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Becker Professional Education

Becker Professional Education is a global provider of accounting exam review courses and continuing professional education in accounting and finance. It is best known for its CPA Exam prep courses, which have helped nearly two million candidates pass the Uniform CPA Exam and become Certified Public Accountants.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

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Becker Professional Education is a global provider of accounting exam review courses and continuing professional education in accounting and finance. It is best known for its CPA Exam prep courses, which have helped nearly two million candidates pass the Uniform CPA Exam and become Certified Public Accountants. However, they have expanded to offer more credentialing exam review courses as well as continuing professional education (CPE).2

How it started

History

Becker was founded in 1957 by Newton D. Becker, a CPA and educator who initially developed the course to train colleagues at Price Waterhouse. Their CPA Exam Review was the first of its kind available to a broad audience.

The company became independent in 1960 and rapidly expanded, offering in-person classes in over 90 cities by the 1980s. In 1996, Becker was acquired by DeVry Inc. (later Adtalem Global Education), and in 2022, it was acquired by Colibri Group, a professional education company that also serves real estate, healthcare, teaching, valuation & property services, and financial services.

From Wikipedia’s article on Becker Professional Education, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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