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Most Popular Continuing Education Provider

MYCPE ONE

Pros

  • Offer live courses, self-study courses, short videos, podcasts, conferences, text-based courses, etc.
  • Provide courses on 500+ subject areas along with ethics courses.
  • Complete CPE packages for CPAs
  • NASBA approved, state approved, and other board approved courses and also AICPA approved CPE providers.
  • CPA CPE Subscription: No need to buy every required course to complete your CPE credits. With Unlimited Access Subscription Plan just $199 annually you can attend any course.
  • Ratings: Google - 4.9 ★ Rating | Trustpilot - 4.8 ★ Rating
  • Support Services: 24*7 assistance available through Zoom meeting, email and chat bot.

Cons

  • No option for purchasing individual courses. You need to have an unlimited subscription in order to access 13,000+ hours of a vast library of diversified content

WebCPE

Pros

  • Offers a wide range of CPE courses across various subjects and specialties.
  • User-friendly interface and easy navigation.
  • Provides flexible learning options, including self-study courses and webinars.
  • Best CPE subscription for CPA under affordable pricing options for individual courses.
  • Ratings: 2.8 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Limited advanced or specialized courses. You can check alternative CPA CPE providers.
  • The course materials may not be as interactive or engaging as other platforms.

Illumeo

Pros

  • Offers a comprehensive library of CPE courses covering various topics and industries.
  • Offers a personalized learning experience with tailored course recommendations.
  • Offers a learning management system (LMS) to track progress and manage courses.
  • Ratings: Trustpilot - 3.8 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing may be higher compared to some other providers.
  • Limited free course options; most courses require payment.

Surgent CPE

Pros

  • Known for its extensive course catalog covering a wide range of topics and specialties.
  • Offers adaptive learning technology that customizes the course content based on the learner's knowledge level.
  • Provides a user-friendly platform with interactive and engaging course materials.
  • Offers a variety of course formats, including live webinars and self-study options.
  • Ratings: Trustpilot - 3.6 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher compared to other providers.
  • Some users may find the adaptive learning technology overwhelming or not suitable for their learning style.
  • Limited free course options; most courses require payment.

CCH CPELink

Pros

  • Offers a comprehensive selection of CPE courses across various disciplines.
  • Provides high-quality content developed by industry experts and leading practitioners.
  • User-friendly interface and intuitive course navigation.
  • Offers a robust learning management system (LMS) to track progress and manage courses.
  • Ratings: 2.5 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher compared to some other providers.
  • Limited free course options available.

Checkpoint Learning

Pros

  • Offers a comprehensive selection of CPE courses developed by leading industry experts.
  • Provides a user-friendly platform with easy course navigation.
  • Offers various course formats, including webinars and self-study options.
  • Integrates with other Thomson Reuters products, providing seamless access to resources.
  • Ratings: 4.5 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher compared to other providers.
  • Limited free course options available.
  • Some users may find the platform interface less intuitive or visually appealing.

AICPA CPEExpress

Pros

  • AICPA ensures high-quality content.
  • Offers a comprehensive library of CPE courses across various topics.
  • Provides a user-friendly platform with easy access to course materials.
  • Offers a learning management system (LMS) to track progress and manage courses.
  • Ratings: 3 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher, especially for non-AICPA members.
  • Limited free course options available.
  • Some users may find the platform interface less intuitive or visually appealing.

Becker

Pros

  • Known for its comprehensive and rigorous CPA review courses.
  • Offers a range of CPE courses covering various topics.
  • Provides high-quality content developed by industry experts.
  • User-friendly platform with easy access to course materials.
  • Ratings: Trustpilot - 4.4 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher compared to other providers.
  • Limited course selection compared to providers specializing solely in CPE.
  • Not as flexible in terms of course formats or customization options.

Western CPE

Pros

  • Offers a wide variety of CPE courses across different disciplines and industries.
  • Provides flexibility in course formats, including live webinars and self-study options.
  • Offers affordable pricing options for individual courses or bundles.
  • Known for its experienced instructors and practical course content.
  • Ratings: 2.5 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Pricing can be higher compared to other providers.
  • Limited course selection compared to providers specializing solely in CPE.
  • Not as flexible in terms of course formats or customization options.

