What's the actual passing score for TCOLE? Getting conflicting info

For what it's worth from someone who's been through it:

The TCOLE is one of those exams where the practice tests really do prepare you well. The style of questioning is pretty consistent. If you're comfortable with "tcole" material under timed conditions, you'll be fine.

The one thing I'd add: read the question stems very carefully. They sometimes add a qualifier that completely changes the right answer and it's easy to miss when you're going fast.

Also check whether you need to schedule the exam in advance — some testing centers book up 2-3 weeks out.

For what it's worth from someone who's been through it:

The TCOLE is one of those exams where the practice tests really do prepare you well. The style of questioning is pretty consistent. If you're comfortable with "tcole" material under timed conditions, you'll be fine.

The one thing I'd add: read the question stems very carefully. They sometimes add a qualifier that completely changes the right answer and it's easy to miss when you're going fast.

Also check whether you need to schedule the exam in advance — some testing centers book up 2-3 weeks out.

Failed first attempt, came back to this thread. The consensus on tcole practice test being the make-or-break area is right. Focusing almost exclusively on applied questions this time around.

The advice about understanding why wrong answers are wrong — not just memorizing right ones — is genuinely the best TCOLE advice in this thread. Rebuilt my prep around that and it made a real difference.

Quick update for anyone following this. I had the same confusion, kept seeing 70 vs 75 and honestly it depends which test version your agency is using, so don't drive yourself crazy. I just shoot for 80+ on every practice run to give myself a buffer. Hit an 84 last night which felt good since I was barely scraping 60s two weeks ago.

What turned it around for me was actually drilling questions instead of re-reading notes. I've been grinding the study materials most nights after work and it's wild how much sticks once you see the same concepts in different wordings. I'm planning to sit the real exam in about three weeks. If I can go from 60 to 84 you definitely can, just keep at it.

So I've been wrestling with the same thing, and from what I can tell the 70 vs 75 confusion mostly comes from people mixing up different exams or older versions. For the version I'm prepping for it's 70 to pass, but honestly I'd aim way higher than that so you've got a cushion on test day. Don't overthink the conflicting numbers too much, just study like the bar is at 80 and you'll be fine.

Quick update on where I'm at since this thread is basically my study log now. I hit an 84 on my last full practice run last night, up from a rough 68 when I first started a couple weeks ago. The repetition is what did it for me. I'm planning to sit the real thing in about two weeks once I can clear 85 consistently. Wasn't anywhere near ready before but it's finally starting to click.