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Date: September 14-17<\/strong>,2026.
Location: Sacramento<\/strong>, California,<\/strong> US. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National College Testing Association (NCTA) is a non-profit organization of testing professionals working in post-secondary institutions, in companies with test-related products and services, and in other professional testing venues. NCTA hosts an annual conference and provides opportunities for professional networking, valuable information on technical and operational developments related to testing, and chances to interface with representatives from all of the major testing companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surpass is proud to be presenting at this year’s NCTA Conference. We look forward to seeing you in Buffalo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more on their co<\/a>nference website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 14-17,2026. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Location: California, US<\/p>\n

NCTA hosts an annual conference and provides opportunities for professional networking, valuable information on technical and operational developments related to testing, and chances to interface with representatives from all of the major testing companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[178,177,115],"class_list":{"0":"post-12782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upcoming-event","8":"tag-community-events","9":"tag-community-hub","10":"tag-events"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2026 National College Testing Association (NCTA) - Surpass Assessment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The I.C.E. Exchange is designed for\u00a0all\u00a0levels of credentialing professionals in the public and private sectors. 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