Two Ways to Save

As an industry leader and your partner in acute/critical care nursing certification, we understand your certification needs – balancing cost-efficiency and the benefits certification brings to nurses, patients and hospitals. To help foster excellence through certification, we offer two discount options.

Group Discount

Nurses receive discounted certification exam fees when groups of 10 or more candidates apply together.

Organization Discount

Employers and AACN chapters enjoy significant savings by purchasing 30 or more certification exam vouchers to be used within three years.

Certification Discounts At-A-Glance

Individual
Group Discount
Organization Discount
Number of certificants
Individual - 1
Group Discount - 10+
Organization Discount - 30+
Example cost per exam (CCRN)
Individual - $255 member
Individual - $370 nonmember
Group Discount - $230 member
Group Discount - $340 nonmember
Organization Discount - $205 (same for members/nonmembers)
Example savings (CCRN)
Individual - N/A
Group Discount - $25 per exam (members)
Group Discount - $30 per exam (nonmember)
Organization Discount - $50 per exam (members)
Organization Discount - $165 per exam (nonmember)
Available exams
Individual - CCRN, PCCN, CMC, CSC, ACNPC-AG, ACCNS-AG, ACCNS-P, ACCNS-N
Group Discount - CCRN, PCCN, CMC, CSC
Organization Discount - CCRN, PCCN, CMC, CSC
Preparation resources included with purchase
Individual - N/A
Group Discount - N/A
Organization Discount - Receive a free institutional license for the review course associated with each exam type purchased (excluding CMC and CSC); discounted participant packets available
Time frame
Individual - Take exam within 180 days of application
Group Discount - Take exam within 180 days of application approval
Organization Discount - Take exam within 180 days of redeeming exam voucher

Certification Discount Benefits

  • Overview

  • Group Discount

  • Organization Discount

  • 1Substantial savings available to individuals, employers and AACN chapters

  • 2Enables you to achieve your certification goals while reducing costs

  • 3Organization discount includes a free institutional license for the review course associated with each certification exam type purchased (excluding CMC and CSC)

  • 4Backed by AACN’s world-class customer support

  • 1Save at least $30 per certification exam application when you and your colleagues apply together

  • 2Partner with and support your peers in accomplishing your certification goals

  • 3Receive a 10% discount on AACN membership when you join at the time of your group application

  • 1Save on certification fees – support your nurses’ professional growth and get more nurses certified

  • 2Watch the savings multiply – for example, purchasing 30 CCRN exam vouchers saves you over $4,900 off of the nonmember rate

  • 3Receive one free institutional license per review course for each exam type you purchase, a $500+ value per course (excluding CMC and CSC)

  • 4Use our online portal for administering and distributing your discounted exam applications

  • 5Flexible program – valid for 36 months on any combination of eligible exams, including retakes and recertification