United States · Licensing exam
Start with NBCC’s free handbook and content outline for your exam, then add practice. NBCC’s own study guides cost $34.95. Apps like Pocket Prep and EZPrep and full review courses cost more. Here’s what each one offers.
Read the handbook for your exam first. It covers the format, time, ID rules and how the passing score is set, with sample questions. The content outline shows what’s tested and how much each domain counts.
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The NCE guide has 180 practice questions with full explanations and comes in large print. The NCMHCE guide has six practice case studies with multiple-choice questions. They come from NBCC’s own foundation.
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Check this before you study. Your board decides whether you take the NCE or the NCMHCE.
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Lists 2,000 NCE questions and 1,000 NCMHCE questions. Premium unlocks all 13 exams in its Behavioral Health app. Offers three more months free if you don’t pass. Rated 4.8 from about 18,000 ratings on the App Store.
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Covers the NCE and the CPCE, with practice questions and a timed exam simulator. Rated 4.9 from about 3,600 ratings on the App Store.
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The NCE package has 800 questions and the NCMHCE package has 500 questions from more than 50 case studies, with flashcards. Listed on NBCC’s preparation page, which notes that listings may be paid ads.
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NCMHCE only. NBCC’s preparation page says it has more than 170 full-length narratives. It also runs a free weekly podcast.
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Online courses, study guides and flashcards. NBCC’s preparation page lists 1,650+ NCE questions and 750+ NCMHCE questions, with a money-back guarantee on direct orders.
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A long-standing NCE review book, written as questions and answers. Rosenthal also has a Master Lecture Series for the NCE and CPCE. Aimed at the NCE more than the NCMHCE.
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