CPCE · Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination

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  • 1,280 exam-style questions, every one with a written explanation
  • Every flashcard deck on spaced repetition — what you miss comes back sooner
  • A readiness score that tells you when you're actually ready to sit
  • Works offline — study anywhere, no signal needed
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What’s inside your study portal

The full CPCE Fast Track Study System.

One system, paced to your exam date. Every practice question, every flashcard deck, full-length mocks, narrated audio, Miles the AI tutor and the whole study guide — every pass opens all of it, backed by the SurePass Guarantee.

  • Every practice question — Tutor, Timed and Quiz modes — and every flashcard deck
  • Full-length mock exams, narrated audio on every chapter, and Miles, the AI tutor
  • Your CPCE cheat sheet — the highest-yield facts as a PDF, instant to download
  • The whole study guide — every chapter, not a preview — as the depth behind the questions
  • Your readiness meter and study plan, paced to your exam date, on every device

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A readiness score built from your own answers — not a progress bar. It moves as you answer, and recent work counts most.

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  • Quick Ten — One tap. Ten questions, with the rationale on every one.
  • It downloads itself — No button, no setup, nothing to remember.
  • No bars? Still works — Airplane mode, the subway, a cabin in the woods.
  • Nothing gets lost. Ever. — Saves as you tap, syncs when you're back.
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Every pass includes the full study system. Only the length of access and the guarantee payout change.

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What's inside the study portal?

The full Fast Track Study System — every practice question, every flashcard deck, full-length mock exams, narrated audio, Miles the AI tutor, and the entire study guide, every chapter readable and highlightable. The cheat sheet — the highest-yield facts as a PDF — is in the study portal on every pass, with instant access to download it. Every pass opens all of it, backed by the SurePass Guarantee.

How does the SurePass Guarantee work?

Score 80%+ on one full-length mock, sit the CPCE, and if your program fails you we refund what you paid. On Lifetime, clear two mocks with your readiness meter at "Getting close" or above and we also pay your full $150 retake fee. You file the claim in your study portal.

My program sets the passing score. So what counts as not passing?

Your program's own written result — the letter, the portal, or your CCE score report together with your program's published cut. CCE does not decide this and neither do we: its handbook says your report "will not include a pass or fail status", and that "the university sets the cut (passing) score for the CPCE and determines a pass/fail result". That is exactly why the guarantee reads your program's verdict rather than a number we picked — a number would pay out on students their program passed and refuse students their program failed. Our 80% mock target is a different thing entirely: it is our readiness bar, not a CPCE score.

How many full-length mocks do I get?

Four scored full-length sittings, each a brand-new 160-question paper with 20 items from every CACREP area and timed to the real 225 minutes. Practice questions and timed practice are unlimited and never use one. The bank is 1,250+ questions — eight times a full form — so even after four scored sittings there are hundreds of questions you have never seen.

Which pass should I buy?

Match it to your comps date. Sitting within a week, the 7-Day Pass is built for that. A month out, the 30-Day. No date yet, and Lifetime. Every paid tier carries the refund. Lifetime is the only one that also funds a retake, and on this exam that is its whole argument — there is no recertification to keep access for; there is a second sitting that costs the full fee again, at least thirty days later.

What does the exam itself cost, and what if I have to sit it again?

CCE publishes three prices on its own site: $75 a student when your school proctors it on campus, and $150 through a Pearson VUE test center or online with a remote proctor. In practice most students pay $150 — schools that run the on-campus version generally add their own proctoring fee on top, and CCE's brochure puts the cost on the candidate: "Exam candidates are responsible for all costs of the examination administration." A retake is a separate registration and a full fee again; there is no discount anywhere. That is why our Lifetime tier covers your full $150 retake fee if you qualify. ⚠️ The bigger cost is the calendar: a retake waits at least 30 days (90 for the online version), and only two attempts fit your six-month authorization window.

What is on the exam?

160 multiple-choice questions, 20 from each of the eight CACREP core areas: Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice, Social and Cultural Diversity, Human Growth and Development, Career Development, Counseling and Helping Relationships, Group Counseling and Group Work, Assessment and Testing, and Research and Program Evaluation. Seventeen of each area's twenty are scored and three are unmarked pretest items, so 136 count. You get 3 hours 45 minutes of exam time inside a 4 hour 15 minute session that also holds a tutorial and one scheduled break after question 80. Our bank is weighted to exactly those eight equal shares.

How is it scored, and what is a good score?

You get a raw score — the number of the 136 scored items you answered correctly — plus a score for each of the eight areas, and CCE sends your program national comparison data alongside it. There is no national passing score and no national pass rate, because every program sets its own cut. Some use a fixed number of the 136, others a distance below the national mean for that version. Ask your program what its cut is; it is the only number that decides your result, and it is why we will not print one here.

Are the questions like the real exam?

Every item is written to CCE's own published content outline, 160 across the eight areas in CCE's own proportions, with four options and a rationale on each. We also run a construction audit nobody else in this category runs: a reader who cannot see the question, only the options, is measured against pure guessing, and we publish the result rather than claim it. On this bank that reader scores 25.6% against the 25% a coin-flip gives — as close to no signal as the measurement can show, and the reason this exam carries our standard 80% bar rather than a stricter one. What we will not suggest is that these questions appear on the real exam. They do not, and no practice score can promise you the result you want.

What happens when my pass expires?

Your account stays; the paid features stop. Your notes, highlights and flashcard history are all still there if you come back, and Lifetime never expires.

My comps date moved. Does the plan adjust?

Yes. Change the date and the Game Plan rebuilds around the new one — it works backwards from your date, so a move forward compresses it and a move back spreads it out. Nothing is lost.

Can I use it on my phone, and does it work offline?

Yes to both. Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app. Your due flashcards and a set of practice questions download automatically, so you can revise with no signal. The whole study guide downloads too, narrated audio included; scored mocks and the tutor still need a connection.

Do you offer refunds if I change my mind?

Yes, separately from the pass guarantee: 24 hours on the 7-Day Pass, 48 hours on the 30-Day Pass, or 72 hours on Lifetime, measured from your purchase (or from your upgrade, if you upgraded) — no questions asked, as long as you haven't sat your exam yet. EEA and UK buyers also keep their 14-day statutory right. The SurePass Guarantee is the other promise — that one is about your exam result, not about changing your mind.

Why are SurePass guarantees limited?

Because we honor them. Every guarantee is a real financial commitment we may genuinely pay out, so a limited number opens for this exam each day. The allocation resets at midnight in your own time zone, and the counter shows how many of today's are still open.

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