Company Profile
ACT, Inc.
Company Overview
At ACT, our mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success. ACT team members bring this mission to life. Our more than 1,500 employees are driven to make a meaningful difference—and it shows. ACT reaches more than 10 million people in all 50 states and more than 125 countries worldwide. From the elementary grades through postsecondary and career, we deliver nearly 15 million assessments each year. For students, educators, policymakers, job searchers, and more, our research and insights help improve lives. A passion to build education and workplace readiness—it’s what drives us, every day. Learn more at http://act.org/aboutact.
ACT’s managers actively recruit, hire, train, retain, and promote employees on the basis of their qualifications and without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ACT is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
Company History
As with many organizations of long standing, ACT started with a person who had an idea and a desire to make things better. In 1959, University of Iowa education professor E.F. Lindquist launched the forerunner to today's ACT test. By focusing on practical knowledge rather than cognitive reasoning, Lindquist's assessment was groundbreaking and achieved his goals to help students make better decisions for themselves while enabling institutions to improve student success.
Over the years, the nation's view of education has evolved to embrace lifelong learning, both in school and in the workplace. ACT's programs and services reflect this, helping people plan for and assess learning and training throughout their lives. As a result, ACT has played an increasingly important role in the nation's educational enterprise, contributing to and supporting the nation's educational vision.
Today, more than 50 years after our first test was administered, ACT has grown to be a successful nonprofit organization that offers millions of education and career assessments across the country and around the world.
Notable Products / Brands
ACT Exam, ACT Aspire, ACT Explore, ACT Compass, ACT WorkKeys
Benefits
Complete Summary of Benefits may be viewed at: http://www.act.org/humanresources/benefits/