CE Ready

What CE Ready does

CE Ready is an online continuing education platform that delivers accredited nursing CEUs to Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) across all 50 U.S. states. The company holds ANCC accreditation (Provider Number P0986) and is listed on the CE Broker marketplace (provider 41474), with a native integration that automatically reports completed credits to CE Broker in participating states, eliminating the manual upload burden for nurses. The platform is built on a standard e-commerce learning management system that supports self-paced course completion, instant certificate generation, and state-specific course bundles tailored to each state's license renewal requirements. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was founded in 2024.

CE Ready monetizes through a four-tier direct-to-consumer pricing structure: an RN & LPN Annual Subscription at $49/year, an RN & LPN One Year Pass at $59, an APRN Annual Subscription at $99/year, and an APRN One Year Pass at $119. Recurring subscriptions represent the core recurring revenue stream, while one-time passes capture price-sensitive annual buyers, and a 30% commission affiliate program extends distribution through nursing content creators and educator partners. Distribution is exclusively digital via the company's own website and the CE Broker marketplace, with no field sales or institutional sales motion. The go-to-market is product-led, supplemented by content marketing (a blog authored by CEO Dr. Pam Vollmer), SEO-optimized state landing pages, and an email newsletter.

The business is privately held by founder/CEO Dr. Pam Vollmer, DNP, RN, AMB-BC, NPD-BC, and operates with a 1-10 person team. There is no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor involvement. The product surface includes a standard course library (patient safety, ethics, pain management, infection prevention, mental health), a specialized pharmacology course library for APRNs, and pre-configured state-specific renewal packages. No AI/ML capabilities are evidenced in the product or technology stack.

Name

CE Ready

Legal name

CE Ready LLC

Website

https://ceready.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CE Ready is an ANCC-accredited online continuing education platform that delivers state-approved nursing CEUs to RNs, LPNs, and APRNs across all 50 U.S. states via subscription and one-time pass plans, with automatic CE Broker reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Continuing Education

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Certification & Exam Prep Course Marketplaces (EDAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Nursing continuing education
• Nursing CEU courses
• ANCC accredited CEUs
• Online nursing education
• State-specific nurse CE

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RN & LPN Annual Subscription: Annual subscription model providing access to the standard course library and pharmacology courses for RNs and LPNs. Renews automatically each year at $49 unless cancelled. Includes instant certificate download and automatic CE Broker reporting.
2. RN & LPN One Year Pass: One-time purchase offering full access to courses for one year without automatic renewal. Priced at $59 as a non-recurring alternative to the annual subscription.
3. APRN Annual Subscription: Annual subscription for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses including access to the full course library with emphasis on pharmacology courses required for APRN practice and prescriptive authority. Priced at $99/year with automatic renewal.
4. APRN One Year Pass: One-time purchase for APRN course access for one year, including the pharmacology course library. Priced at $119 without renewal.
5. Affiliate Program Commission: 30% commission on net order value for all qualifying purchases made through affiliate referral links, paid monthly on a net-30 schedule with $100 minimum payout threshold.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CE Ready operates an ANCC-accredited online learning platform that delivers nursing continuing education (CEU) courses to individual nurses across all 50 U.S. states. The platform offers annual subscriptions and one-year passes for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with automated CE Broker reporting, instant certificate downloads, and state-specific course packages for license renewal.

Product overview

CE Ready is a nursing continuing education platform offering ANCC-accredited CEUs through two main subscription tracks: the RN & LPN Plan (Annual Subscription at $49/year or One Year Pass at $59) and the APRN Plan (Annual Subscription at $99/year or One Year Pass at $119). The platform provides state-approved course bundles, individual courses, and specialized pharmacology libraries. Key features include automatic CE Broker reporting for participating states, instant certificate downloads, and courses designed for LPNs, RNs, and APRNs across all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RN & LPN Plan (Annual Subscription)

Quantifiable outcome

• Courses accredited by ANCC and recognized in all 50 states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wild Iris Medical Education: Wild Iris Medical Education is an established ANCC-accredited provider of online nursing and healthcare CE courses with state-specific bundles and instant certificate delivery. It is directly comparable to CE Ready in target customer, accreditation status, and self-paced online CE delivery.
• Corexcel: Corexcel is an ANCC-accredited provider of online nursing CE courses with state-specific offerings and instant certificate delivery. It is directly comparable to CE Ready on accreditation, self-paced online delivery, and RN/LPN/APRN target segments.
• NursingCE.com: NursingCE.com (operated by InforMed) is a direct competitor offering ANCC-accredited online nursing CE courses with state-specific packages and similar pricing tiers for RN/LPN and APRN. It is directly comparable to CE Ready on accreditation, target customer, product structure, and self-serve online delivery model.
• Elite Healthcare: Elite Healthcare (Elite CME/EliteCEU) is an ANCC-accredited provider of online nursing CE courses with state-specific packages and instant certificates. It is directly comparable to CE Ready on accreditation, delivery model, and persona focus.
• CEUFast: CEUFast is a long-standing ANCC-accredited nursing CE provider offering state-approved courses, instant certificates, and group/employer plans. It is directly comparable to CE Ready on accreditation, target persona (RN/LPN/APRN), and instant-certificate workflow.
• NetCE: NetCE is an established ANCC-accredited provider offering online nursing and healthcare CE courses across all 50 states with state-specific bundles and APRN pharmacology content. It is directly comparable to CE Ready on accreditation, multi-state coverage, and APRN/RN/LPN segmentation.

Broad incumbents

• RN.com: RN.com (by Relias) is a broad incumbent offering ANCC-accredited nursing CE across license types, with employer and hospital system channels. It overlaps with CE Ready's RN/APRN target market and CE delivery model, but at significantly larger scale and through B2B contracts.
• CE Direct: CE Direct, operated by ATI Nursing Education, is a broad incumbent in the nursing CE market offering ANCC-accredited courses across license types and employer-sponsored packages. It is comparable to CE Ready as an ANCC-accredited multi-state nursing CE provider, but with significantly larger institutional footprint and employer-channel sales.

Others

• CE Broker: CE Broker is the dominant electronic CE-tracking and reporting platform used by multiple state boards of nursing. CE Ready integrates with CE Broker as a provider (provider number 41474); CE Broker is adjacent ecosystem infrastructure rather than a direct competitor, but it shapes the competitive dynamics of the category.

Emerging players

• AffirmHealth Continuing Education: AffinityCE is a smaller online nursing CE provider offering ANCC-accredited self-paced courses and state-specific packages. It is comparable to CE Ready as an emerging, direct-to-consumer nursing CE platform targeting individual nurses.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CEReadycom
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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