ETS Products for Community Colleges

Students attending community colleges come from diverse academic, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, often making it difficult to gauge how much they still need to learn. Their goals are varied and their needs are unique.

ETS provides reliable, valid and actionable assessments and other products that help you evaluate students' skills and pinpoint where students need additional help. Our programs also help you deliver the hard evidence you need to demonstrate your institution's success in driving student learning and achievement.

Learn more about how ETS's products and services can help your institution by reviewing the links below.

Measure General Education Skills

ETS® Proficiency Profile
The ETS Proficiency Profile is a general education outcomes assessment used to document performance for self-evaluation, strategic planning, measurement of student achievement and accreditation. Testing is available in nonproctored online and in proctored paper-and-pencil and online formats.

Measure Subject Knowledge

ETS® Major Field Tests (MFT)
The Major Field Tests are innovative undergraduate and MBA outcomes assessments designed to measure the basic knowledge and understanding achieved by students in a major field of study. Testing is available online and in paper-and-pencil format.

Survey Students on Course Effectiveness

 (SIR II™) Student Instructional Report
The SIR II course evaluation survey objectively captures students' perceptions of their higher education learning experiences. It helps postsecondary schools assess the quality of instruction, reward teaching excellence and strengthen academic programs. It is available online, via ETS, and in paper-and-pencil format. The e-SIR version is designed specifically for distance-learning courses.

Measure Information and Communication Technology Literacy Skills

iSkills Assessment
The iSkills™ Assessment helps ensure your students’ readiness to succeed by measuring their ability to use critical thinking skills in a digital environment. The iSkills Assessment measures students’ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy skills, providing data needed to make enhancements to curriculum.

Provide Detailed Diagnostic Writing Feedback

Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation Service
The Criterion service is a web-based application that evaluates a student's writing skills and, within seconds, provides diagnostic feedback and a holistic score. Students use the Criterion service to plan, write and revise essays using free online planning templates and writer's handbooks.

Learn more about how ETS can help your institution. Contact an ETS Advisor today.