{"id":19342,"date":"2022-03-24T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=19342"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:47:35","slug":"afc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Accredited Financial Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19342\" class=\"elementor elementor-19342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22fa0ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"86915\" data-id=\"22fa0ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4515fd1\" data-eae-slider=\"32799\" data-id=\"4515fd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495f39af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495f39af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">You believe in a future where all people \u2014 regardless of income or background \u2014 deserve financial security through the highest quality financial counseling, coaching and education.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><div><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">As an Accredited Financial Counselor, you help make it a reality.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430ee35 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"430ee35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534a1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"534a1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f1aee13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"16341\" data-id=\"7f1aee13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c18be0\" data-eae-slider=\"84318\" data-id=\"37c18be0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841de8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841de8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong>Why the AFC?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><ul><li><h3><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">Confidence<\/span><\/h3><\/li><li><h3><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">Credibility<\/span><\/h3><\/li><li><h3><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p>The Accredited Financial Counselor<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>(AFC) certification provides you with the knowledge and experience to meet individuals and families where they are, help them build a strong financial foundation, realize their goals and achieve lasting financial well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4617a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4617a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/accredited-financial-counselor\/afc-core-competencies\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tView the Core Competencies\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59feeaf2\" data-eae-slider=\"97520\" data-id=\"59feeaf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e67f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image_button\" data-id=\"76e67f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-button-wrapper video-button\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/afcpe-value-of-an-afc-e1530193712477.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oU5GCNbO-jA\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tWatch the Value of an AFC<sup>&reg;<\/sup>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7006de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"74467\" data-id=\"d7006de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db0475\" data-eae-slider=\"67795\" data-id=\"6db0475\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5daa0e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"75489\" data-id=\"5daa0e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d009021\" data-eae-slider=\"54215\" data-id=\"d009021\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d572d60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d572d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c5b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09c5b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e9ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e9ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">How can I use my AFC?<\/span><\/h1><h2>AFC professionals work in a variety of capacities across the field of personal finance. Explore our career center to learn more about the career pathways you can take with an AFC credential.\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdf95f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"88577\" data-id=\"bdf95f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3127af\" data-eae-slider=\"85409\" data-id=\"e3127af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44756e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d44756e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccb117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bccb117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #002e5d;\">Government \/ Military Careers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df113f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df113f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/career-paths\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d930277\" data-eae-slider=\"46891\" data-id=\"d930277\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17be202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-speech-blue-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-speech-blue-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-speech-blue-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-speech-blue-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-speech-blue.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dd62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91dd62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #002e5d;\">Education \/ Academia Careers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915826a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"915826a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/education-careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-938b88d\" data-eae-slider=\"95145\" data-id=\"938b88d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabd785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cabd785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17079\" alt=\"Woman speaking to someone on a video call on a laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_379362347-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8247cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8247cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #002e5d;\">Careers in Private <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #002e5d;\">Practice<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f839f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f839f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/career-paths\/private-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c01b3f\" data-eae-slider=\"11587\" data-id=\"0c01b3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61571c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61571c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/afcpe-symposium-learning-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/afcpe-symposium-learning-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/afcpe-symposium-learning-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/afcpe-symposium-learning-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/afcpe-symposium-learning.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93967ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93967ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #002e5d;\">Nonprofit\/Service Careers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3028c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3028c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/career-paths\/nonprofit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af07d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"50565\" data-id=\"7af07d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0ffac3\" data-eae-slider=\"76972\" data-id=\"a0ffac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42861 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9f42861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4782b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4782b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00242f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"7211\" data-id=\"f00242f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c177632\" data-eae-slider=\"96379\" data-id=\"c177632\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec3b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ec3b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">What Makes the AFC<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Different?<\/span><\/h1><h2>We are proud to be NCCA-accredited.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-163c582 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"76036\" data-id=\"163c582\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ebeed\" data-eae-slider=\"38854\" data-id=\"19ebeed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba77836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba77836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ICE-NCCA-ACP-_resized-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15127\" alt=\"NCCA Accredited Certification Program Badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ICE-NCCA-ACP-_resized-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ICE-NCCA-ACP-_resized-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ICE-NCCA-ACP-_resized.