Computer-Based Testing for Occupational Licenses

NEWAs of April 10, 2023, the Landscape Irrigator Exam is now available on a computer!

Please note that the Landscape Irrigator exam is a 6-hour exam. Not all CBT centers can accommodate a 6-hour exam, so please ensure the CBT testing location you are wanting to test at can accommodate the allotted time. No additional items such as graph paper or an engineering scale is required to take the computer-based test (CBT).

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Spanish exams now available by computer-based test (CBT)( Spanish translation instructions available)

• Class D Water System Operator
  

• Class C Groundwater Operator
  

• Class C Water Distribution
  

• Class C Surface Water Operator

• Class D Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
  

• Class C Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
  

• Class I Wastewater Collection System Operator

• Class II Wastewater Collection System Operator

• Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester

• Customer Service Inspector
  

• Landscape Irrigation Technician
  

• On-Site Sewage Facilities Installer I
  

• On-Site Sewage Facilities Maintenace Provider
  

CBT license examinations offer:

• The convenience of numerous CBT exam sites
• Daily access and expanded hours to CBT exam sites
• Immediate exam score with e-mail option
• Immediate printed exam analysis feedback with e-mail option
• License issued to applicants passing CBT exam within one week of exam date
• One immediate retest on the same day offered at some exam sites.
• User-friendly computer screens

Examinations available for CBT by Licensing Program

• Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) - written portion
• Customer Service Inspectors
• Landscape Irrigation
• Landscape Irrigator (6 hour time limit) No additional items such as graph paper or an engineering scale is required to take the computer-based test (CBT).
• Landscape Irrigation Inspector 
• Landscape Irrigation Technician 
• Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST)
• Municipal Solid Waste Facility Supervisors
  • Class A (4 hour time limit)
  • Class B (2 hour time limit)
• On-site Sewage Facility (OSSF)
  • OSSF Maintenance Provider
  • OSSF Designated Representative
  • OSSF Installer I
  • OSSF Installer II
• Underground Storage Tank (UST) On-Site Supervisor
  • UST A
  • UST B
• Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Operators
• Class I Wastewater Collection System Operator
• Class II Wastewater Collection System Operator
• Class III Wastewater Collection System Operator
• Class A Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator (6 hour time limit)
• Class B Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
• Class C Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator 
• Class D Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator 
• Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators
  • Class A Water Operator (6 hour time limit)
• Class B Groundwater Operator
• Class B Surface Water Operator
• Class B Water Distribution
• Class C Groundwater Operator 
• Class C Surface Water Operator 
• Class C Water Distribution 
• Class D Water 
• Water Treatment Specialists
• Class III
• Class II
• Class I

NOTE: All exams have a 3 hour time limit unless otherwise noted. Not all CBT centers can accomodate more than 4-hour exams. Please confirm with the CBT center before scheduling.

Pre-approval of your licensing application is required. For pre-approval, applicants must:

• complete license requirements—
  • education
  • experience
  • training
• submit an application and the required fee using our online application: Occupational Licensing Electronic Application (OLEA).

Upon receiving an approval letter, the applicant will need to:

• make an appointment with a registered Test Center to take the exam - additional testing fees established by each CBT center may apply.
• bring approval letter with you to your exam.  If you do not have a copy of lose your approval letter, you can print a copy of your application status showing “Approved” from searching your name or license number.
• some test centers do not offer fee refunds.
  
  

Retesting by CBT after failing a written test is allowed, so long as your application is in an approved status.

Registered Computer-Based Testing Centers

Contact each testing location to schedule a CBT exam.

