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    • NCEES

      200 Verdae Blvd Greenville, SC 29607-3900

      BBB Accredited Business

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    Test Publishers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.5/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/21/2013

    Years in Business: 102

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    Overview

    This company is a national non-profit organization which develops, administers and scores examinations used for engineering and surveyors licensure in the United States.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    200 Verdae Blvd, Greenville, SC 29607-3900
    BBB File Opened:
    8/17/2000
    Years in Business:
    102
    Business Started:
    8/6/1921
    Accredited Since:
    11/21/2013
    Type of Entity:
    Non-profit Organization
    Business Management
    • Ms. Sherry Holcomb, Executive Assistant
    • Mr. Davy McDowell, COO
    • Mr. David Cox, CEO
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. David Cox, CEO

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. David Cox, CEO
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (864) 654-6033
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    4 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    01/26/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Order Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    NCEES claims to provide exams and certifications for college engineering students. I paid NCEES $175.00 for an FE exam, they subcontracted the exam to Pearson VUE. I was sick leading up to the Saturday exam, so I called the test center on Wed, Thur and Fri leaving messages asking to call me back about whether they want me to take the exam when I am coughing, or if they want me to reschedule. They never returned a call. Then Saturday morning the ND DOT issued a no travel advisory across North Dakota due to -34 F weather with windchill of -70 F, I called the test center in the morning to see if they were open, there was no answer. I left another message asking to call me if they open the test center that day. Since the test center was closed they never called back. NCEES was not answering their phones Monday or Tuesday, someone at NCEES finally answered on Wednesday, they told me they will not reschedule me due to the test center being closed, but would reschedule since I was ill. However, they said they need a note from anyone at a doctors office, they assured me it could be a nurse or a doctor. I asked them what the note should say, they said "anything." So I asked if it says "--- was sick on Jan 13th" is this enough? They said Yes. I had an doctors appointment scheduled the next week, so I waited until my appointment and a nurse signed a paper saying "--- was sick on Jan 13, 2024". With the letter in hand I called NCEES again to ask where to send the letter, I also asked to make sure it can be from a nurse, which they again told me yes. I sent the signed letter, then Tracy S*****, Manager of Client Services and Exam Administration Services, followed up asking me personal medical questions, I answered all of them for her, finally she told me a letter from a nurse is not acceptable, she wants a letter from a doctor. Also according to NCEES policy I have less than 24 hours to get this back to them. Tracy says she will not reschedule the exam or provide a refund.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Sa K

    2 stars

    03/29/2023

    NCEES used to be a lot more effective in confirming experience, providing feedback in a timely and efficient manner. Only in the past 2-3 years have things gotten much worse; demanding really prescriptive corrections to the format of work experience, taking an unreasonably long time to confirm even simple changes. I am not sure what has changed in the recent years, but working with them has become *significantly* less pleasant.

    NCEES Response

    03/31/2023

    Feedback on work experience descriptions do change over time as state licensure boards provide us with specific requirements and work experience must meet these requirements.. Self verification is always an option once the individual has met the required number of years of experience. Self verified work experience requires no NCEES review or waiting on someone to sign off. Most people have some self verified work and many people begin to self verify updates to their work experience when they have plenty of verified work experience in their account already. Further, review times are based on how many entries we are receiving at the time, which is typically around two thousand. If someone is in a hurry, we encourage them to reach out to NCEES by emailing **************, or call or use our chat feature. We can expedite the review of any work experience entry at any time since most people going through this process are not in a hurry and we certainly want to cater to those that are in a hurry. This can happen in as little as an hour. Customers are made aware of all these features.

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