Master CPE

Pros

  • Offers a diverse range of CPE courses across different subject areas.
  • Provides affordable pricing options for individual courses or subscriptions.
  • User-friendly platform with easy access to course materials.
  • Offers customer support for any technical or course-related issues.
  • Ratings: Trustpilot - 4.4 ★ Rating

Cons

  • Limited free course options available.
  • The course catalog may not be as extensive as some other providers.
  • The platform may not offer as many interactive or engaging learning features as desired

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Jim K

US

Great Content and Friendly, Responsive Support

MYCPE ONE has a huge amount of course options available on their website which I have taken full advantage of ever since the Covid shutdowns three years ago. In addition to all of this great content, their customer support team is incredibly helpful and responsive to any questions or issues you may have. As a customer I've always felt like my best interests are at the forefront. Keep up the great work!

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Sara Shelp

US

Excellent support from a real human being

I subscribed to MYCPE ONE during the last week of the year to satisfy some last remaining CPE requirements for my CPA license. I made an error upon signing up and also had questions. Turns out that the helpful person on the receiving end of my email to support was the same person answering my chat on the website. Jim Ray, you provided prompt responses and solved my problems in short order...thank you!

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Elliot Hochman

US

Subscribing to MYCPE ONE

This is my second year subscribing to the MYCPE ONE platform. Wonderful flexibility in listening to a variety of course offerings either live via zoom or on demand. Excellent quality speakers. Rare to have a glitch, but if there ever is an issue, customer service is prompt, courteous and effective.

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Robert Craig

An absolutely tremendous value. A ton of great educational webinars and self study for the money. This is not a cheapie organization giving out 'basic' tax review, but has in-depth dives into relevant areas of taxes and other areas. So glad I came upon this.

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Miriam Baum

This is a great platform. There are plenty of webinars to choose from. Selection is wide range. Webinars provide ability to expand knowledge base in all areas desired. There are long webinars with extensive, thorough learning of the subject matter, or the abbreviated version, if one wants to get only an overview, or just focus on one specific issue. It's a great way to refresh knowledge and keep updated with changing laws. Customer service is superb, extremely helpful.

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Mandy Gallimore

MYCPE ONE has a wide variety of continuing education courses for everyone.

The presenters are always thorough and engaging. I am constantly learning something new. It is my number one go-to for IRS CE and a lot of times I watch the live webinars offered even if I have met my CE for the year.

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Brandon

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The course and webinar variety are great, but the compliance monitor could be better.

I have had the unlimited subscription for CPAs the past few years and it has mostly been a good experience with Illumeo. There are lots of courses and webinars to choose from with all sorts of subjects that can apply to a variety of CPAs and fields. Overall the classes are easy to follow and complete for credits.

One thing that could be better is getting the compliance monitor updated quicker. So far from my experience is that the compensation monitor does not get updated until about 6-10 months into the fiscal year (7/1-6/30 for Minnesota). So I have to go over half the year manually calculating what credits I need for the current year. I would think when you advertise a compliance monitor as a perk of the subscription you would prioritize getting it updated each year.

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Jullia Wilson

US

Phenomenal Resource for Continued Professional Education

Phenomenal Resource for Continued Professional Education that has only enhanced my skillset and knowledge.

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Jeremy Johnson

US

Illumeo is a great CPE platform

Illumeo is a great CPE platform. They have a ton of on-demand courses, more than enough webinars, great CPE tracking tools, a simple to use site, and it's cheap! I've used other providers but Illumeo is the best experience and the biggest bang for the buck.

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Ahmad Masood

Used Illumeo for CPA CPE through my company account. Not too sure about pricing but it is a good CPE resource with many courses and webinars. Very easy to see team's progress and all. Highly recommended.

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Kay Worthi

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Perfect for MCQ Practice

I have been using Surgent for EA and CPA exam. Sometimes their explanations, for a question, are not very thorough and provide little insight into what they are trying to say. It is recommended you watch their videos, however, not all professors sound like they know what they are talking about. They just read brief tidbits off a slide without providing any real information. The best part of Surgent is their ReadyScore and test bank. So overall, it is a great tool that provides practice exams so that you can go into your exams prepared and confident.