Amarillo - Region 1

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Amarillo College	Student Service Center, 101 2201 South Washington Amarillo, Texas 79109	Website: Amarillo Testing Center Email: testingservices@actx.edu Phone: 806-371-5445

Lubbock - Region 2

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
South Plains College	1401 S. College Avenue Levelland, TX 79336	Website: Continuing Education Email: jwarnick@southplainscollege.edu Phone: 806-716-2547
South Plains College	3907 Avenue Q Lubbock, TX 79412	Website: Testing Center Email: jwarnick@southplainscollege.edu Phone: 806-716-4604 (campus) or 806-716-4631 (Testing questions at Lubbock Center)

Abilene - Region 3

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Vernon College - Wichita Falls Testing Center	Century City Center Room 101 4105 Maplewood Avenue Wichita Falls, TX 76308	Website: Vernon College Testing Information Email: itctesting@vernoncollege.edu Phone: 940-689-3778
Vernon College - Vernon Testing Center	4400 College Drive Vernon, TX 76384	Website: Vernon College Testing Information Email: itctesting@vernoncollege.edu Phone: 940-552-6291 ext.2317
Midwestern State University	Hardin South RM 224 3410 Taft Blvd Wichita Falls, TX 76308	Website: MSU Testing Center Email: sheila.barrett@msutexas.edu Phone: 940-397-4676
Texas State Technical College - Abilene	650 E. Hwy 80 Abilene, TX 79601	Website: Register at TSTC - Abilene Email: susan.hash@tstc.edu Phone: 325-734-3641
Texas State Technical College - Brownwood	305 Booker Street Brownwood, TX 76801	Website: Register at TSTC - Brownwood Email: kim.carroll@tstc.edu Phone: 325-641-5955
Texas State Technical College - Sweetwater	300 Homer K Taylor Drive (Sears Building) Sweetwater, TX 79556	Website: Register at TSTC - Sweetwater Email: patricia.caprio@tstc.edu Phone: 325-235-7441
Texas State Technical College - Breckenridge	307 N. Breckenridge Avenue Breckenridge, TX 76424	Website: Register at TSTC - Breckenridge Email: lisa.langford@tstc.edu Phone: 254-559-7731

Dallas/Ft. Worth - Region 4

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Navarro College	Gooch One Stop Student Center Room 103 3200 W 7th Avenue Corsicana, TX 78110	Website: Navarro College Email: corsicana.testing@navarrocollege.edu or Karen.Black@navarrocollege.edu Phone: 903-875-7457
Grayson College - Denison	Room DC-115 6101 Grayson Drive Denison, TX 75020	Website: Grayson Main Campus Testing Center Email: testing@grayson.edu Phone: 903-463-8724
Grayson College - Van Alstyne	1455 West Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne, TX 75495	Website: Grayson Testing Center Email: khalafm@grayson.edu Phone: 903-415-2509
Tarrant County College	Northwest Campus WCTS-1148 4801 Marine Creek Pkwy Fort Worth, TX 76179	Website: TCC Testing Center Email: ProfessionalTesting@tccd.edu Phone: 817-515-7653
Weatherford College	Jack Knight Building 225 College Park Dr Weatherford, TX 76086	Website: Weatherford Testing Center Email: testing@wc.edu Phone: 817-598-6383
Texas A&M University	2200 Campbell Street Commerce, TX 75428	Website: A&M Commerce Testing Office Email: testingoffice@tamuc.edu Phone: 903-886-5122
University of North Texas at Dallas	7300 University Hills Blvd. Student Center 2025 Dallas, TX 75241	Website: UNT Testing Center Email: testing@untdallas.edu Phone: 972-338-1769
Texas State Technical College – Red Oak	119 N Lowrance Rd. Red Oak, TX 75154	Website: tstc.edu/Testing-NTX Email: jonas.young@tstc.edu Phone: (469)820-6838

Tyler - Region 5

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Texarkana College	Palmer Memorial Library 2500 North Robison Rd Texarkana, TX 75599	Website: TC Testing Center Email: texarkanacollege.edu/forms/email/ Phone: 903-823-3278
Northeast Texas Community College	2886 FM 1735 Chapel Hill Road, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455	Website: www.ntcc.edu Email: testing@ntcc.edu Phone: 903-434-8273 or 8272
Tyler Junior College - West Campus	Regional Training and Development Complex, Room 151 1530 S. Southwest Loop 323 Tyler, TX	Website: Tyler Junior College Testing Center Email: Mark.Smith@tjc.edu Phone: 903-510-2993
Panola College	1109 W. Panola Street Carthage, TX, 75633	Website: Testing Services Email: sgee@panola.edu Phone: 903-693-2046
Texas State Technical College	2650 E. End Blvd S Marshall, TX 75672	Website: TSTC Marshall Testing Email: Danyelle.jackson@tstc.edu Phone: 903-923-3227

