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A mechanical contractor in Knoxville takes a practice test for the Tennessee CMC exam and scores 71 percent. In most states, that is a pass....

Rhode Island’s electrician examinations are closed book, which is uncommon for code exams and changes preparation entirely. Figures below are compiled from state board and...

Neither of North Dakota’s trade examinations is a straightforward single-format paper. Both mix conditions within one sitting. Figures below are compiled from state board and...

Massachusetts does two things differently: its electrical exams run in two parts, and its plumbing exams are built on the state’s own code rather than...

New Hampshire licenses through the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification with Prov administering the examinations. The master electrician paper is one of the longest...

Maine splits format by trade: the electrical papers are open book, the plumbing papers are not. Figures below are compiled from state board and exam-provider...

Louisiana’s plumbing examinations are structured in parts, and the master paper in particular is larger than a single count suggests. Figures below are compiled from...

Colorado does two things worth knowing before you plan a study schedule: it adds unscored pretest items to every paper, and for plumbing it supplies...

An Arizona contractor license takes two examinations: the Statutes and Rules Exam plus your trade paper. Both are required and they test completely different things....