Contact, Hours, and Pricing

Testing Center Contact Information and Hours

The Testing Center is currently closed because of Covid 19. Scheduling new exams is not possible at this time.  Please go to https://portal.certiport.com/Locator to find an alternative Testing Center.  As soon as campus reopens testing will resume.

To schedule an appointment time to take a Certification Exam, please email Steve Isachsen at sisachsen@miracosta.edu. All test candidates must have an appointment before arriving to take an exam. If purchasing an Exam Voucher at the Testing Center (see prices below), please plan to arrive 30 minutes earlier than your scheduled exam time. Note that testing appointments are not available during the first two weeks of the semester.

For further information about classes to prepare for the Certification Exams, please visit http://www.miracosta.edu/csit

Prices

Test candidates may pre-purchase their Exam Voucher from Certiport or purchase their Exam Voucher upon arrival at the Testing Center (please make your appointment time 30 minutes earlier than your test time, if purchasing Exam Voucher upon arrival at the Testing Center).  The voucher can be used for the following Professional Certifications

Professional Certification Exams	Price at Testing Center	Pre-purchase Price from Certifport
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Word 2016 or Word Associate 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Word 2016 or Word Expert 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Excel 2016 or Excel Associate 365/ 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Excel 2016 or Excel Expert 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Access 2016 or Access Associate 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Access 2016 or Access Expert 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam PowerPoint 2016 or PowerPoint Associate 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Outlook 2016 or Outlook Associate 365 / 2019	$72	$100
Any of the above exams may be purchased with one retake.	$90	$120

Professional Level Certifications

Upon successfully passing the Professional Certification Exam, students will earn the corresponding Profesional Level Certification as shown above. 

If a student earns any three of the four available associate certifications they will become a Microsoft Office Specialist - Associate and earn an additional certification for their accomplishment. If students would like to advance even further and earn any two of the three available expert certifications they will become a Microsoft Office Specialist - Expert and achieve the highest certification within the Microsoft Office Specialist Program.