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19d5530\" data-eae-slider=\"26266\" data-id=\"19d5530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5672279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5672279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871210c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"871210c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AFC\u2019s compliance with NCCA standards shows that the educational content and testing for the AFC is psychometrically sound and has been developed, maintained, and governed at the highest standard. NCCA accreditation sets the AFC certification mark apart from all other financial counseling certifications in the field. It confirms to employers, colleagues, and clients the rigor and quality of the AFC education.<\/p><p><strong>In good company: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/investors\/professional-designations\/accredited-designations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View FINRA&#8217;s list of accredited designations.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40283af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"79530\" data-id=\"40283af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5837b\" data-eae-slider=\"60692\" data-id=\"af5837b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535ae5c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"535ae5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbea764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cbea764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be02735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"71202\" data-id=\"be02735\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113c2a3\" data-eae-slider=\"10048\" data-id=\"113c2a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cf95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"87cf95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"4steps\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101d0006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101d0006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">How do I earn my AFC? <br \/><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">4 Steps to Certification<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><h2>The following steps can be completed in any order; every candidate&#8217;s journey is different. You will have 3 years from the date of enrollment to complete the program. Click on each icon for additional information.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a708016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"39599\" data-id=\"a708016\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbd1355\" data-eae-slider=\"49924\" data-id=\"cbd1355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c2eff elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"08c2eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pathway\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Education\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pathway\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are multiple pathways to satisfy the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the AFC exam\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e5e2f1\" data-eae-slider=\"61805\" data-id=\"9e5e2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedd9af elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aedd9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/certification\/afc\/exam\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Exam\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/certification\/afc\/exam\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExam\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 proctored examination offered on a rolling basis at over 300 locations nationwide.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea90a1d\" data-eae-slider=\"6715\" data-id=\"ea90a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088d1ad elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"088d1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/certification\/afc\/experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Experience\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/certification\/afc\/experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1000 hours are required. There are many ways to earn hours and past experience may count.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe0686\" data-eae-slider=\"97956\" data-id=\"5fe0686\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792bb4e elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"792bb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/professional-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Ethics\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-balance-scale\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/professional-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEthics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3 years from enrollment to complete all requirements including signing the AFCPE Code of Ethics.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04fb5dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"89059\" data-id=\"04fb5dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef5ccbf\" data-eae-slider=\"48520\" data-id=\"ef5ccbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e4201c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"51710\" data-id=\"9e4201c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-516d49e\" data-eae-slider=\"91568\" data-id=\"516d49e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-083e043\" data-eae-slider=\"2140\" data-id=\"083e043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45aab68\" data-eae-slider=\"27544\" data-id=\"45aab68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82aff96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82aff96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AFCPE-Candidate-Handbook.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tView the Candidate Handbook\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39b0c5\" data-eae-slider=\"67658\" data-id=\"f39b0c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35f25fb\" data-eae-slider=\"61991\" data-id=\"35f25fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc44ecc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"60731\" data-id=\"fc44ecc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637663a\" data-eae-slider=\"98289\" data-id=\"637663a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66df91f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66df91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce8c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cce8c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77dc132 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"54549\" data-id=\"77dc132\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b209e53\" data-eae-slider=\"94715\" data-id=\"b209e53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7a5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e7a5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><a id=\"pathway\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5d7a72d2d3708ff60b15b280\"><\/a>Ready to get started? Find your Pathway.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9234894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"51680\" data-id=\"9234894\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-832305e\" data-eae-slider=\"83927\" data-id=\"832305e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5657b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5657b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/self-study-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h2><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Self-Study<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p><span data-teams=\"true\">Self-Paced Study is the most flexible pathway to earning the AFC\u00ae certification. AFC candidates can choose from accessing the AFC\u00ae Learning System or taking the AFCPE AFC Prep Course. We invite you to explore these options and discover the benefits of Self-Paced Study. <\/span>Purchasers have one year of access to self-study with extension available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ea11a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83ea11a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/self-study\/ \"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tExplore Self-Study Options\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9ae87\" data-eae-slider=\"58561\" data-id=\"3e9ae87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94b718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d94b718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Instructor-led-training.