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Featured Learning to Advance Your Career

CFP®

Certification Education Program

Pass your exam the first time with the program that delivers pass rates 10-14% above the national average.

CLU®

Chartered Life Underwriter®

Develop comprehensive risk management plans with expertise in the practical, legal, and ethical aspects of life insurance strategy and product.

WMCP®

Wealth Management Certified Professional®

Deepen your value with a goal-based planning framework that emphasizes how you impact people, not just portfolios.

RICP®

Retirement Income Certified Professional®

Build holistic plans with extensive, intensive knowledge on Social Security, Medicare, long-term care, income products, strategies, and more.

CAP®

Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®

Help clients achieve their highest philanthropic aspirations with expertise in taxation, fundraising, purposeful planning, family dynamics, psychology, and more.

ChFC®

Chartered Financial Consultant®

Go further to address diverse clients’ needs with expert knowledge in 10+ key areas of advanced financial planning. CFP® certificants need just one more course!

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The Beacon for the Financial Services Profession

Client needs are changing. Markets are shifting. The industry is evolving. Since 1927, The American College of Financial Services has leaned into its mission to deliver applied financial knowledge and catalyze change.

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Our Journey Together

Your Life's Work

Each day, you help clients understand financial markets and the issues that matter. Thousands of your peers partner on their path to success with us. You can too. 

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Outsized Outcomes For You. For Society.

200K

Students have completed at least one of The College’s professional designation, certification, or graduate degree courses.

1,000+

Black financial professionals attended The College’s 2023 Conference of African American Financial Professionals.

$13.8M

Was donated by individuals, foundations, and corporate partners in support of The College in 2022.

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Centers of Excellence

Champion Causes, Connect Communities

Our eight Centers of Excellence execute initiatives to advance the profession and ensure all Americans can achieve financial security. Whatever your passion, there's a purpose for you.

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The College’s education has been like body armor for me. I’ll absolutely be a lifelong learner.

Terry Parham, MSFP, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, WMCP®

Co-Founder and Financial Planner, Innovative Wealth Building

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What I learned at The American College of Financial Services gave me the confidence and knowledge to get creative with helping business owners and others in need of succession planning fund their own retirements.

Irv Rosenzweig, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPS®, AEP®, AIF®

Executive Business Consultant, Diversified LLC

Kristin Kartisek
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When I’m talking to someone who wants to be a part of our team, it definitely sets them apart if they have a designation or degree from The College. We have developed our own career progression, and enrolling in a College program is a huge part of that.

Kristen Kartisek, MBA, CLU®

Director, Senior Recruiter, Sequoia Financial Group

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The American College of Financial Services is the citadel of knowledge. Applied knowledge is power, and it’s allowed me to explain complex issues in a way clients and their advisors can understand.

Mickey Rosenzweig, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®

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