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What is the ACT Center at John A. Logan College?
 The ACT Center, a trademark of ACT, Inc., helps John A. Logan College serve its communities, individuals, businesses, and organizations by offering state-of-the-art testing and training services to facilitate lifelong learning.

ACT Center services include:

  • Computer-delivered certification and licensure tests for the trades and professions
  • Workplace skills assessments
  • Continuing education courses in a broad array of disciplines
  • Skill-specific training in selected fields
  • Distance learning using the latest technology
  • Computerized educational and career guidance counseling
  • The center has access to an extensive electronic library of instructional software that focuses on popular topics:
    • Adult literacy/employability skills
    • Computers and information technology
    • Industrial safety and technical skills
    • Management/leadership and small business operation
    • Professional and personal development


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Also available is the Work Keys® system, a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., used to assess employees' skills offering employers a reliable, meaningful way to identify workers who have the skills necessary to meet specific job requirements.   

What are the goals of the ACT Center at John A. Logan College?

The ACT Center developed a detailed plan of how to best serve its constituents:

  • To operate as a full-service community education/training service center offering:
    • Assessment program delivery
    • Needs-analysis productivity tools
  • To provide a broad range of education and training needs in the community for:
    • Business and industry Federal, state, and local government entities
    • Individuals colleges
    • Public and private groups and organizations
  • To become a community center of choice for the assessment of employability skills for local industry, education, and government
  • To serve as a community partner to implement government-funded programs, such as:
    • Private Industry Council Training Programs Smart-Start Programs
    • One-Stop Career Centers Back-to-Work Programs
    • School-to-Work Programs

The growing nationwide network of ACT Centers will play a central role in helping people become lifelong learners, adequately and continuously trained to function effectively in the evolving global job market.

The ACT Center provides training and assessment in a secure, standardized testing environment.  For more information on hours of operation or to schedule an exam time, please contact Mr. Tom Cardwell at (800) 851-4720 or email to the following address: tom.cardwell@jal.cc.il.us.  Link below to a complete listing of certifications and licensure tests offered.  To receive more information or to register for a course(s) offered through the ACT Center, please contact Roxanne Brewer at (800) 851-4720 or email at michellehamilton@jalc.edu.

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ACT Center Login/Registration

If you have not previously registered for a course at this ACT Center, please proceed to the login page (link above), select the register button and complete the registration form.  If you do not have a major credit card, please contact us at (618) 985-3741 for further instructions.

If you have previously registered for a course at this ACT Center, or if you are currently registered through an employer, please proceed to the login page.  Enter your User ID and Password and click 'submit' once.

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