Iowa Continuing Education
Exact CE hours, renewal cycles, license classes, and required topics for 12 licensed professions in Iowa — from each board's published rules — with the online course for each.
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Iowa CE requirements by licensed profession
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Real Estate Agents
36 hours every 3 yearsIowa Real Estate Commission (Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing)
Requirements & coursesInsurance Agents
36 hours every 3 yearsIowa Insurance Division
Requirements & coursesEngineers
30 hours every 2 yearsIowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board (IELSEB), under the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
Requirements & coursesArchitects
24 hours every 2 yearsIowa Architectural Examining Board (Dept. of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
Requirements & coursesLand Surveyors
30 hours every 2 yearsIowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board (Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
Requirements & coursesLandscape Architects
24 hours every 2 yearsIowa Landscape Architectural Examining Board (Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing, Professional Licensing Bureau)
Requirements & coursesTax Preparers
15 hours every yearIowa Department of Revenue
Requirements & coursesWater & Wastewater Operators
10 hours every 2 yearsIowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Water Supply Operations - Operator Certification
Requirements & coursesAuto Dealers
5 hours every 2 yearsIowa Department of Transportation (Motor Vehicle Division) — curriculum by Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association / community colleges
Requirements & coursesDriver Education Instructors
No CE hours requiredIowa Department of Transportation
Requirements & coursesAuto Repair Technicians
4 hours every 2 yearsIowa Law Enforcement Academy (certification) with Iowa DOT Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection (training)
Requirements & coursesPesticide Applicators
6 hours every 3 yearsIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide Bureau
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