Disappointment

[Lyanne]

That's not what she said. Her community college didn't award CLEP credit for the tests he took, so if he enrolled there, once his transcripts were evaluated he'd have zero credit. A waste of time. He needs to enroll somewhere that awards CLEP credit and have his transcripts evaluated by them. IF this testing center were in a community college that ALSO accepted CLEP, he could have simply filled out an application, had his credit evaluated and he would be holding a transcript today. A "testing center" is a service offered by a college, so your transcripts are never held by that college "just because" you tested there. It's about the same as saying you ate lunch in the cafeteria or shopped the bookstore --> therefor you are a student. Using the service DOES NOT make you a student. Also, offering the services to the public does not mean that college accepts CLEP. Also, many colleges accept CLEP and do not offer the testing center services. You have to keep them separate in your mind.

Yes, you can go down and enroll at your local community college and never take a class. You can do this at some colleges for free, many charge a fee. BUT only do this when you know they accept CLEP. You can use The College Board's data base as a good tool for searching. They allow you to filter for "accepts CLEP credit" vs "is a testing center." HTH

P.S. I'm not going to go through all the reasons I think credit banks are a waste of money *bordering on scam* unless the op has questions.

Cookderosa, I am not the op, but I would love to know your opinions on credit banks as I am considering opening one. Thanks!