CPA CPE Courses Online – Flexible, NASBA-Approved Continuing Education

About Diversity Builder, Inc.

NASBA-Approved CPA CPE Course Providers

Diversity Builder, Inc’s courses are NASBA-approved in partnership with the online system provider of online CPE courses for CPAs, accountants, and financial professionals. It serves active CPAs, reactivating licensees, accounting firms, HR departments, and compliance teams across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Diversity Builder’s CPE-eligible course library is uniquely focused on soft skills, DEI, ethics, communication, and workplace leadership areas that NASBA classifies as non-technical behavioral CPE and that state boards and firms increasingly require.

Online CPE courses for CPA continuing education are available through Diversity Builder, Inc.

FAQs About Online CPA CPE Courses

What are CPE credits for CPAs?

CPE credits—Continuing Professional Education credits—are required training hours that CPAs must complete to maintain their licenses. They help CPAs stay current with accounting standards, tax rules, ethics requirements, and workplace-skill expectations set by state boards of accountancy.

How many CPEs are required for CPAs? Most U.S. states require CPAs to earn 80 CPE hours over a two-year reporting period, though some states use a three-year cycle. Many jurisdictions also require a specific number of ethics CPE hours—commonly four hours—within each reporting period. Check your state board of accountancy for your exact requirements.

Online CPE courses for CPA continuing education are available through Diversity Builder, Inc. Our online provider offers accredited courses for CPEs.

What are CPEs? They are continuing professional education and development that is required for certain licenses, such as CPAs (Certified Public Accountants).

Why are CPEs required for CPAs? The goal of requiring regular continuing education is for CPAs to stay current on changes to filing and reporting requirements as well as improving their financial skills and maintaining knowledge of ethics within the profession.

Who can issue the CPE credits for CPAs? CPE credits must be NASBA-approved. NASBA is the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.

Can inactive or retired CPAs take CPE courses? Yes. Inactive or retired CPAs reactivating their licenses can take self-study CPE courses to meet reactivation CPE requirements. The on-demand format lets reactivating licensees complete required hours efficiently without scheduled class times.

How long are the courses? Diversity Builder’s CPE courses vary in length. Course credit hours range from one to multiple hours, following NASBA’s 50-minute contact-hour standard. You complete each course at your own pace. There are no time limits or session deadlines once you purchase access.

How is CPE reporting handled? After passing a course, you immediately receive a NASBA-standard certificate of completion. You are responsible for submitting your CPE records to your state board of accountancy at renewal. Your Diversity Builder account stores all your certificates for easy retrieval during CPE reporting or an audit.

Can CPA firms buy courses for multiple CPAs? Yes. We offer multi-seat and firm-level access for CPA firms, accounting departments, and HR teams. Group purchases allow firms to manage CPE compliance across their entire team and track completions from a central account.

Do Diversity Builder courses count for other professional credits, such as HR, legal, or compliance? Our workplace training courses on DEI, cultural competency, multigenerational workforce, unconscious bias,  communication, and compliance are widely used by HR and compliance professionals for organizational training purposes. Employers and human resource managers should verify eligibility with their credentialing body. Let us know if you need Diversity Builder to complete a form to request continuing education credit for the class with a governing entity, such as SHRM, Bar associations, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 

Some of the most requested CPE courses are Communicating Cross Culturally, Project Management, ADA, Team Building, and Negotiating Skills.

How to Sign up for CPE Courses

Signing up for Diversity Builder’s online programs is easy. Call us or complete the form on this page listing the courses you have selected or ask any question. We will let you know the pricing, and give you an access link to take the classes. These courses are affordable and buying more than one at a time provides a discount. For instance, buying three is discounted to where you get the third credit free. Feel free to pool your purchases with your office or other CPA colleagues.