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DANTES sponsors a wide range of examination programs to assist service members in meeting
their educational goals. They include
GED
ACT
SAT
DSST
CLEP
ECE
GRE
GMAT
Praxis.
These examinations are administered on more than 530 military installations by the DANTES
Test Control Officer (TCO), who is normally the Education Services Officer or Navy College
Education Specialist for the military installation. About 150,000 DANTES-sponsored
examinations are administered each year to military personnel.
CONSUMER ALERT
TEST PREP SCAMS
DANTES and several of the national testing programs such as the College
Level Examination Program (CLEP), Thomson Prometric, and Excelsior College
have received numerous complaints regarding test preparation companies
selling highly questionable products and services. Before you invest
hundreds or thousands of dollars for these preparation programs, beware
of:
- Attempts to sell you prep services for many tests at once, with
payment up front or on credit.
- Credit arrangements with a company other than the one selling you
the prep service.
- Direct sales contact at your home.
- Promises that you can get college credit without enrolling in college.
- Book lists that include dictionaries or encyclopedias.
Before you buy any test prep service, contact your Education Service
Officer or Navy College Education Specialist. Numerous free and low-cost
test preparation alternatives are available either at the education
center, installation library or through local used college textbook
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