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><b>Instructor-Led Training<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Instructor-Led Training is ideal for those seeking a personalized learning experience from an AFC\u00ae Independent Trainer. Individuals preparing for the AFC exam can choose from a list of highly-qualified trainers either leveraging the AFC Learning System or their custom program.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf894a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5bf894a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/instructor-led-training-options\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tExplore Instructor-Led Training Options\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86d25f3\" data-eae-slider=\"51043\" data-id=\"86d25f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5eef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5eef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prepare-your-team.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"667\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Prepare Your Team<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>This pathway is available to groups and organizations interested in putting their staff through certification. We invite decision makers across all industries and sectors to contact us for a tailored proposal and pricing structure. Click or tap below to get started and will get back to you as soon as we can<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e92f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e92f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/prepare-your-team\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tRequest a Quote\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7412093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7412093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a8df5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"89497\" data-id=\"8a8df5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2039540\" data-eae-slider=\"99630\" data-id=\"2039540\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760cffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760cffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW242582944 BCX0\">Already<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW242582944 BCX0\"> completed your financial education?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee678cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee678cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/financial-education\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tApply for Financial Education Challenge\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6588962\" data-eae-slider=\"47620\" data-id=\"6588962\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e4f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e4f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW242582944 BCX0\">Are you a CFP\u00ae, CPA, ChFC\u00ae or CFA\u00ae?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480d520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"480d520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/professional-designation\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tApply for Professional Designation Challenge\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e6836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"57987\" data-id=\"d3e6836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4debfc8\" data-eae-slider=\"24657\" data-id=\"4debfc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91783e6\" data-eae-slider=\"56294\" data-id=\"91783e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1abbafc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"23118\" data-id=\"1abbafc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53d92d1\" data-eae-slider=\"68530\" data-id=\"53d92d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8aed0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ad8aed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-296b317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"48653\" data-id=\"296b317\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574d061\" data-eae-slider=\"14750\" data-id=\"574d061\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88580eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88580eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">How will AFCPE support me?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1><h2>Registering for the AFC is a big decision. We want to make sure you have a strong community, staff support, and career guidance on your journey to earning the AFC.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e14adb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"53414\" data-id=\"4e14adb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b59e9bc\" data-eae-slider=\"77282\" data-id=\"b59e9bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3316417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.afcpe.org\/main\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5d7a72d2d3708ff60b15b280&quot;]\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"Connected Community - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\"><b>Connected Community<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eff3f6;\">A virtual discussion board to c<\/span><span style=\"color: #eff3f6; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">onnect with other AFC candidates. Share study tips, experience hour opportunities, &amp;\u00a0 more!<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0c1d7\" data-eae-slider=\"95364\" data-id=\"2e0c1d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4229be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/career-paths\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5d7a72d2d3708ff60b15b280\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Career Center<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Find your dream financial counseling&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">job or internship.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e5e151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"20177\" data-id=\"6e5e151\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48c0bb3\" data-eae-slider=\"62550\" data-id=\"48c0bb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2914399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2914399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/accredited-financial-counselor\/special-pricing\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Special Pricing<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2><div><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Learn more about our special pricing, including:<\/span><\/div><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> AFC exam discounts for students<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Group pricing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Military educational benefits<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">MyCAA for eligible military spouses<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d64894d\" data-eae-slider=\"84020\" data-id=\"d64894d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26b773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e26b773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/certification-candidate-membership\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5d7a72d2d3708ff60b15b280\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Become an AFCPE Member<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2><div><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As a member, you save $100 on the AFC exam and gain access to free professional development webinars to support your experience hours, great networking and so much more!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c432e58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"24247\" data-id=\"c432e58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128acdb\" data-eae-slider=\"52092\" data-id=\"128acdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e564066 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e564066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9fc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd9fc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-348b602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"5066\" data-id=\"348b602\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c586\" data-eae-slider=\"92370\" data-id=\"1b5c586\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3dbb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3dbb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">How do I maintain my certification?<\/span><\/h1><h2>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/maintain-your-certification\/\">post-certification requirements<\/a>.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70d54d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"89728\" data-id=\"70d54d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f09845f\" data-eae-slider=\"94167\" data-id=\"f09845f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b89641 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8b89641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/maintain-your-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Pay Annual Fee\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/maintain-your-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPay Annual Fee\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDue each year by June 30.