College Board

US nonprofit that develops the SAT, AP, PSAT, CLEP, and Accuplacer exams and runs BigFuture. ~2,000 employees, mostly hybrid or remote. AP Reader summer contractor program for educators.

Services Education / Standardized Testing / Nonprofit
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New York, NY, USA (Hybrid + Remote-Eligible) HQ
2,000 employees
1900 founded

What is College Board?

College Board is a US-based nonprofit that has been at the center of American college admissions since 1900. It develops and administers the SAT, the Advanced Placement (AP) program, PSAT/NMSQT, CLEP (College-Level Examination Program), and Accuplacer college placement tests, and runs BigFuture, the free college planning and scholarship platform used by millions of US high school students each year. David Coleman has served as CEO since 2012; before College Board he was a lead architect of the Common Core State Standards. The organization is headquartered in New York City with major offices in Reston, Virginia, and Yardley, Pennsylvania, plus a distributed workforce of approximately 2,000 employees. Recent years have seen the SAT transition to a shorter, fully digital format (rolled out globally in 2023 and in the US in 2024) and a broader push to build technology-first assessment infrastructure. Beyond full-time roles, College Board runs the AP Reader program each summer, hiring thousands of high school AP teachers and college faculty as short-term contractors to score AP free-response items. That program is one of the most well-known credentialed side-hustles for educators in the US.

Mission & values

Connect students to college success and opportunity by giving every learner clear, affordable, and reliable paths from high school through higher education and into the workforce.

Qualifications

Two engagement paths. (1) Full-time and long-term roles are listed at careers.collegeboard.org and cover technology (software engineering, data science, ML, security, platform, product), assessment development (psychometrics, subject-matter experts, test development managers), policy and research, program management, sales and outreach, customer success, finance, legal, and G&A. Location model is hybrid at the NY, Reston, and Yardley hubs plus a growing pool of fully-remote-eligible roles, especially in technology, data, and assessment content. (2) AP Reader is the well-known contractor program: currently-active high school AP teachers and college faculty in the subject area apply to score AP free-response items for a week each June. Scoring runs both in-person (at rotating US cities) and remote, depending on the subject and year. Pay is a per-diem plus travel and lodging for in-person; remote pays a comparable rate without travel. Apply at collegeboard.org/apreader.

Leadership

D

David Coleman

Chief Executive Officer

CEO of College Board since 2012. Previously a lead architect of the Common Core State Standards. Founded Grow Network, an educational data company later acquired by McGraw-Hill.

J

Jeremy Singer

President

President and long-tenured College Board executive. Previously led Higher Education programs and Advanced Placement expansion.

P

Priscilla Rodriguez

Senior Vice President, College Readiness Assessments

Leads the SAT program including the transition to the digital SAT globally in 2023 and in the US in 2024.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at careers.collegeboard.org or the AP Reader portal

    Browse open roles for full-time positions at careers.collegeboard.org, or apply to the AP Reader program for the summer contractor track at collegeboard.org/apreader. Applications require credentialing details relevant to the role.

  2. 2

    Recruiter or program screen

    FT roles: recruiter screen confirms fit, level, location, and pay. AP Reader: subject-area program lead reviews teaching credentials.

    About 10 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager or program lead interview

    FT: role-specific interview. AP Reader: brief conversation to confirm scoring readiness and calibration.

    About 14 days

  4. 4

    Technical or role-specific loop

    FT engineering and data: coding, systems design, and take-home or paired sessions. Assessment content: subject-matter interviews and sample scoring. AP Reader: online calibration training the week before scoring starts.

    About 14 days

  5. 5

    Offer and background check

    FT: offer with base, bonus, and standard background verification. AP Reader: signed contract, travel booking, and lodging assignment for in-person; remote setup for at-home scorers.

    About 14 days

Funding

Investors
501(c)(3) nonprofit; not venture-backed

Awards & recognition

  • Digital SAT rolled out globally · 2023

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  • Digital SAT rolled out in the US · 2024

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  • 125th anniversary · 2025

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Company information

Frequently asked questions

Is College Board hiring remote?
Partly. Hybrid at the New York, Reston, and Yardley hubs is the default for many corporate roles. A growing pool of fully-remote-eligible roles exists especially in technology, data, and assessment content development.
What is the AP Reader program?
A summer contractor program where currently-active high school AP teachers and college faculty score AP free-response items for a week each June. Well-known credentialed side-hustle for US educators. Pay is a per-diem plus travel and lodging for in-person; remote pays a comparable rate without travel.
How do I become an AP Reader?
Apply at collegeboard.org/apreader in the subject you teach. You must be currently-active in that subject at a high school or college and hold the relevant credential. Applications open in the fall and winter for the following summer.
Who runs College Board?
David Coleman has been CEO since 2012. He was previously a lead architect of the Common Core State Standards.
Is College Board a nonprofit?
Yes, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Revenue comes primarily from SAT and AP program fees, member institution dues, and grants.
When did the SAT go fully digital?
The digital SAT rolled out globally in March 2023 and in the US in March 2024. The digital format is shorter and adaptive, replacing the paper-and-pencil test that had been in use for decades.

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