Compare CPAexcel to Becker™ CPA Review

We offer the data below to help you compare CPAexcel with the Becker course. Our data about the Becker course is taken from the Becker website and other sources we believe to be reliable. We strive to be accurate but suggest you check the data for yourself. Please contact CPAexcel if you think any of our data is incorrect so that we may remedy any error. The check marks express CPAexcel's opinion of relative user benefit.

 
 


 Published Student Pass Rate
 (National Average 2004-2009: 46%)

 Number of Elijah Watt-Sellers
 in last 2 years

 Is graduate credit available?

 Retail Price

 College Student Price

 Is course financing offered?

 Final Review

 Flash Cards - Printed

        - Download to Smart Phones

        - Digital, in course materials

 Choice of courses is provided

 For how long is the course
 accessible?

 Course Repeats
 (compare guarantees)

 Updates to electronic course
 materials

 Free pre-purchase demo provided
Becker™
"Twice non-Becker students" - independently verified
19
Yes
$3,065
Prices vary among schools and are generally higher than CPAexcel's prices
Yes, at 0%
$570
$210 extra
$300
None
No. "One great course. Three distinct formats"
12 months live classes, 18 months software
50% extra per part
retaken (1)
Free updates via pdfs
Yes
CPAexcel™ VIDEO
GOLD MEDAL COURSE

1
No
$1,690
$1,352
No
Included
$150 extra
($120 college students)
No
Included
Yes - 6 standard course
Until after you pass,
plus 1 year
Free until you pass,
no conditions
Free personalized updates to actual course content
Yes

 
  Transition to 2011 Exams


 Availability of 2011 content
 

 Extra cost
Becker™
Fall 2010
None

 
  Course Materials


 Studio-recorded Video Lectures
 delivered by

 Printable materials related to
 the Video Lectures

 Textbooks for each exam part

 Past exam questions, with
 self-scoring software

 True/False Questions with
 self-scoring software

 Simulation problems & answers
 (software-based)

 Simulated CPA Exams

 Final Review, Past Exam
 Questions, Simulations
Becker™
National Instructors
Course Notes
Updated annually
In "PassMaster" - over 6,000
No
55 simulations using
exam-identical software
Unlimited Use
Exam-identical software
CPAexcel™ VIDEO
GOLD MEDAL COURSE
PowerPoint slides
Updated semi-annually
In "Exam Tutor" - over 5,000
5,400
50 simulations using
exam-identical software
Unlimited Use
Exam-identical software

  Course Structure
  and Learning Tools:


 Key instructional units




 Basic Software System

 Searchable text content

 Prompt answers to students'
 questions

 Diagnostics to help focus
 study time

 How detailed are the progress
 measurements?

 Personalized Exam Plans
Becker™
Lectures using the textbook content. Passmaster Q&As.
Improved Software Design & Workflow
in eBooks
Yes - by Instructors
Yes
By section within each part. E.g. For IT within BEC
Yes
CPAexcel™ VIDEO
GOLD MEDAL COURSE
"Bite-Sized Lessons" consisting of lectures, Study Text, Q&As, Flash Cards, Professor Mentoring
Efficient Learning System™
in Core Study Materials
Yes - by University Professors
Yes
By lesson within each part. E.g. For each of 16 IT lessons within BEC
Yes

  Course Delivery Methods:


 Classrooms

 Flash Drive

 Online

 CD-ROM/DVD
Becker™
Yes
No
Online Classes
Yes
CPAexcel™ VIDEO
GOLD MEDAL COURSE
No
Yes - 16GB ($150 extra - $120 college students)
Personalized Schedules
Yes

(1) Lower fees apply if you meet strictly-defined conditions.

Data current as of August 2010.

Pass Rates:
CPAexcel's pass rate data is for exams taken in 2004 through 2009. Pass rates are for students who completed the CPAexcel course.

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