Center for Financial Training | Atlantic and Central States: Diplomas and Certificate Programs

Diploma and Certificate Programs

The Center for Financial Training currently offers ten nationally-recognized diplomas and certificates, with concentrations in key areas of the financial services industry. The courses required for each of these diplomas and certificates are industry-related and provide practical information useful in the workplace.

Diplomas

General Financial Services
Advanced Financial Services
Real Estate Lending
Consumer Lending
Commercial Lending
Financial Services Operations
Financial Services Management

Certificates

Professional Teller
Introduction to Supervision
Introduction to Financial Services
Introduction to Financial Services Operations
Introduction to Human Resources
Introduction to Credit Analysis
Introduction to Lending

Click Here to view CFT ACS & ICBA diploma and certificate requirement worksheets. To request a CFT ACS & ICBA diploma or certificate evaluation (Click Here to view a sample evaluation report) of your transcript, please contact Marta Liimatainen via email at marta@cftatlantic.org.

Students can earn the necessary credits to obtain/achieve these diplomas and certificates through a variety of options:

“Traditional” Live Evening Classes - Spring, Summer, and Fall Semesters Provide You With Many Options to Continue Your Education!
Instructor-led On-line Courses - Continuous “Start Dates” Make Taking a Class More Convenient Than Ever!
Guided Self-Study Courses - Work at Your Own Pace - You Decide Where and When to Complete the Course Work!
Seminars and Workshops - Timely Topics Offered in One-Day, Multiple-Day and Evening Formats!

Up to 1/2 of the credits required for each of these diplomas and certificates may be transferred from a college or university. The Center for Financial Training will even review training programs being taught by your financial institution and apply credit where applicable. You may already be well on your way to achieving a CFT ACS & ICBA diploma or certificate in your desired field! Call 800-795-5242 for more information.

Create a Certificate Unique to Your Financial Institution. Is your corporate focus on sales, customer service, or maybe a combination of the two? You can now offer your employees a certificate exclusive to your financial institution that requires them to take the courses and seminars you feel best align with your corporate strategy. Combine your internal training programs with CFT ACS & ICBA courses and seminars to develop an educational track that will keep your employees focused!

Transferring Your College Credits to CFT - Transfer Credit Evaluation

The Center for Financial Training accepts transfer college credits from most colleges and universities. In order to receive transfer credit into a CFT ACS & ICBA students record, students will need to complete the Center for Financial Training Recordkeeping Services Request Form, and forward it to the Center for Financial Training office, along with the $25.00 transfer credit evaluation fee. Please instruct your college to send your transcript directly to the CFT ACS & ICBA office. Upon completion of the transfer credit evaluation by the Center for Financial Training, students will receive a CFT ACS & ICBA transcript reflecting which college credits were accepted into their CFT ACS & ICBA student record.

Transfer Your College Credits to a College or University

ACE Credit

The American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated and recommended college credit for the following nineteen (19) CFT ACS & ICBA courses. The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

CFT Course Title	Credits	ACE Transfer Credit Value
Accounting I	3.00 credits	Lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category
Analyzing Financial Statements	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Business Communication	3.00 credits	Lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category
Business Math	3.00 credits	Lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category
Commercial Lending	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Consumer Lending	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Economics	3.00 credits	Lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category
Financial Accounting	3.00 credits	Lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category
Human Relations	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Law and Banking: Applications	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Law and Banking: Principles	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Management	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Marketing	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Money and Banking	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Principles of Banking	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Real Estate Appraisal	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Real Estate Law	3.00 credits	Upper division baccalaureate degree category
Residential Mortgage Lending	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories
Supervision	3.00 credits	Upper and lower division baccalaureate/associate degree categories

These CFT ACS & ICBA courses will carry the same ACE college credit transfer recommendation, whether taken via classroom, on-line, or guided self-study.

ACE CREDIT connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in the workplace or other settings outside traditional higher education.

CFT ACS & ICBA educational programs deliver real value and industry-specific training to employees in the financial services community. CFT ACS & ICBA curriculum often ties directly to the financial institution's corporate training. The American Council on Education's (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service provides the added value of credit toward a college degree. Students who successfully complete ACE-evaluated CFT ACS & ICBA courses are able to have college credit recommendations from the ACE Transcript Service, a central national database, submitted to various institutions of higher learning for consideration.

In addition to the ACE CREDIT transfer recommendations, CFT ACS & ICBA also has transfer credit agreements with several local colleges and universities. These agreements detail exactly which CFT ACS & ICBA course credits will be accepted, and to which college courses they will be applied. Students will find business and banking related degree programs at these colleges that will complement their CFT ACS & ICBA course work. Click Here for more information about CFT ACS & ICBA college affiliation programs.

For more information on CFT ACS & ICBA's diplomas and certificates, the American Council on Education college credit transfer recommendations, and affiliated college degree programs, please call 800-795-5242, send an e-mail to info@cftatlantic.org, or visit https://www.acenet.edu/transcripts/register/.