Educators use these test acronyms often. However, they tend to confuse students and parents. What I would like to do in this section is to define some of these tests for you in a way that makes sense. As you know, you must take a college entrance test to be used as part of your admission criteria.
Some colleges require one or the other and some accept either.
Check with the college of your choice for which test to take. And, for those of you planning to attend a community college or technical college, you will have to take a placment test such as the Academic Skills Assessment Program. The ACT is produced by the American College Testing Program in Iowa City, Iowa. It consists of four tests and a composite score. The four tests are English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Reasoning.