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

Quick data point: I spent 5 weeks studying, 1-3 hours a day, and passed with a 82%.

The section on LPC exam took me the longest to feel confident about. Eventually I just drilled practice questions until I could answer them without hesitation.

What testing center did you end up booking? Some of them have much shorter wait times than others right now.

Great discussion here. One thing I'd add that hasn't come up: sleep the night before is genuinely more important than one more study session. I went in fully rested for my LPC and felt sharper on the practice test questions than I expected. Don't underestimate recovery time.

What helped me most with exam prep specifically: stop thinking about it as a topic to memorize and start thinking about the types of decisions it's asking you to make. Once I shifted to that frame, my LPC scores in that section jumped about 11 points within a week.

I was confused about the same thing for a while. From what I've found, the passing score depends on which LPC exam you're taking and your state board, so that's probably why you're seeing different numbers. I've been scoring around 74-76% on practice sets lately, which feels close but I'm trying to get consistently above 80% before I sit for the real thing in August. If you haven't tried the free lpc communication feedback techniques questions, they're worth a look since that section trips a lot of people up.

Honestly don't overthink the exact cutoff until you're consistently passing practice exams by a solid margin. My plan is to keep drilling weak areas for the next six weeks and then schedule the actual exam once I'm hitting 80%+ reliably. You're probably closer than you think.