Compare NCE prep from Pocket Prep, Mometrix and PrepSolution
A mobile question bank, a monthly online course, a budget study guide or a fixed-price system: here is how the main National Counselor Examination prep options compare on price, practice tests and guarantees.
- Publicly sourced data
- Updated November 10, 2026
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- PrepSolution, 3 to 12 months
- $89.99–$229.99 PrepSolution, 3 to 12 months
- Pocket Prep Premium
- $20.99/mo Pocket Prep Premium
- Mometrix online course
- $99.99/mo Mometrix online course
- Mometrix study guide
- $49.99–$54.99 Mometrix study guide
As of November 10, 2026, Pocket Prep’s NCE app costs $20.99 a month for 2,000 questions, Mometrix’s online NCE course costs $99.99 a month with 1,750+ questions and 7 full-length tests, and Mometrix’s study guide is $49.99–$54.99. The NCE Complete Pass System costs $89.99 to $229.99 for 3 to 12 months, with 1,520 questions, 3 timed full-length mocks and 488 flashcards.
Every option, feature by feature
Competitor prices and features were read from each provider’s own public page on November 10, 2026: Pocket Prep’s NBCC NCE page, the Mometrix University NCE Prep Course page and the Mometrix NCE Study Guide page. AATBS also sells NCE prep, but its site blocked automated access on that date, so it is not in this table. “None listed” means the provider’s page did not list it. PrepSolution is our product; we are not affiliated with NBCC, Pocket Prep, Mometrix or AATBS.
An honest note about the Mometrix course
Mometrix’s online NCE course lists more questions, more full-length tests and more flashcards than PrepSolution, plus video lessons PrepSolution does not have. It bills $99.99 every month until you cancel, so it is strongest if you can finish in a month or two. PrepSolution charges one price for 3, 6 or 12 months and carries a pass guarantee.
What the PrepSolution NCE system includes
Every figure below comes from the NCE product page, so this page always matches what you can buy.
Standards-verified questions
1,520 original counseling questions checked against the ACA Code of Ethics and DSM-5-TR, each with a written rationale.
Timed full-length mocks
3 timed mocks at the length of the current NCE, so test-day pacing is rehearsed.
Counseling flashcards
488 flashcards across the CACREP study areas for short review sessions.
Study calendar
A study calendar that spreads every NBCC domain over 10 weeks.
Pass guarantee
If you complete the study plan, take all three mock exams, and don’t pass, we extend your plan free for the same length you bought — a 3-month plan gets 3 more months, a 6-month plan gets 6, a 12-month plan gets 12.
Why verified ethics and diagnosis content matters on the NCE
NCE items turn on the exact ACA Code of Ethics standard or DSM-5-TR criterion. Every PrepSolution NCE question is verified against those sources, and every rationale explains why each wrong option fails.
Source-checked
Questions are verified against the ACA Code of Ethics, DSM-5-TR and established counseling theory.
Rationale on every answer
Each question explains the correct choice and why each distractor fails.
Analytics by domain
Performance is tracked by NBCC domain so you know where to study next.
NCE prep questions, answered
It depends on whether you want full-length mocks or the largest drill bank. Pocket Prep lists 2,000 NCE questions and a mock exam mode from $20.99 a month. PrepSolution has 1,520 questions, 3 timed full-length mocks, 488 flashcards and a 10-week calendar for $89.99 (3 months) to $229.99 (12 months). Pick Pocket Prep for cheap phone drilling and PrepSolution for exam-length timed practice and a set study plan.
Pocket Prep costs less per month; PrepSolution charges once. Pocket Prep Premium is $20.99 billed monthly, $49.99 every three months or $124.99 a year, as a subscription. PrepSolution’s NCE plans are $89.99 for 3 months, $149.99 for 6 months and $229.99 for 12 months. For three months of study Pocket Prep is $49.99; PrepSolution adds full-length mocks and flashcards.
Yes, but it extends access rather than refunding money. Pocket Prep says that if you do not pass, it gives “three additional months of access to Premium Prep for free.” PrepSolution’s guarantee also extends access: finish the study plan and all 3 mocks, and if you do not pass, your plan is extended for the same length you bought.
Mometrix’s online course has more content; PrepSolution costs less over time. The Mometrix NCE Prep Course lists 1,750+ questions, 7 full-length tests, 30+ videos and 90+ lessons at $99.99 a month. PrepSolution has 1,520 questions, 3 timed mocks and 488 flashcards for $89.99 for 3 months. Choose Mometrix for video lessons on a short timeline, PrepSolution for a longer fixed-price window.
The Mometrix NCE Prep Course is $99.99 a month and renews monthly until you cancel. Mometrix says billing starts immediately and that it is not a free trial, with a 7-day money-back satisfaction guarantee. The Mometrix NCE study guide book is a separate one-time purchase: $49.99 for the eBook or $54.99 in print.
No. Mometrix offers money-back guarantees, not pass guarantees. The NCE Prep Course has a 7-day satisfaction refund, and the NCE study guide has a 1-year 100% money-back guarantee for any reason. PrepSolution’s guarantee is tied to passing: finish the study plan and all 3 mocks, and if you do not pass, your access is extended free for the length you bought.
Two, according to the product title. Mometrix lists the book as “NCE Exam Preparation Secrets Study Guide – 2 Full-Length Practice Tests”, 2nd edition, dated March 2020, though one customer review on the same page mentions three. The book also links to 30+ review videos and includes a four-week study plan.
Among the vendors checked, Pocket Prep lists the most at 2,000 questions. Mometrix’s online NCE course lists 1,750+ and PrepSolution lists 1,520. The Mometrix book does not publish a question count, and AATBS could not be checked. Count is not everything: PrepSolution and Mometrix publish their full-length test counts (3 and 7); Pocket Prep does not say how many mocks it has.
NCE prep from $89.99
1,520 standards-verified questions, 3 timed full-length mocks and 488 flashcards, with the pass guarantee on every Complete Pass System plan.