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Applicants to Massasoit Community College who do not have a traditional high school diploma or an equivalent GED and are not currently enrolled in a high school curriculum may qualify for the Ability to-Benefit option and be eligible to matriculate into a program and apply for Financial Aid.
To be eligible under the Ability-to-Benefit (ATB) option, a student must be at least sixteen (16) years of age and pass a United States Department of Education approved ATB test. ATB affords an individual with the opportunity to demonstrate that he/she can benefit from the educational experience at Massasoit Community College .
There are now nine federally approved ATB Tests. Massasoit will be administering an ATB version of the Accuplacer Test. The components of the Accuplacer test are Reading , Sentence Skills and Arithmetic. The student will need to take all three components during the same testing session and pass all three components. The minimum scores mandated by the United States Department of Education to qualify for the Accuplacer Ability-to-Benefit test are as follows:
- Reading 55
- Sentence Skills 60
- Arithmetic 34
ATB does not replace high school graduation. Individuals are encouraged to complete their high school diploma or the GED. (You may encounter issues transferring to another college or in gaining employment unless the diploma or GED is earned). |
