TEST AREAS FOR PAPER-BASED TESTING
When registering for the paper-based CBEST, indicate your test area choice. Your specific test site will be determined based on availability and appropriateness of facilities for test administration and will be within the area indicated but not necessarily within the actual city limits.
Register as early as possible to increase your chances of being assigned to your first-choice area.
Due to factors beyond the control of the CTC and Evaluation Systems, the test site locations described in this section cannot be guaranteed. Sites are subject to change in the event of scheduling conflicts. If it becomes necessary to change a test site, every attempt will be made to ensure that the new site is located in the same general area as the one you originally requested.
California Test Areas
The following table lists the available California test areas.*
| Area | Code |
|---|---|
| Bakersfield area (October, December, April, and June test dates only) | 502 |
| Chico area | 503 |
| El Centro/Calexico area (October, December, February, and June test dates only) | 515 |
| Fresno area | 504 |
| Humboldt County/Arcata area (October, December, February, April, and June test dates only) | 501 |
| Long Beach area | 505 |
| Los Angeles area | 506 |
| Oakland area | 526 |
| Orange County area | 510 |
| Pasadena/San Gabriel area | 507 |
| Pomona/Ontario area (December, April, and June test dates only) | 508 |
| Riverside/Moreno Valley area | 511 |
| Sacramento area | 512 |
| San Bernardino area (October, February, and April test dates only) | 513 |
| San Diego area | 514 |
| San Diego/North County area (October, February, and June test dates only) | 523 |
| San Francisco area | 516 |
| San Jose/Santa Clara area | 517 |
| San Luis Obispo area | 518 |
| Santa Barbara area (December, February, and June test dates only) | 519 |
| Santa Cruz/Monterey area (December, February, and June test dates only) | 524 |
| Santa Rosa area (October, February, and June test dates only) | 520 |
| Stockton/Modesto area (October, February, and June test dates only) | 521 |
| Visalia area (December, February, and June test dates only) | 534 |
| Woodland Hills area | 509 |
| *Some alternative testing arrangements may be accommodated at selected sites only. If you wish to request a specific test area due to your documented disability, include this request in Section 11 of your Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form. If after receiving your admission ticket, you find that the site to which you are assigned is not feasible due to your documented disability, please contact Pearson's Director of Alternative Testing Arrangements at (888) 793-7999 (telephone), (866) 483-6460 (fax), or (866) 483-6461 (Teletypewriter). | |
Emergency Registration Test Areas
Emergency registration is limited to the space available at the following test areas across California. Please note that the test areas available for emergency registration are subject to change based on available space. Some sites may become full and therefore may be unavailable during emergency registration.
| Area | Code |
|---|---|
| Chico area | 503 |
| Fresno area | 504 |
| Humboldt County/Arcata area (October, December, February, April, and June test dates only) | 501 |
| Orange County area | 510 |
| Pasadena/San Gabriel area | 507 |
| Sacramento area | 512 |
| San Diego area | 514 |
| San Francisco area | 516 |
| San Luis Obispo area | 518 |
| Woodland Hills area | 509 |
Out-of-State Test Areas
CBEST computer-based testing is available at more than 225 Pearson Professional Centers throughout the United States and its territories (e.g., Puerto Rico), as well as at over 30 international test centers, including in Canada and Mexico. Refer to the Pearson VUE Web site at www.pearsonvue.com/cbest/ for up-to-date information about computer-based test centers, including test center addresses and locations of test centers outside of California. See "Program Overview " for more information about CBEST computer-based testing.
Paper-based administrations of the CBEST are not offered outside of California.
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