TEST AREAS FOR PAPER-BASED TESTING
When registering for the paper-based CBEST, indicate your test area choice. Your specific test center 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 center locations described in this section cannot be guaranteed. Test centers are subject to change in the event of scheduling conflicts. If it becomes necessary to change a test center, every attempt will be made to ensure that the new test center is located in the same general area as the one you originally requested.
The name and address of your test center assignment will be provided on your admission ticket.
California Test Areas
The following table lists the available California test areas.*
| Area | Code |
|---|---|
| Bakersfield area | 402 |
| Canoga Park/Woodland Hills area | 409 |
| Chico area | 403 |
| Fresno area | 404 |
| Humboldt County/Arcata area | 401 |
| Long Beach area | 405 |
| Los Angeles area | 406 |
| Oakland area | 426 |
| Orange County area | 410 |
| Pasadena/San Gabriel area | 407 |
| Pomona/Ontario area | 408 |
| Riverside/Moreno Valley area | 411 |
| Sacramento area | 412 |
| San Bernardino area | 413 |
| San Diego area | 414 |
| San Diego/North County area | 423 |
| San Francisco area | 416 |
| San Jose/Santa Clara area | 417 |
| San Luis Obispo area | 418 |
| Santa Barbara area | 419 |
| Santa Cruz/Monterey area | 433 |
| Santa Rosa area | 420 |
| Stockton/Modesto area | 421 |
| *Some alternative testing arrangements may be accommodated at selected test centers 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 test center to which you are assigned is not feasible due to your documented disability, please contact the CBEST Director of Alternative Testing Arrangements at (800) 262-5080 (telephone) or (866) 483-6460 (fax). | |
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 test centers may become full and therefore may be unavailable during emergency registration.
| Area | Code |
|---|---|
| Canoga Park/Woodland Hills area | 409 |
| Chico area | 403 |
| Fresno area | 404 |
| Humboldt County/Arcata area | 401 |
| Long Beach area | 405 |
| Orange County area | 410 |
| Sacramento area | 412 |
| San Diego area | 414 |
| San Francisco area | 416 |
| San Luis Obispo area | 418 |
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 website 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 "Test Selection" for more information about CBEST computer-based testing.
Paper-based administrations of the CBEST are not offered outside of California.
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