The FCC does not administer commercial operator license examinations. To obtain a new or upgraded FCC commercial operator license, you must pass an examination administered by a COLEM. The COLEMs listed below are authorized by the FCC to administer examinations nationwide and, in some instances, at foreign sites. Contact a COLEM to obtain current location and schedule information. Upon passing the examination(s), the COLEM will issue you one or more Proof of Passing Certificates (PPCs) that you must include with your license application (unless the application is filed electronically by the COLEM).
 

Examination Managers Locations Element Fee Information

BFT Training Unlimited, Inc.
P.O. Box 2677
Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Contact: J. David Byrd
PHONE: 800-821-0906 or 707-792-5678
FAX: 707-792-5677
Website: www.elkinstraining.com
E-mail: info@elkinstraining.com

$75.00 per 1-2 exam elements, with a minimum fee of $75.00 per exam session.

ETA International
5 Depot Street
Greencastle, IN 46135

Contact: Joseph Maher
PHONE: 765-653-8262 or 1-800-288-3824
FAX: 765-653-4287
Website: www.etai.org
E-mail: eta@etai.org

$50.00 per exam session for up to 2 elements. $25.00 per additional element taken simultaneously. Electronic license application filing included.

Elkins International/Elkins Institute, Inc.
1945 Hawken Dr.
Plano (Dallas), Texas 75023

Contact: Laura Elkins
PHONE: 888-621-8876
Website: www.elkinsinternational-fcc.com
E-mail: elkins.fcc@gmail.com

$40.00 per element - minimum $80.00 per session.
Up to 2 exam elements, $80.00, same session.

Exemplar Global, Inc.
600 N Plankinton Ave., PO Box 602
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Contact: FCC Exam Administrator fcc@exemplarglobal.org
PHONE: 1-888-722-2440 or 1-414-274-2388
Website: http://www.inarte.org/what-we-offer/federal-communications-commission-fcc-licensing-examinations

$65.00 for up to 2 exam Elements.

International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET)
3608 Pershing Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76107-4527

Contact: Mack Blakeley
PHONE: 817-921-9101
FAX: 817-921-3741
Website:www.iscet.org
E-mail: testing@iscet.org

Fee: $50.00 - 90.00

Kennedy Point Maritime School
320 N. Atlantic Ave 6B
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Contact: John Beasley
PHONE: 321-543-3241
FAX: 321-252-2144
Website:www.kpmaritime.org
E-mail: johnbeasley1@msn.com or johnbeasley1000@att.com

$60 for the first element. $15 for any additional element.

Mariners Learning System, Inc.
800 Denow Rd, Suite C # 330
Pennington, NJ 08534

Contact: Bob Figular
PHONE: 866-732-2278 or 609-303-0664
Website: https://www.marinerslearningsystem.com/
E-mail: captainbob@marinerslearningsystem.com

$75.00 per exam element. All exams administered online.

Marine Technical Institute
1915 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Contact : John Flanagan
PHONE: 954-525-1014
FAX: 954-764-0431
Website : www.mptusa.com
E-mail: info@MPTUSA.com

Fee: $50.00 for the first 2 Elements (minimum sitting fee $50.00) and $25.00 for each additional Element per sitting.

National Marine Electronics Association
846 Ritchie Highway, L4
Severna Park, MD 21146

Contact: Cindy Love - clove@nmea.org
PHONE: 1-410-975-9425
FAX: 1-410-975-9450
Website: www.nmea.org

$50 for the first two elements (minimum sitting fee $50) and $25 for each additional element per sitting.

National Radio Examiners
P.O. Box 200065
Arlington, TX 76006-0065.
UPS or Fed Ex: 2000 E. Randol Mill Rd., Suite 608-A, Arlington, TX 76011-8208.

Contact: Larry Pollock
PHONE: 800-669-9594
FAX: 817-548-9594
Website:www.nationalradioexaminers.com
E-mail: colem@radioexaminers.com

$50.00 for the first 2 Elements (minimum sitting fee $50.00) and $25.00 for each additional Element per sitting.

Sea School
8440 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33702.

Contact: Mary Foster
PHONE: 1-800-237-8663
FAX: 727-522-3155
Website: www.seaschool.com
E-mail:hqstaff@seaschool.com

$25.00 - $55.00

US Captain's Training
8256 S. Watkins Lane
Traverse City, MI 49684.

Contact: Neil Smith
PHONE: 1-866-293-9308
FAX: 1-231-946-5136
Website: www.uscaptainstraining.com
E-mail:info@uscaptainstraining.com

$79.95 - $99.95 per element. Price includes an online course, online final exam, and application submission.

Updated:
Friday, May 5, 2023