State Technical College of Missouri Earns National Recognition

Published on July 25, 2025

State Technical College of Missouri Earns National Recognition!

With millions of educational, certification, and licensure tests administered around the world every year, the need for secure testing environments and trained testing staff has never been greater.  One local test center has set the bar high for other post-secondary test centers and achieved national status as a leader in excellent testing practices.

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Linn, MO

State Technical College of Missouri was awarded Test Center Certification by the National College Testing Association (NCTA).  Criteria for certification are rigorous and are based on the NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines, which were developed to guide post-secondary test centers in the delivery of quality testing programs.

State Technical College of Missouri is one amongst a growing number of test centers in the United States and around the world to have completed this intensive certification process.  This certification will be in place for five years and can be renewed by demonstrating continued compliance to national standards.

Congratulations are extended to Crystal Blankenship and the entire staff at State Technical College of Missouri for maintaining high test administration standards and for providing excellent service to a wide variety of students and community members in the performance of their duties.

The National College Testing Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of professionalism and high-quality service in the administration of testing programs, offers certification to college and university test centers that demonstrate exemplary practices.  NCTA membership numbers more than 2,200 testing professionals from over 650 colleges and universities as well as 50 test companies and organizations offering test-related products and services. http://www.ncta-testing.org

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Contact State Technical College of Missouri at 573-897-5101 for more information about the numerous testing services provided, or go to the website: www.statetechmo.edu/testingcenter