Test your English with CC Century — online or at a partner center

The Name Century English Placement Battery is CC Century’s secure, Accuplacer ESL–aligned assessment. Take it online through edu.namecentury.com, or book a session at an approved CCU partner test center near you.

Test online (Student Portal) Find a local test center

5 modules · ~90 min Accuplacer ESL aligned Pass ≥ 350 comprehensive Online $10/week Local $25.00 / 3 hours (1 test session)

Students preparing on laptops before the English placement

Two ways to test

CC Century supports remote applicants and learners who prefer a proctored room at an approved partner site. Both paths use the same placement battery and admissions thresholds on edu.namecentury.com.

Learners taking the placement on a laptop

Online at edu.namecentury.com

Apply free for the ESL pathway, purchase $10/week placement access when ready, and launch the five-module battery from your Student Portal — secure session, results synced to admissions.

Open Student Portal →

A group preparing together before an in-person session

Local CCU partner test center

Browse approved centers, book an exam slot at $25.00 / 3 hours (1 test session), and test in a CCU-authorized room with on-site proctor support. Authorized partner agencies receive 50% of each completed local test session fee. Ideal when your program or visa process requires in-person delivery.

Find & book a center →

Graduates of California Century University

Built for CC Century

Thresholds mapped to undergraduate and graduate tiers — one comprehensive score whether you test online or at a partner center, not a generic third-party conversion.

Close reading, the same skill measured in the placement battery

Five skills. One comprehensive score.

Same professional structure admissions teams know from Accuplacer ESL — presented in a clean, module-by-module flow on edu.namecentury.com.

Listening Reading Language Use Sentence Skills Writing

NC Placement Battery Accuplacer ESL TOEFL iBT IELTS Academic

Already have an external score? Upload proof in the Student Portal instead.

Prepare before you test

Three pathways — placement is the certification step for admission.

English Placement Battery

Full five-module assessment. Apply on edu.namecentury.com, then launch online from your portal or book a slot at a partner test center.

Student Portal → · Book local center →

Reading and language study before the certificate lab

CC Century Online ESL Proficiency Certificate (non-credit)

Non-credit ESL lab — listening, reading, grammar, writing — then unlock the placement battery.

ESL Certificate Lab →

Writing Studio

Grammar & style coach for academic essays — linked from CCU course assignments.

Open from course Essay page

How it works

Five steps to English clearance for CC Century.

Apply Free ESL pathway or degree application at edu.namecentury.com.

Portal Sign in — English status, placement access, and booking on your dashboard.

Choose delivery Test online from the portal or book an approved local partner center.

Prepare Optional ESL certificate modules or external score upload.

Test Complete the battery · comprehensive ≥ 350 to pass.

Apply to CC Century Find test centers

Graduates after completing a California Century University pathway

Partner with CC Century

Organizations with secure rooms and camera capability can apply to become an approved local test center.

Become a test center partner