Frequently Asked Questions

You can open the files with any standard PDF reader already available on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Yes. Study guides are PDFs you can read on any device, and courses work on a computer, tablet or phone, with your progress following you from one device to another.

Yes. Both are self-paced. There are no live sessions or set class times, and a course remembers where you left off.

Yes. Study guide downloads are ready right after checkout, and your course opens as soon as your order is complete.

The textbook ($30) teaches the material chapter by chapter. The workbook (

0) gives you exercises and review questions for each chapter. Many students use both together.

Right after checkout you’ll see a download link. It’s also in your order email and under My Account. Save the PDF to your device so it’s always on hand.

Up to 5 times within 90 days of purchase. Once it’s saved to your device, it’s yours to keep.

Yes, for your own personal study. Please don’t share or resell the files.

No. Every study guide is a PDF download, so there’s no shipping and no waiting.

42: a textbook and a workbook for each of NCCB’s 21 certifications, grouped into Allied Health, Cannabis, Professional and Professional Coaching careers.

Each course follows its textbook chapter by chapter, one module per chapter. Every section has a short narrated video, the reading and a quick self-check. Each module ends with a Practice Set, a Reflection, a Wrap-up and a module quiz, and the course closes with a final exam.

It depends on the certification and your pace. For example, the Administrative Assistant course has 12 modules and 60 video lessons, about 5 hours of video plus reading and practice. Many students finish one module every few days.

90 days from the day you enroll.

Your account is created automatically when you check out, and your login details are emailed to you. Log in and open your course. The first lesson, Start Here, is a short video tour of how the course works, with a roadmap you can download.

Yes. Modules open one at a time: pass a module’s quiz to unlock the next one. This builds each new topic on the one before it.

80% to pass a module quiz. You can retake it as many times as you need, and the practice activities are never graded.

No. The textbook’s content and the workbook’s exercises are built into the course. The study guides are sold separately, at their regular price, if you’d like PDFs to keep after your 90 days end.

Complete the course and we’ll email you a code for a free set of practice exams, to use when you buy your NCCB certification exam.

The course is exam preparation only. It doesn’t award a certificate or credential. You earn your credential by passing the NCCB certification exam.

50 per course, including 90 days of access.

Credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Amazon Pay.

Log in with the account icon at the top of the site. Your study guide downloads are under Downloads in My Account, and your courses are on your My Courses page.

If you have questions before ordering, please visit our Contact page and we will be glad to assist you.