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Not disclosed - ncda.org

· 1 week ago

This is the National Career Development Association. A membership body for career counselors, not a software product. Join if you want credentialing and training in that field; if you came shopping for a tool, there is nothing here to buy.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; they confirm a career-development membership association with no software product to evaluate.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo software product to evaluate
  • Feature depthMembership org, not a feature-comparable product
  • Support qualityDues and account issues route through office contact
  • Security postureNo vulnerability findings in reviewed sources

Pricing

$40

Student membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo
Professional membershipNot listed
Organizational membershipNot listed

Best for

  • Career counselors seeking credentials
  • Counseling students
  • Career coaches wanting CE courses
  • University career centers

Not for

  • Teams shopping for any software, there is no product here
  • HR departments wanting recruiting or CRM tooling
  • Devs chasing NetApp's NCDA storage certification, different NCDA
  • Anyone expecting a free trial or self-serve product

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Dues and account changes often require contacting the NCDA office directly, expect manual processes.

medium

Credential fee ranges vary by membership status; second credentials priced separately.

low

Conference registration is a separate cost on top of membership dues.

low

The name is easily confused with NetApp NCDA certification and unrelated NCDA agencies.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Established credentialing body for career counselors and specialists
  • Student membership starts at $40
  • Learning Hub courses, conference, and resource store for continuing education
  • Organizational memberships available for teams and institutions
  • Universities cite NCDA credentials in career-center program reviews

Cons

  • Not software, a professional membership association
  • Store resources gated behind member login
  • Credential fees differ for members versus non-members
  • Name collides with NetApp's NCDA cert and other NCDA organizations

Sources & method

- 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x1security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $40

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. $40 student tier is cheap for credentials
  • Ease of use. No software product to evaluate
  • Feature depth. Membership org, not a feature-comparable product
  • Support quality. Dues and account issues route through office contact
  • Security posture. No vulnerability findings in reviewed sources
  • $40 Student membership Lowest listed tier
  • No Free tier Paid membership required
  • Association Product type Not a software product

Pricing

Student membership

$40

  • Requires student status
  • Member pricing on credentials and store

Professional membership

Not listed

  • Dues handled via office contact
  • Credential discounts

Organizational membership

Not listed

  • For institutions and teams

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Testimonials praise NCDA's training and credentialing, but sources are thin, truncated, and partly self-published.

Companies that use it

  • Cypress College Career Planning Center⁶
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; they confirm a career-development membership association with no software product to evaluate.

Ncda.org is a career-counselor membership association, not software. Worth joining only if you work in career development.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; they confirm a career-development membership association with no software product to evaluate.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. NCDA Join/Renewncda.org
    official
  2. NCDA Credentialingncda.org
    official
  3. NCDA Learning Hubncda.org
    official
  4. NCDA Career Credential Pricingncda.org
    official
  5. NCDA Organizational Membersncda.org
    official
  6. Cypress College Career Planning Center program reviewcypresscollege.a2hosted.com
    official
  7. NCDA training testimonial (Facebook)facebook.com
    review
  8. NCDA acronym disambiguationacronymfinder.com
    news
  9. NCDA product security pagencda.org
    security

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