The AIA East Bay dedicates itself to ensuring our members have the resources they need to advance in their careers. This year, your Board of Directors has elected to develop a robust program to help people study for and pass the Architect Registration Exam (A.R.E). Similar to other online courses that cost between $1,500 – $4,900 year, our program will be FREE for all AIA East Bay Associate members in good standing. Soon, we will open these courses up to the public with pricing 20% below what others are charging (a great deal for everyone) but it will always be free for our members.

Our first two course modules, Practice Management and AIA Contracts, are now open and available to East Bay members only. All six exam study courses will be rolled out over the next few months. For those who are not AIA East Bay members, these courses will be reasonably priced to ensure anyone who wants to study for these exams has a high-quality, low-cost option.

These courses include hundreds of lessons and over 10 hours of video instruction, practice test questions, section quizzes, a community platform for resource sharing, group study coordination, and support.

Please note that the AIA East Bay PrepARE program is intended to complement your use of textbooks, live ARE sessions given by your chapter, and almost any legitimate study supplement.

We look forward to working with you over the coming months to make this program a model of high-quality professional training that fits your lifestyle, career goals, and budget.