Holt Library: Jobs and Careers Resources: Exam Practice, Certification Test Practice

Testing and exam practice database

PrepSTEP Academic This link opens in a new window
Improve core academic skills, score higher on college placement tests, prepare for occupational exams such as Nursing, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Teacher Exam, Electrician, Military, Law Enforcement and more.

Click on PrepSTEP link and choose "College Library" to access PrepSTEP academic test preparation resources. Includes:

College Prep: Basic Skills, AP, HS Equivalency, SAT, STEM Resources, ACT, CLEP, DSST, PSAT, College/Scholarship Search, Resume Writing

Nursing Exams: TEAS, NCLEX-RN, NCLEX-PN and Nurse Aide exam prep.

Career Certifications: (Accounting, ACT WorkKeys, American Foreign Service Officer, Vocational Tech Schools, Clerical, Cosmetology, Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Medical/Nursing, ASVAB/AFOQT, Postal Service, Real Estate, Social Work, Teacher) and Virtual Career Library.

Graduate School: GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, Miller Analogies (MAT), Graduate School/Scholarship Search

International: (TOEFL, TOEIC, US Citizenship)

Learning Express Library This link opens in a new window
Includes online tutorials, test practice, and test study e-books to help you practice core academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job or change careers, become a U.S. citizen.

Click on Learning Express link and choose "Public Library" to access Learning Express tools.

Includes: for

College preparation resources

Core academic skills building

High School Equivalency test preparation and practice tests

Resources for building computer skills

Board Vitals This link opens in a new window
Board Vitals is an exam review tool that includes access to test banks to help prepare for the NCLEX RN, NCLEX PN, NBDHE, NBSTSA Surgical Technology Board Exam, Dental Hygiene and ARRT Radiography Board Exam. Registration is free; however, you MUST use your institutional email address (your MySCC login) for registration.

Language Learning

Almost every career field holds greater possibilities for advancement if professionals can speak more than one language.

Search Transparent Language Online to find information on learning more than 100 languages!

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Studying and Test-Taking (video)
Studying is a process, not a last-minute event. It takes strategy to consistently make the grade—both before a test and during. This two-section program brings together educators and students to discuss things that viewers can do to increase their understanding of course material, enhance their ability to memorize, and improve their performance during exams. (10 minutes)

Success in School : The Essential How-to Guide for Students of All Ages by Felicity Pine; Susan Andres
ISBN: 9781610483087
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
e-book
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Success: a Q&A review applying critical thinking to test taking by Cathy Melfi Curtis; Audra Baker Fegley
Call Number: RC 440 .C88 2017
ISBN: 0803660405
Publication Date: 2016-11-21
Test Success: Test-Taking Strategies for Beginning Nursing Students by Patricia M. Nugent; Barbara A. Vitale
ISBN: 9780803618947
Publication Date: 2008-02-18
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing by Sylvan Barnet; Hugo Adam Bedau
Call Number: PE 1431 .C75 2002
ISBN: 9780312259112
Publication Date: 2001-07-19