CFP® Certification
CFP Board Registered Program & Exam Prep
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification Education and Exam Prep
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Choose from a range of focused designations designed to deepen expertise and support your next career move.
We recognize the time and investment it takes to earn industry credentials. Our professional designations empower you for your current role while enabling you to earn credit toward your next credential or degree.
If you’re a CFP® professional, eligible designation programs can qualify for CE hours toward certification renewal. And, if you currently hold a professional designation from the College, completion of a new designation fulfills CE hours as part of the renewal of your current designation.
Pursue your goals in a way that fits your lifestyle and schedule. Programs are offered as OnDemand classes, with select programs available Live Online for a more interactive learning experience.
CFP® Certification
CFP Board Registered Program & Exam Prep
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification Education and Exam Prep
GRADUATE DEGREES
Master of Science Degree Programs
Choose MS in Personal Financial Planning or Financial Analysis
Certificates
Certificate Programs
Online certificate programs can help you upskill and increase your financial advising knowledge to better serve your clients.
Live online classes for our professional designation & certificate programs are best for individuals who prefer a structured schedule of instructor-led classes to stay on track with completing the program.
Our live online professional designation & certificate classes are focused on specific financial skill sets and offer advantages only possible in a live learning community. Features such as interactive infographics, activities using whiteboards, real-time access to instructors and more help you participate in the learning process, enabling you to apply new skills more quickly into your client interactions.
Because our live online classes are structured-pace, classes begin at certain times of the year. Please view the class schedules for our financial designation programs below.
Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM | 10 | 5/12/26 | 7/16/26 | Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 - 700 pm ET |
Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM | 8 | 9/1/2026 | 10/22/2026 | Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm ET |
Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM | 12 | 8/19/2026 | 11/4/2026 | Wednesdays 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm ET |
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP® (with plaque design) certification marks. CFP® certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience, and examination requirements. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company is an education and exam prep review provider for the CFP® Certification Examination administered by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. CFP Board does not endorse any education or review course or receive financial remuneration from education or review course providers.