Testing Center
ESL Assessments
All students taking the ESL Assessment must have a CWID (College Wide Identification)
Number. This number is assigned to students by the Admissions and Records Office.
To apply to Collin College and receive your CWID, click here.
To schedule an exam at your nearest campus, click the campus link below:
- Celina Campus
- Farmersville Campus
- Frisco Campus - Note: ESL exams will not be available at the Frisco or Plano Campus Testing Centers May 15-June 2. Please choose a different campus testing center if you need to take an ESL exam during this time.
- McKinney Campus
- Plano Campus - Note: ESL exams will not be available at the Frisco or Plano Campus Testing Centers May 15-June 2. Please choose a different campus testing center if you need to take an ESL exam during this time.
- Technical Campus
- Wylie Campus
After you have completed your assessment in the Testing Center, please contact Mary South msouth@collin.edu to schedule the English-Speaking Test.
All new students who want to enroll in ESL credit classes at the Plano Campus must
take the ESL Assessment before registering. The ESL Assessment is limited to one attempt
every six months.
ESL Assessments can be scheduled at the campus links above during windows of availability
set by the ESL Coordinator. The assessment must be started at least four hours before
closing each day. There is no fee for the ESL Assessment.
The ESL Assessment has three separate parts:
- A handwritten essay on a given topic.
- A Reading, Listening and Grammar assessment on the computer.
- An Oral Assessment arranged with the ESL Coordinator to be given at a later date.
All assessment results will be reviewed at the time of the Oral Assessment with the
ESL advisor.
Testing Location Information
2505 Kinship Parkway
Celina, TX, 75009
Room: 125
Phone: (469) 905-3599
Email: Celinatesting@collin.edu
Monday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
501 S. Collin Parkway
Farmersville, TX 75442
Room: 107
Phone: (972) 549-6450
Email: Farmersvilletesting@collin.edu
Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
9700 Wade Blvd.
Frisco, TX 75035
Room: F209
Phone: (972) 377-1522
Email: Friscotesting@collin.edu
Monday, & Wednesday – Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
2200 W. University Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
Room: W206
Phone: (972) 548-6849
Email: TestingCPC@collin.edu
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.
Plano, TX 75074
Room: J232
Phone: (972) 881-5922
Email: Planotesting@collin.edu
Monday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday - Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
2550 Bending Branch Way
Allen, TX 75013
Room: A001
Phone: (972) 553-1234
Email: Cctctesting@collin.edu
Monday – Tuesday, & Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
391 Country Club Road
Wylie, TX 75098
Room: Campus Commons 201
Phone: (972) 378-8849
Email: Wylietesting@collin.edu
Monday – Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm