Academic Center for Excellence

The Academic Center for Excellence provides free tutoring to all Kaskaskia College students. We are located in the library on the Main Campus. To make an appointment, call 545-3160 or stop by the library desk. If you can’t make it to the Main Campus, we also offer online tutoring through tutor.com. All you need is a computer with a camera and microphone. Otherwise, you can stop by one of the Ed. Centers or the Crisp Center to receive online tutoring from there. 

We specialize in English and Math, but our tutors have been trained to help students with a variety of subjects. Our tutoring hours vary based on need and availability, but we regularly have day and evening hours Monday through Friday.

For questions or suggestions about our tutoring services, contact ACE@kaskaskia.edu

We are here to help you learn!

The testing center at Kaskaskia College is conveniently located inside the ACE. Staff is ready to assist with all student and community testing needs. Accommodations are available to eligible students who have registered with the DSS office. Appointments are available Monday through Friday. Please contact the ACE for available times.

KC Placement Test

All students must submit placement test scores prior to enrolling in English, Math, and other courses. The accepted placement tests are the ACT, SAT, or KC Placement test. These tests provide information about a student’s readiness for college level work. KC Placement tests are available at main campus and all education centers. Detailed placement score information and charts are available in the college catalog.

Math KC Placement – ALEKS PPL

• ALEKS PPL provides students with 12 months’ access to a personalized learning module and up to 5 assessment attempts. KC students should schedule an initial placement test at a KC testing center to gauge their current math skills.  Then students will have access to the ALEKS PPL learning module that will assist students with improving their math skills.

Reading & Writing KC Placement – Wonderlic

Practice: Grammar Book

Proctored Testing

Outside KC – ACE testing specialists can monitor testing for outside organizations and other colleges/universities. Appointments are available Monday through Friday. Please call for available times.

Make up tests – ACE testing specialists can monitor make up tests and proctored testing for online classes for Kaskaskia College Students. Appointments are available Monday through Friday. Please call for available times.
Pearson VUE/GED Testing (High School Equivalency Exam) – Kaskaskia College is a certified Pearson VUE testing site. To register for a Pearson VUE test, please go to http://pearsonvue.com or for GED testing go to http://gedtestingservice.com

HiSet (High School Equivalency Exam) – Kaskaskia College is a certified ETS HiSet testing site. HiSet is an approved High School Equivalency Credential exam that has a computer based or paper based option. To register for a HiSet test, please go to https://hiset.ets.org/

ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) – Kaskaskia College is a certified National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence testing site. To register for an ASE test, please go to http://www.ase.com

Nurse Aide Testing Competency Exam – Kaskaskia College is a certified Illinois Nurse Aide Testing site. Computer and paper based Nurse Aide testing is available. To register for a Nurse Aide exam, please go to https://nurseaidetesting.com/ or contact the KC nursing department at 545-3346.

Study tables are available in the ACE for student and community usage. Some athletes and other groups of students are required to attend a number of hours each week at study tables. This requires students to check in at the ACE welcome desk. All students who use the study tables have access to tutoring and a variety of learning resources.

KC's Library, located on the first floor of the "L" building. is a great place to meet, study, read or research any topic in which you are interested. Our staff is available to help with research, class projects, accessing books, media, and online journals. The library has a computer lab with internet access and printing capabilities. IPads, select class textbooks, and limited classroom supplies are on reserve for checkout.

Library affiliations: CARLI, SHARE, IHLS, ILDS

The Business Learning Center (BLC) is a computer lab supportive of the Office Technology Program. The Office Technologies department trains individuals to work in a variety of office and business settings from medical practices to real estate and insurance offices. One advantage of the BLC is the flexibility of course offerings such as document processing, transcription, and software applications. Students can have one on one interaction with certified instructors in the BLC at times convenient for them. The BLC caters to working professionals and those who are unable to attend structured coursework on a normal schedule by allowing them to earn college credit around their busy workday.