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8f9c50\" data-eae-slider=\"36605\" data-id=\"f8f9c50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a08f03 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6a08f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/maintain-your-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Earn 30 CEUs\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/maintain-your-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarn 30 CEUs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDue every two years by June 30. Always due in an even year. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a830c67\" data-eae-slider=\"78847\" data-id=\"a830c67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746d416 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"746d416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/professional-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Re-sign Code of Ethics\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/professional-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRe-sign Code of Ethics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpholding the highest standards.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae80ece elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"68861\" data-id=\"ae80ece\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a97c64\" data-eae-slider=\"1262\" data-id=\"2a97c64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8162ee0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8162ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945bb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"945bb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa130d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"1769\" data-id=\"4aa130d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ccdde\" data-eae-slider=\"34136\" data-id=\"74ccdde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8821f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8821f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Looking for more information?<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd61f18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"61837\" data-id=\"dd61f18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fec3ca\" data-eae-slider=\"10228\" data-id=\"7fec3ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea33ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"ea33ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AdobeStock_338490674-scaled.jpeg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong>Register for a <em>free<\/em> AFC Info Session!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A <\/span> no-pressure, informative session to get all the information you need to make your decision.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Wanna be an AFC?<\/strong> info sessions are held monthly from 3-4 PM ET.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Recordings are available to registered attendees.<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wanna-be-an-afc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Register<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d24f08c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"90871\" data-id=\"d24f08c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b18605d\" data-eae-slider=\"86726\" data-id=\"b18605d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60df70 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e60df70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a152ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a152ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d82e67e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27176\" data-id=\"d82e67e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f1f15\" data-eae-slider=\"55041\" data-id=\"f2f1f15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfd1ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcfd1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7894a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c7894a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a054873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"63070\" data-id=\"a054873\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473e092\" data-eae-slider=\"59376\" data-id=\"473e092\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b12b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-partner_slider\" data-id=\"0b12b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"partner_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"header-text\">Partners<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Wells-Fargo.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Veterans-Financial-Coalition.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-USSA-Educational-Foundation.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Sage.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Retire-on-your-terms.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ndi-partner-logo.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Investor-Protection-Trust.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Investor-Protection-Institute.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-finra.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-consumer-action.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-cfpb.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-CFA.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partner-slide-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-Partner-Logos-Armed-Forces.png');\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9626e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"25850\" data-id=\"b9626e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d5b0aa\" data-eae-slider=\"99052\" data-id=\"8d5b0aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8386ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"3039\" data-id=\"f8386ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a1379b\" data-eae-slider=\"38175\" data-id=\"3a1379b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c34a578\" data-eae-slider=\"14747\" data-id=\"c34a578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You believe in a future where all people \u2014 regardless of income or background \u2014 deserve financial security through the highest quality financial counseling, coaching and education.\u00a0 \u00a0 As an Accredited Financial Counselor, you help make it a reality. Why the AFC? Confidence Credibility Impact The Accredited Financial Counselor\u00a0(AFC) certification provides you with the knowledge and experience to meet individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19342","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AFC\u00ae Certification<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFC\u00ae Certification\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AFCPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T19:47:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/\",\"name\":\"AFC\u00ae Certification\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-1024x683.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-24T16:59:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-03T19:47:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Certification\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"AFC Accredited Financial Counselor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/\",\"name\":\"AFCPE\",\"description\":\"Association for Financial Counseling &amp; Planning Education\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AFC\u00ae Certification","description":"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"AFC\u00ae Certification","og_description":"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/","og_site_name":"AFCPE","article_modified_time":"2025-09-03T19:47:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/","url":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/","name":"AFC\u00ae Certification","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar-1024x683.jpg","datePublished":"2022-03-24T16:59:22+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-03T19:47:35+00:00","description":"Earn the Accredited Financial Counselor\u00ae certification and help others achieve lasting financial well-being.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-seminar.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Certification","item":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"AFC Accredited Financial Counselor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/","name":"AFCPE","description":"Association for Financial Counseling &amp; Planning Education","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19342"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44237,"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19342\/revisions\/44237"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}