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Shantell H

I'm not sure how anyone learns anything from this. Many explanations make no sense or are lacking relevant details, the training chapter structure is nearly non-existent, they just throw information wherever with no conceptual flow, there are not close to enough lesson exercises to test learning, and everytime I bat an eye there is a numerical error or a contradiction. Incredibly poor training material. How they get away with selling this garbage is so far beyond me it's on another planet.

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Khadija Elaomari

An absolutely tremendous value. A ton of great educational webinars and self study for the money. This is not a cheapie organization giving out 'basic' tax review, but has in-depth dives into relevant areas of taxes and other areas. So glad I came upon this.

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Tax & Accounting Advisors Inc

Bought a Surgent EA review course for $500. After a while, they removed all textbook material and left only multiple choice questions. The questions will give a short explanation and reference to the irs publications, however there is absolutely no structure for educating yourself and the program is overpriced. I tried asking for a refund, however they would not approve it and tried to convince me into believing their program is superior.

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Dory Gordon

CPE Link offers unlimited live webcasts prepared and presented by experts who are passionate about their subject matter. Webcasts are available on a wide variety of topics, occur throughout the year and take place at different times of day. Each webcast also is recorded and available for later reference. You can plan your courses months in advance or add them same-day (if slots are available). There is no penalty for no-show or cancellation. Once selected, a participant will receive a series of emails: confirmation with a convenient "add to my calendar" feature, a subsequent reminder and a post-course evaluation. I've taken many of the 2-hour courses that were offered conveniently at noon. The course length makes it possible to become acquainted quickly with a topic rather than an 8 - 20 hour deep dive. The interactive format uses polling questions during the course (rather than an exam at the end) to establish completion. Your CPE credit certificate becomes available immediately following the course. I wish I would have stumbled across this offering (which I recently did, during a web search for well-rated CPE) even earlier. The cost effective unlimited webcast - unveiled two years ago - made it a very easy purchasing decision.

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Allan Boress

Highly recommend their ethics for CPAs course.

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Naomi Welch

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The textbook I received was defective…

The textbook I received was defective and did not here any responses until I called customer enter. Prior to that, flashcards set was not included in a shipping. I reveled it, but not new textbook yet. I have no idea when I am actually receiving it.

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Allen

US

Good textbook but need to improve academic support

Good textbook. Large question library to practice. Tutor and academic support not great - oftentimes don’t have the required academic depth to answer and try to dodge using “this is a real cpa exam question so it is what it is” type of argument.

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Kyle Siuta

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Overall ok study tool. Unfortunately, it is not the easiest material to follow because it assumes we have a basic knowledge of the topic. I find myself often viewing other videos on how to understand a specific topic better. A big dislike is when answering questions in a module and a question I do not understand appears, and the resulting explanation helps in no way; also, when looking at the respective video that “explains” the topic it is very hit or miss if it does explain, if it at all. This is unbelievably frustrating. To sum it up, Becker is great for people who have a good understanding of a certain topic, but is not good for those who do not.

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Tina

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Could Be Better

Please make the final exams easier. I assume that your customers are mostly people who are too busy and exhausted from their daily full time jobs to do the CPE credits. In addition, majority of your courses are irrelevant to our actual accounting/finance practices. Why make it so hard for us to pass? Please add more practical material in intermediate to advanced Excel, Access and Power Point etc. instead of time-wasting stuff.

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Elliot Hochman

US

It was ok

It was ok. Mostly just reading a pdf, which is easy but underwhelming. I also feel the amount of time reading and understanding is worth more than the credits offered. I’ve attended 1 hr webinars where we did hardly anything and received a CPE unit. I’m always spending more time than 1 hour per unit on non Webinar classes.

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Customer

US

Have some troubles

The website has some issues and had trouble and spend many time trying just to register nor send message to them on the website. The receipt does not agree to the standard my company reimbursement policy. Spend lots of time fixing these issues than I expected.

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