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Top 5 Benefits of Earning the CRPC® Designation

Learn how you can become a retirement planning expert and improve your career with the CRPC® designation from the College for Financial Planning®—A Kaplan Company.

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Industry Recognition:

The CRPC® designation is recognized as the industry-benchmark for retirement planning credentials and is endorsed by the top financial firms.

Stackable Credits:

CRPC® designees receive credit for the completion of FP515 in our CFP® certification education program or receive credit for an elective in our MS Degree in Personal Financial Planning. This allows you to save both time and money while pursuing multiple credentials.

Tangible Career Benefits:

CRPC® professionals working in a financial planning role both the year before and year after earning their CRPC® designation reported an average 10% earnings increase in the year after earning that designation.

70% of CRPC® professionals surveyed reported an increase in their client base after earning their CRPC® designation.

Fulfill Continuing Education Requirements:

For CFP® professionals who must complete continuing education requirements as part of certification renewal, program completion fulfills 28 hours of continuing education.

If you currently hold a professional designation from the College, completion of a new professional designation program fulfills 16 hours of continuing education as part of the renewal of your current designation. 

Skills That Benefit You and Your Clients:

Learn to better serve your clients' pre- and post- retirement needs while advancing your own financial career.

"The CRPC® designation marks me as a specialist rather than a general practitioner. It has been consistently proven that specialists have an easier time marketing their services and get higher quality referrals from existing clients."—Lev R.

10% Earnings Increase: Earnings increases are dependent on numerous factors other than, or in addition to, completion of the specialized financial designation including specific employment conditions and individual experience. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not guarantee any earnings increase resulting directly from such designation. Results are the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by the College for Financial Planning between June 27 and August 7, 2023. For this survey, a sample of 951 2022 and 2023 graduates of the College for Financial Planning was interviewed online in English. This earnings increase was based on 104 graduates whose most recent designation was the CRPC® designation and who were employed in a financial planning role both the year before and year after receiving the CRPC® designation.

70% Client Base Increase: Increase in client base is dependent on numerous factors other than, or in addition to, completion of the specialized financial designation including specific employment conditions and individual experience. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not guarantee any increase in clients resulting directly from such designation. Results are the findings of a quantitative survey conducted by the College for Financial Planning between June 27 and August 7, 2023. For this survey, a sample of 951 2022 and 2023 graduates of the College for Financial Planning was interviewed online in English. The sample includes 103 graduates whose most recent professional designation earned was the CRPC® designation; worked in a financial planning role both the year before and year after receiving their most recent professional designation; and answered this question.