Pharmaceutical Education Consultants

What Pharmaceutical Education Consultants does

Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, doing business as freeCE, is a US-based continuing education (CE) provider founded in 1990 and headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The company is a subsidiary of PharmCon and delivers accredited continuing education to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with a claimed base of more than one million learners and millions of certificates/credit hours issued across its history. Its core platform is an online, cloud-based learning management system that supports both live webinars and on-demand self-study courses, supplemented by specialized preparation products such as the PTCE Review for technician certification.

The business operates three primary commercial models. First, individual learners purchase unlimited CE memberships (such as the Pharmacist Unlimited Membership and APRN Unlimited CE) for flat annual fees that grant access to the full live and on-demand catalog. Second, learners can buy individual courses or specialized certificates (e.g., MasteryRx specialty certificates, Florida-specific pharmacy technician CE) on a one-time basis. Third, the company runs a Business Enterprise Solutions / Organization Portal channel that sells group and corporate subscriptions to pharmacy chains and independent pharmacies, with Rite Aid cited as a named enterprise customer. Marketing and distribution run through a group sales team, direct website/SEO, email, social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), and live webinar events, with CE Broker integration providing transcript synchronization for license compliance.

The operation is intentionally lean — staff size is reported at 1–10 — while the content and accreditation footprint is large, reflecting a model where content is produced once and monetized repeatedly across a recurring-membership, one-time purchase, and enterprise channel mix.

Name

Pharmaceutical Education Consultants

Legal name

Pharmaceutical Education Consultants

Website

https://pharmcon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pharmaceutical Education Consultants (freeCE) is a US-based, ACPE-accredited continuing education provider for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and APRNs, delivering live and on-demand courses via a cloud LMS under subscription, one-time, and enterprise sales models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA) (EDANAIAA)

Keywords

• Pharmacy continuing education
• Accredited CE courses
• Pharmacy technician training
• APRN pharmacology education
• Healthcare e-learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Myrtle Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Unlimited CE Memberships: Subscription-based model providing unlimited access to continuing education courses for a set period. Includes unlimited CE for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, or APRNs depending on plan selected.
2. Individual Course Purchases: One-time purchase option for specific courses, test prep materials (PTCE Review), and specialty certifications. Allows customers to pay per course without subscription commitment.
3. Group/Corporate Sales: Discounted CE package sales to organizations including independent pharmacies and national chains, providing volume-based pricing for team training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Pharmaceutical Education Consultants (dba freeCE) delivers accredited continuing education (CE) to licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). The company operates a cloud-based learning management system that provides both live webinars and on-demand recorded courses, sold primarily through unlimited annual CE memberships, individual course purchases, and group/enterprise packages. It also offers exam preparation (PTCE Review), foundational training (101 Pharmacy Technician CareerStart), and specialty certification programs.

Product overview

freeCE is a comprehensive online continuing education platform for healthcare professionals, offering a unified platform with multiple subscription tiers and individual course products. The core offerings include Unlimited CE Memberships for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and APRNs, which provide access to live and on-demand accredited courses. Supporting products include foundational training (101 Pharmacy Technician CareerStart), exam preparation (PTCE Review), state-specific compliance plans (Florida Pharmacy Technician CE), specialty certifications, and MasteryRx branded study tools. For organizations, the Business Enterprise Solutions portal enables team management and tracking of continuing education across independent pharmacies to national chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 101 Pharmacy Technician CareerStart: A specialized certificate program for pharmacy technicians covering foundational knowledge and career readiness skills.
• PTCE Review
• Unlimited CE APRN Pharmacology
• Florida Pharmacy Technician CE
• Business Enterprise Solutions

Products and services

• Unlimited CE Membership - Pharmacist
• Unlimited CE Membership - Pharmacy Technician
• Unlimited CE Membership - APRN Pharmacology
• Florida Pharmacy Technician CE
• Student CE Membership
• 101 Pharmacy Technician CareerStart
• PTCE Review
• MasteryRx
• Specialty Certificates
• Business Enterprise Solutions
• Live Webinars

Quantifiable outcome

• 1M+ learners served on platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PharmConcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmCon is the parent company of freeCE. The newsletter and brand messaging reference PharmCon's ecosystem. freeCE operates as a subsidiary brand within the PharmCon network.
• CE BrokercoreTechnology or IntegrationCE Broker integration allows automatic reporting of completed continuing education credits to state boards, streamlining compliance tracking for users.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NetCE: NetCE is a multi-discipline healthcare CE provider covering pharmacists, nurses, and allied health professionals with accredited online courses — overlapping with freeCE's APRN/CE offering and adjacent pharmacy segments.
• Power-Pak C.E. Power-Pak provides ACPE-accredited pharmacy CE for pharmacists and technicians via online courses and is one of the longest-standing competitors in the U.S. pharmacy CE category, directly competing for individual and enterprise subscribers.
• Postgraduate Healthcare Education: Postgraduate Healthcare Education delivers live and online ACPE-accredited CE for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, representing another scaled direct competitor in the same accreditation and persona segments.
• Pharmacy Times Continuing Education: Pharmacy Times CE offers accredited continuing education targeted at pharmacists and pharmacy technicians via live and on-demand formats, serving as a content-and-distribution peer in the same ACPE ecosystem.
• Pharmacist's Letter / RxCE: Therapeutic Research Center's Pharmacist's Letter offers accredited pharmacy CE as part of its subscription, directly competing for the same pharmacist subscriber base with a similar unlimited-CE subscription model.
• CEImpact (formerly CE Direct): CEImpact is a direct competitor in pharmacy continuing education, offering ACPE-accredited live and on-demand CE for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with enterprise tracking — overlapping almost entirely with freeCE's core offering.
• ProCE: ProCE provides accredited pharmacy CE, professional development, and certification programs to pharmacists and technicians, directly comparable in product mix and target audience to freeCE.

Broad incumbents

• Pri-Med: Pri-Med delivers accredited continuing education across primary care and adjacent professions via live meetings and online. It intersects with freeCE on the APRN/nursing pharmacology audience and offers a broader clinician CE portfolio.
• Medscape Education: Medscape Education is a large-scale, multi-specialty accredited CE platform for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. It overlaps with freeCE on pharmacy and APRN audiences but competes across a much broader healthcare professional portfolio.

Others

• CE Broker: CE Broker is the official CE-tracking platform used by state boards and integrated with freeCE for compliance reporting. It is an enabling technology partner / ecosystem participant rather than a content competitor, but its strategic role is central to freeCE's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/freeCEonline
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FreeCEonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/freeCEonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freece---a-subsidiary-of-pharmcon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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