Aspira Continuing Education

What Aspira Continuing Education does

Aspira Continuing Education (d/b/a Aspira CE), operating as Aspira CE, LLC under California law, is a private online continuing education provider founded in 2008 and headquartered in Camarillo, California. The company operates a self-serve, asynchronous web-based learning management system (aspirace.com) that delivers board-approved continuing education courses to U.S.-licensed mental health and healthcare professionals, including psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, social workers, substance abuse counselors, and registered, licensed practical, and licensed vocational nurses. Its courses are approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC, ACEP No. 6416), and are accepted by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CA BBS) through deference to those approvals, enabling acceptance across U.S. state licensing boards.

The platform operates a freemium access model — all courses and exams are freely viewable before purchase, with customers paying only to unlock certificates of completion. Revenue is generated through subscription tier plans — 1-Year Limited ($89), 1-Year Unlimited ($149), 2-Year Unlimited ($249), 10-Year Unlimited ($549), and Lifetime Unlimited ($699) — and pay-as-you-go individual unit purchases ($9/unit for 1–9 units, $7/unit for 10+ units). GTM is product-led: customers self-register, browse courses, take unlimited exam attempts, and print certificates without sales interaction. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via aspirace.com, supported by a content marketing and SEO strategy built on a blog and dedicated state-specific CE requirement guides.

The company is independently operated with 1–10 employees, no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A activity. Reported customer engagement includes 73,205+ reviews averaging 4.7 stars, with a 100% money-back guarantee within 30 days for unused units and live customer support via phone and email. Oversight is maintained through identified Psychologist and Social Worker Consultants providing grievance review under APA/NBCC compliance frameworks.

Name

Aspira Continuing Education

Legal name

Aspira CE, LLC

Website

https://aspirace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aspira Continuing Education (Aspira CE) is a U.S. provider of APA- and NBCC-approved online continuing education courses delivered through a self-serve web platform, serving licensed psychologists, MFTs, counselors, social workers, addiction counselors, and nurses for license renewal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Continuing Education for Licensed Professionals

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAD

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Online continuing education
• Mental health CE courses
• Nursing continuing education
• Board approved CEUs
• Professional license renewal

Headquarters

HQ city

Camarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based CE Unit Sales: Aspira CE generates revenue primarily through selling continuing education unit (CEU) packages and subscriptions. Customers purchase unit bundles (limited or unlimited access for defined periods) or per-unit purchases to unlock course certificates of completion. The platform offers tiered subscription plans (1-Year Limited, 1-Year Unlimited, 2-Year Unlimited, 10-Year Unlimited, Lifetime Unlimited) and individual unit purchases. Revenue is recurring from subscription renewals and one-time unit purchases. A freemium model provides free access to courses and exams prior to purchase of units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aspira CE sells online continuing education (CE) course access to individual licensed mental health professionals and nurses across the United States. Customers purchase CE units or subscriptions that unlock certificates of completion for APA- and NBCC-approved courses across psychology, marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, social work, addiction counseling, and nursing disciplines. Course content and exams are accessible free of charge prior to purchase, with a 100% money-back guarantee on unused units.

Product overview

Aspira CE operates as a unified online continuing education platform offering board-approved CE courses for mental health and healthcare professionals. The core product portfolio includes specialized courses for Psychologists (APA-approved), MFTs, Professional Counselors (NBCC-approved), Social Workers, Addiction/Substance Abuse Counselors, and Nurses. The platform uses a unit-based access model where users purchase individual units or subscribe to unlimited access plans (1 Year, 2 Year, 10 Year, or Lifetime) to access all courses, exams, and certificates of completion. All courses are accessible online with 100% money-back guarantee and live customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychologist Continuing Education APA-approved online continuing education courses for PhD, PsyD, and LEP psychologists covering ethics, trauma, CBT, telehealth, and DSM diagnosis to satisfy psychology license renewal requirements across U.S. states.
• Marriage and Family Therapy Continuing Education Board-approved online CE courses for LMFT, MFT, AMFT, and MFTI professionals covering ethics, child development, and MFT-specific practices to maintain marriage and family therapy licensure.
• Professional Counselor Continuing Education NBCC-approved online CE courses for LPC, LPCC, LCP, MHC, and other licensed professional counselors covering ethics, trauma, telehealth, and evidence-based practices to satisfy state licensing renewal requirements.
• Social Worker Continuing Education Online CE courses for LCSW, LSW, ASW, and other licensed social workers covering ethics, trauma-informed care, laws, and boundaries to fulfill state social work license renewal requirements.
• Substance Abuse Counselor Continuing Education Online CE courses for CADC, CPS, CCS, CADCA, and other certified addiction/substance abuse counselors covering evidence-based addiction treatments, addiction counseling ethics, and dual diagnosis to maintain certification and licensure.
• Nursing Continuing Education Online CE courses for RN, LPN, LVN, and other nurses covering state-mandated topics such as Laws & Rules, Medical Error Prevention, Human Trafficking, and Recognizing Impairment, with state-specific content including Florida's 24-hour biennial nursing requirement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 73,205+ reviews with 4.7-star average

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Elite Healthcare: Online CE provider for mental health, nursing, and healthcare professionals. Comparable in audience (counselors, social workers, nurses), state-specific modules, and online delivery.
• Professional Development Resources: Online CE provider for psychologists, counselors, social workers, MFTs, and nurses. Direct competitor in board-approved mental health CE with overlapping accreditations and subscription pricing.
• Therapist Development Center: Provider of online CE and license-prep content for therapists (LMFT, LCSW, LPC). Closely comparable target customer and online-only distribution.
• Wild Iris Medical Education: Online CE for nurses and allied health professionals with state-specific content. Comparable in web-only delivery, subscription/individual pricing, and state-board approval positioning.
• CE4Less: Online continuing education for psychologists, MFTs, counselors, and social workers. Directly comparable in target audience, board-approved catalog, and self-serve subscription model.
• NetCE: Large-scale online CE platform covering mental health and allied health professions. Comparable in discipline breadth (counselors, social workers, nurses) and state-approved course offerings.

Broad incumbents

• CE Broker: Compliance-tracking platform for licensed professionals across multiple states. Broad incumbent adjacent to Aspira CE's workflow, increasingly bundling CE course marketplaces.
• American Psychological Association (APA Office of CE Sponsor Approval): The accreditation body itself, but APA also offers CE directly and sets the standards Aspira CE must meet. Broad incumbent shaping the regulatory environment of the category.

Others

• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Accreditation body for counselors and provides its own CE catalog. Broad incumbent that both accredits Aspira CE and competes for the same professional audience.

Emerging players

• CEU Marketplace: Aggregator-style marketplace of CE courses for mental health professionals. Partially overlaps in catalog breadth and target clinicians but competes on price/aggregator convenience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aspirace
• Facebookfacebook.com/AspiraContinuingEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aspira-ce-llc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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