The ACT test dates are a series of preselected testing dates for high school students across the country. Generally they are held six times a year, beginning in September of the previous year and ending in June the following year. There are deadlines for registration, and each student must register with their counseling office at their respective schools. The cost of the ACT is thirty two dollars
. without the writing component, and forty seven dollars with the writing component. The test is also given by paper. You can find more information here: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html