ISC2 CC: what it costs over three years
With no retakes, the fees listed below add up to $349 over the first three years, and that is partial: at least one fee is not published where we looked. Each line shows who sets the fee and the day we read it.
Cost over the first three years
| Fee | Each | Times | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam fee (each attempt) ISC2, read . ISC2 One Million Certified in Cybersecurity page | $199 | 1 | $199 |
| Annual maintenance fee (when due) ISC2, read . ISC2 member policies. ISC2 says the fee is due on the certification cycle start date and each anniversary. We count the three payments that fall in the first three years. | $50 | 3 | $150 |
| Total of the fees listed (partial, see below) | $349 | ||
Your numbers
Type the fee you pay, how many attempts you want to plan for and the date of the first one. The page does the arithmetic with the owner's wait. Nothing you type is saved or sent. This shows what you would pay and wait if every attempt but the last did not pass. It does not say how likely that is.
- Attempt 1, fee $199
- Attempt 2: wait 30 days after the last one, fee $199
2 attempts: fees add up to $398, and the waits add up to 30 days.
ISC2: ISC2 requires 30 test-free days after a first attempt, 60 after a second and 90 after a third and every later attempt, counted from your most recent attempt. You may attempt an ISC2 exam up to 4 times in a 12-month period for each certification program. Read October 18, 2026. Owner page. Confirm ISC2 CC fees and waits on the owner page before you pay.
Fees we do not list
These are left out of the total because we could not confirm an amount from the owner. The total is a floor, not the whole cost.
Two-attempt bundle: not published
ISC2 sells a bundle with two attempts and shows no price for it on the pages we read.
How the total is built
The total is the sum of the lines above for the first three years after you pass. Fees that repeat for each attempt are paid again for each retake you choose. Fees that fall due on a cycle are counted when they fall due inside the three years. Course and study costs, travel and state fees we do not list are not included. Fees change, so confirm each on the owner page before you pay.
See also exam change dates.
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