Students who do not have a high school diploma, GED, California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE), or 6 (six) degree-applicable-units and are applying for financial aid will need to meet the Ability-to-Benefit (ATB) requirement. The Butte College Assessment Office administers the COMPASS on a regular basis to students who need to meet this requirement.

The Ability-to-Benefit requirement can be met with specific scores on the COMPASS; or for students whose primary language is not English, the CELSA (ESL Assessment) can be used to meet the requirement. Students using the CELSA must enroll in at least one (1) ESL course. COMPASS study guides are available via the link(s) below or contact our office. There is a two week turnaround for the ATB results.

Contact the Assessment Office to schedule an appointment and/or pick up the COMPASS ATB study guides. Please call (530) 895. 2350.

PICTURE ID IS REQUIRED AT TIME OF TEST

Click on the links below to access the study guides (in pdf format).

For sample test questions and study guides, please click on the following links:

Introduction

Reading

Writing

Math (Note: The math portion of the ATB covers Numerical Skills/Prealgebra only, please refer to pages 1-5 of this study guide for ATB purposes)