El Paso - Region 6

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Sul Ross State University	Box C-171 Room UC211D Alpine, TX 79832	Website: Sul Ross Testing Center Email: testing@sulross.edu Phone: 432-837-8178
University of Texas - El Paso	2060 Hawthorne St. El Paso, TX 79902	Website: UT El Paso Testing Center Email: testing@utep.edu Phone: 915-747-5009

Midland - Region 7

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Odessa College	201 W. University Blvd. Odessa, TX 79764	Website: Odessa College Testing Center Email: testingcenter@odessa.edu Phone: 432-335-6620
University of Texas - Permian Basin	Mesa Buliding #1160 4901 E. University Odessa, TX 79762	Website: UT Permian Basin Testing Center Email: daniels_a@utpb.edu or garza_a@utpb.edu or tsaad@utpb.edu Phone: 432-552-2630

San Angelo - Region 8

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Howard College	3501 N. US Highway 67 San Angelo, TX 76905	Website: Howard College Testing Center Email: satesting@howardcollege.edu Phone: 325-481-8300 Ext. 3405

Waco - Region 9

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Texas A & M Engineering Extension Service	TEEX Rellis Campus, Bldg 8000 3100 State Hwy 47 Bryan, TX 77807	Website: TEEX Testing Center-Bryan Email: itsi@teex.tamu.edu Phone: 800-723-3811
Central Texas College	6200 W Central Texas Expressway Killeen, TX 76549	Website: Central Texas College Email: victor.gates@ctcd.edu Phone: 254-526-1168
Texas State Technical College - Waco	3801 Campus Drive Student Services Center Waco, TX 76705	Website: Register at TSTC - Waco Email: pamelia.hunter@tstc.edu Phone: 254-867-2028
Texas A&M University - Central Texas (Killeen)	1001 Leadership Place Killeen, TX 76549	Website: A&M Testing Center Email: proctor@tamuct.edu Phone: 254-501-5830
Navarro College - Mexia	901 N. MLK Jr. Hwy Mexia, TX 76667	Website: Mexia Testing Center Email: karen.blackwell@navarrocollege.edu Phone: 254-562-5210

Beaumont - Region 10

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Lamar Institute of Technology	855 East Lavaca St. Eagle's Nest Building Suite 115 Beaumont, TX 77705	Website: LIT Testing Center Email: testingcenter@lit.edu Phone: 409-247-4978
Stephen F. Austin University	Rusk Bldg, RM 328 2008 Alumni Drive Nacogdoches, TX 75962	Website: SFA Testing Center Email: sfatesting@sfasu.edu Phone: 936-468-3958

Austin - Region - 11

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Austin Community College	ACC Highland Campus 6101 Airport Boulevard Austin, TX 78752	Website: ACC Testing Center Email: bact@austincc.edu Phone: 512-223-7395 Campus phone: 512-223-7395
Austin Community College	4400 College Park Drive , Directions Round Rock, TX 78665	Website: ACC Testing Center Email: bact@austincc.edu Phone: 512-223-7395 Campus phone: 512-223-0158
Texas State University - San Marcos	TEMC, Testing Lab, San Marcos Commons Hall, Room G14 419 N. Edward Gary Street , San Marcos, TX Note: Parking is located at 419 N. Edward Gary St. San Marcos, TX 78666	Website: TEMC-Testing Lab Email: proctor@txstate.edu Phone: 512-245-2276
Texas State University - Round Rock	TEMC, Testing Ctr., Round Rock Avery Building 1555 University Boulevard Round Rock, TX 78665	Website: Testing Center, RR Email: rrc-testing@txstate.edu Phone: 512-716-4020

