong cologne, perfume or body odor will not be tolerated in the Assessment Center. If this is an issue, you will need to re-schedule at staff discretion.
Professional language and behavior is expected at all times.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in a suspension of proctoring services

Exam proctoring for Cabrillo students with verified accommodations

Cabrillo College does provide proctoring services for Cabrillo students with verified accommodations. For more information, please call:

Disabled Student Programs and Services

(831) 479-6379 or (831) 479-6370
(831) 479-6421 (TTY for hearing impaired)