Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida later today or early Thursday and as such, Prometric testing centers in and around Tampa have begun shuttering up. If your exam is affected you should get a message from Prometric but any time extreme weather rolls through your town it’s always a good idea to check the Prometric closures page yourself to be sure. Yes, there are more important things to worry about than sitting for the CPA exam in the middle of a hurricane. That said, I am positive some of you will want to try anyway.
There are only a handful of closures listed as of today (October 9), two of which are in North Carolina due to Helene — testing center 1610 in Asheville and 1747 in Wilmington — and one at the NYC MegaCenter on Broadway that’s been closed since June after a burst pipe caused flooding and electrical damage at that location.
Two Tampa locations are closed — 0657 and 5006 — along with one in Fort Myers (5022), one in Longwood (5836), one in Sarasota (0606), one in Boca Raton (5134), and one in West Palm Beach (0603). These appear to be preemptive closures, more could certainly be added as the hurricane rolls through the state [Ed. note: see below for an update].
If your testing center is closed due to extreme weather, Prometric’s Outbound Team will reach out and you’ll be able to reschedule after 24 hours as long as you still have time remaining on your NTS. Contact NASBA with any concerns and they’ll take care of you.
Please be safe and don’t do anything stupid. The exam will still be there after Milton makes his way out to sea.
Update: A few more testing centers in Florida have been added to the list as of October 10.
- 0629 in Gainesville
- 0080 in Longwood
- 0610 and 0612 in Ft. Lauderdale
See the most current list on the Prometric closures page here.