CED Engineering

What it is

CEDengineering.com describes itself as "An Online Continuing Education Provider for Professional Engineers". It is run by Continuing Education & Development, Inc. of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, the sponsoring organization named on its certificates, and it sells the PDH and CEU credits that licensed engineers need to renew their licenses. The FAQ defines a PDH as one contact hour of at least 50 minutes and notes that 1 CEU equals 10 PDHs, and it says 42 states and the District of Columbia currently mandate continuing education for engineers. A State Requirements section covers engineers and surveyors.

The catalog is written by outside engineers. The home page says "Our course providers are highly qualified professional engineers like you", and the site runs a full program for engineers who want to publish courses and earn royalties, which is why it also belongs among course marketplaces.

Formats

The course library offers several ways to earn credit:

• Online Courses. Document-based courses that engineers take "at your own schedule from the comfort of your home, workplace or anywhere". The library page says they are technical in nature, apart from a few managerial and ethical categories.
• Discount Packages. Top-selling courses grouped into 8, 12, 15, 24 and 30 PDH packages, either state-specific or general.
• Ethics, Laws and Rules. State-specific and general engineering ethics, plus a category on engineering catastrophes.
• Live Webinars. Scheduled, instructor-led sessions on a monthly calendar.
• Video Presentations. For engineers who would rather watch or listen to a recorded presentation than read the course material.
• Interactive Courses. Web-based courses with knowledge checkpoints, where "you must select the correct answer to a given question before proceeding forward."
• Timed and Monitored courses, listed in the menu under an OH label.

Online course categories run from aerospace, alternative and renewable energy, building design, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, geotechnical, HVAC, industrial, material, mechanical, petroleum, structural and transportation engineering to engineering management, business skills, safety and health, surveying and mapping, sustainable design and an AI for Engineers and Architects subcategory. A subcategory page shows the layout: under Business Planning, course K10-001, Developing Strategic Business Planning Skills: A DIY Project, carries 10 PDH for $240.00.

Prices and discounts

The FAQ publishes the normal price structure per PDH credit earned: $24.00 for Online Courses, $28.00 for Video Presentations, $34.00 for Interactive Courses and Timed and Monitored Courses, and $49.50 for Live Webinars.

Discounts depend on the benefit program. For companies the FAQ lists up to 52% off live webinars through the Group Webinar Program (meant for 7 or more engineers attending the same webinar), up to 80% off online courses through the Pre-Pay PDH Program and up to 70% through the Pay-As-You-Go Program. Individuals get 20% off all programs for 30 days after subscribing to the CED newsletter, 30% off their next 3 courses for referring a PE, and occasional promotions. New visitors can earn one free PDH with the online course Confined Space Entry.

Payment is by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover, by PayPal, or by check or money order. Engineers who pay by card print their certificate as soon as they pass the quiz; those who pay by check wait until the payment arrives by mail. Receipts can be downloaded from the confirmation page, the confirmation email or the account.

Taking a course

The process is the same for every format: browse the library, add courses or webinars to the cart and pay, go through the material, take the quiz online and print the certificate. CED encourages engineers to view its document-based online courses before buying, and several testimonials on the home page mention it. William Senkevich, P.E., of Florida writes: "I really like your business model. I like being able to view the text before purchasing."

The quiz uses multiple-choice questions, or a mix of multiple-choice and true/false. The FAQ sets the minimum number of questions by course length: 10 for a 1 to 2 hour course, 15 for 3 hours, and 20 for 4 hours plus 5 more for every additional hour. There is no time limit, answers can be saved at any point, and the pass mark is 70%. An engineer who fails may retake the quiz "as many times as necessary in order to pass at no additional cost."

The Certificate of Completion can be downloaded from the results page, from the email sent on passing, or from the account at any time. It shows the engineer's name, the course name and number, the completion date, the PDH earned, the course provider and the sponsoring organization. The FAQ says CED keeps records indefinitely but does not report to state boards; engineers submit certificates themselves when renewing or when audited.

Live webinars

The September 2026 calendar shows what the webinars look like: Fundamentals of AC Motors in 3 parts, Arc Flash and Electrical Safety to comply with NFPA 70E, transmission line parameters, geotechnical seismic design and soil improvement, LNG plant topics, heat treatment of ferrous alloys, and state ethics sessions for Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Illinois and Maryland engineers, including sexual harassment prevention training for PEs in Illinois. Sessions carry from 1 to 4 PDH; Mechanical Engineering Principles and Practice Part 1 runs from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET for 4 PDH.

After registering, the engineer receives a receipt and access instructions, then reminders 24 hours and 2 hours before the session. They join by computer with a microphone and speakers, or dial in by phone and follow the downloadable handout, and can interact with the instructor either way. The site recommends connecting 10 to 15 minutes early. Webinars have no quiz: the engineer submits a feedback form afterwards and receives the certificate by email. Cancelling with 24 hours' notice brings a full refund; later cancellations can be rescheduled or exchanged once, with exchanges valid for one year from purchase.

State acceptance and refunds

The home page says "CED is an approved provider in the states of FL, IN, MD, NC, NJ and NY", and the FAQ names Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey and New York as pre-approval states where courses are accepted automatically. For other states, the FAQ says CED courses are prepared in line with the NCEES CPC Guidelines and are "accepted by all State Licensing Boards", while noting that the engineer is responsible for checking that a course meets the board's rules. The home page adds: "Not a single CED course was ever rejected by any PE State Licensing Board."

The refund policy backs that up. If a board rejects a course, CED refunds the full price and offers a replacement course of equal value on written proof of denial. An unhappy buyer who has not taken the quiz gets a full refund within 24 hours of purchase, or an exchange within 30 days.

For course providers

To qualify as a course provider, an engineer needs work experience in the subject plus a Professional Engineering License or a doctorate in engineering from an accredited university. Publishing costs nothing: CED pays for course review and web customization, state approval administration, and publishing, marketing and promotion. To start, applicants email a short biography and resume, a description of the proposed courses and an estimate of the hours needed to review each course and complete its quiz; once approved, they receive an agreement and follow the Course Preparation Guidelines. Providers "earn a percentage of the course purchase price each time your course is purchased", get an email with every sale and can track earnings in their Course Provider account. The site does not state the percentage. Webinar presenters apply through a separate Become a Presenter link.

Who it suits and who it does not

CEDengineering.com suits licensed PEs who want a large, inexpensive library they can work through on their own schedule, and especially engineers in states that require state-specific ethics or laws and rules courses. Previewing course documents before paying, untimed quizzes with free retakes and the board-rejection refund lower the risk. Firms can use the group and prepaid programs, and engineers with a license or doctorate can publish courses at no cost.

The limits are practical. Most of the catalog is reading-based, so engineers who learn better by watching pay more for video, interactive or live formats. Live webinars run on a fixed Eastern Time schedule. And in states outside the pre-approval list, the engineer remains responsible for confirming that a course meets the board's rules.