Houston Region - 12

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Galveston College	Regents Hall, Room 117 4015 Avenue Q Galveston, TX 77550	Website: GC Testing Center Email: kfahringer@gc.edu Phone: 409-944-1290
Houston Community College - Central	1300 B Holman St , RM 211 Houston, TX 77004	Website: HCC Testing Services Email: ce.testing@hccs.edu Phone: 713-718-6011
Houston Community College - NE Northline	8001 Fulton St , RM 121 Houston, TX  77022	Website: HCC Testing Services Email:  northline.testing@hccs.edu Phone:  713-718-8073
Houston Community College - SW Stafford	10041 Cash Rd , RM 205 Stafford, TX  77477	Website:  HCC Testing Services Email:  stafford.testing@hccs.edu Phone:  718-718-6735
Sam Houston State University	Huntsville Campus 1921 Avenue J Academic Building IV, RM 102 Huntsville, TX 77340	Website: SHSU Testing Center Email: test.ctr@shsu.edu Phone: 936-294-1025
College of the Mainland	Enrollment Center A-126 1200 Amburn Road Texas City, TX 77591	Website: Certification Exams Email: Testingcenter@com.edu (Stephanie Hardy) Phone: 409-933-8676
Texas Southern University	Until further notice: The Office of Testing will temporarily locate to the University Learning Center (UAV). The building is located on the corner of Rosewood & Canfield Streets. Please park at the East Side Garage (Tierwester & Cleburne). Roderick R. Paige School of Education Building Basement Level 007 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004	Website: TSU Testing Center Email: testing@tsu.edu Phone: 713-313-6838
Wharton County Junior College	Richmond Campus 5333 FM 1640 Room 124B Richmond, TX 77469	Website: Wharton County JC Testing Center Email: richmondtesting@wcjc.edu Phone: 281-239-1532
Texas State Technical College - Rosenberg	26706 Southwest Frwy Rosenberg, TX 77471	Website: TSTC Rosenberg Testing Email: Lance.hendrick@tstc.edu Phone: 346-239-3467

San Antonio - Region 13

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Alamo Colleges – San Antonio College	San Antonio College Assessment / Testing Center Fletcher Administration Building, Room 102 1819 N. Main Ave San Antonio, TX 78212	Website: San Antonio College Testing Center Email: sac-Assessment@alamo.edu Phone: (210) 486-0444
Texas A&M University - San Antonio	Central Academic Building, Suite 209 One University Way San Antonio, TX 78224	Website: www.tamusa.edu/testing-center Email: testing.center@tamusa.edu Phone: (210) 784-1366
University of Texas - San Antonio	University of Texas One UTSA Circle Multiple Disciplinary Building Suite 1.01.04 San Antonio, TX 78249	Website: https://testing.utsa.edu/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-tceq/ Email: testing.usta.edu Phone: (210) 458-4125

Corpus Christi - Region 14

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Del Mar College	3013 Ayers , Room 125 Multi Service Center Corpus Christi, TX 78404	Website: DMC Testing Center Email: testing@delmar.edu Phone: 361-698-1645
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi	Office of Academic Testing 6300 Ocean Drive Student Services Center, Corpus Christi Hall, Room 124 Corpus Christi, TX 78412	Website: TAMU-CC Testing Center Email: atcweb@tamucc.edu Phone: 361-825-2334
Texas A&M University Kingsville	Robert B. Cousins Hall Room 101 925 W. Santa Gertrudis Ave . Kingsville, TX 78363	Website: Kingsville Testing Center Email: testing@tamuk.edu Phone: 361-593-3303
University of Houston - Victoria	Jaguar Hall Suite 1129 2705 Houston HWY Victoria, TX	Website: UHV Testing Email: testing@uhv.edu Phone: 361-570-4285

Harlingen - Region 15

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	UTRGV Brownsville Testing Center 101 Saint Joseph Dr . Suite 100 Brownsville, TX 78530	Website: UTRGV Testing Center Email: testing@utrgv.edu Phone: 956-882-8875
Texas State Technical College - Harlingen	1902 N. Loop 499 Student Services Center Room 312 Harlingen, TX 78550	Website: Register at TSTC - Harlingen Email: testing@tstc.edu Phone: 956-364-4310

Laredo - Region 16

Test Center	Location	Contact Information
Texas A&M International University	Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center 201 Laredo, Texas 78041-1900	Website: http://www.tamiu.edu/uc/testing_center/ Email: thetestingcenter@tamiu.edu Phone: 956-326-2888