Get Started on Your Required Education for CFP^® Certification

Pursue your education for CFP® certification with College for Financial Planning^®—a Kaplan Company, the creator of the nation’s premier financial planning credential. Wealthmanagement.com recently ranked the College #1 in its list of 15 Top-Ranked Instructor-Led Online Certificate Programs for the CFP^® Exam.*

Our industry-leading education program is the one that 1/3 of all CFP^® exam takers turn to year after year.†  Taught by expert faculty, our program combines:

• a streamlined curriculum aligned with the specific learning objectives defined by CFP Board and
• an innovative learning platform to help you earn your CFP^® mark and succeed throughout your financial planning career  
  

Unique features of our learning platform help you stay on track to completing your education, whether you prefer a one-year structured-pace program or a program where you set the completion date.

• an Activity Feed guides you dynamically through coursework and tools each week so you have a truly integrated, efficient study experience
• a Performance Tracker lets you know how you're progressing with assignments 

The exam pass rate for students who complete a CFP^® education program through the College for Financial Planning^®—a Kaplan Company is consistently higher than the national pass rate. The College typically sees pass rates between 3 - 6 percentage points above the national pass rate. ‡ Since the March 2012 exam (when CFP Board revised the exam blueprint), over 15,500 CFP^® certificants have come from the College’s program.  

Each step of the way, expert faculty are there to help you master the coursework necessary to sit for the CFP^® exam and help you gain the practical knowledge that puts our graduates ahead of the curve.

• 70% of College for Financial Planning^® graduates report an increase in their client base after earning their most recent financial credential
• CFP^® certificants specifically see a 16% increase in earnings 

At the end of our 7-course curriculum you'll earn a Certificate in Personal Financial Planning. Most coursework you complete as part of the CFP^® certification education program provides stackable credit towards a Masters in Personal Financial Planning in your future.

*Wealthmanagement.com, The 15 Top-Ranked Instructor-Led Online Certificate Programs for the CFP Exam, May 2021.

†Source: CFP Board, July 2021. CFP^®️ Certification Examination Statistics. Cumulative statistics include exam taker population data from March 2012 through July 2021. Exams since the administration of the current form of the CFP^®️ exam.

‡ Source: CFP Board, July 2021. CFP^®️ Certification Examination Statistics. Cumulative statistics include exam taker population data from July 2018 through July 2021.

Client Base Increase of 70%: This is one of the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by the College for Financial Planning^®—a Kaplan Company between August 31 and November 18, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 798 2021 graduates of the College for Financial Planning was interviewed online in English.

Earnings Increase of 16%: This is one of the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by the College for Financial Planning^®—a Kaplan Company between August 31 and November 18, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 798 2021 graduates of the College for Financial Planning was interviewed online in English. 86% of respondents are practicing financial services professionals and 72% have been working in the financial planning industry for 5+ years. The sample includes 123 graduates whose most recent professional designation earned was the CFP^® certification and who answered this question.