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A company of A-B-CPR & First Aid Training Inc · AHA Training Center since 1998

Online CPR certification from a real training center, not a certificate mill

A real training center, a real instructor, and a verifiable certificate. Online when online is right for you, and an honest pointer to a hands-on class when your job needs one.

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Instant digital certificate · Valid 2 years · Most courses done in about an hour

First, a 20-second honesty check

The cheap instant-cert sites skip this part. We lead with it, because the wrong certificate wastes your money and your time.

Online-only is a good fit if you are…

  • Getting certified for personal or family preparedness
  • A parent, babysitter, nanny, or caregiver
  • Refreshing skills between in-person certifications
  • In a workplace that explicitly accepts a fully-online certificate
Choose your course

You need a hands-on, verified card instead if you are…

  • A healthcare provider who needs BLS
  • A licensed California childcare provider (EMSA courses)
  • In an OSHA-regulated workplace requiring a skills check (on-site training)
  • Told by your employer or licensing board that online-only is not accepted
Take the full fit check

Online courses

Pick your certification

Every course: self-paced, instant digital certificate, valid two years, verifiable by your employer.

Online CPR Certification

Adult, child, and infant CPR plus AED in one self-paced course. The essentials, done right, in about an hour.

$19.95 · valid 2 years · instant certificate

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Online BLS Certification

Studying BLS online is real. A job-ready BLS card without a skills check is not. This page explains the difference.

See course for pricing · valid 2 years · instant certificate

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Why us, not a certificate mill

The signals the $9.95 instant-cert sites can't show you

  • AHA Training Center company

    A company of A-B-CPR & First Aid Training Inc, an American Heart Association Training Center. Teaching CPR since 1998, not a website that appeared last year.

  • A real, named instructor

    Courses built and overseen by Mike Long, the same instructor who has trained thousands of students in person since 1998.

  • Verifiable certificate

    Every certificate can be verified by your employer. Verify a certificate or view a sample before you enroll.

  • Sample certificate

    See exactly what you get before you pay. Sample certificate image: coming from client

A real instructor, on purpose

Built by Mike Long, teaching CPR since 1998

Most online certification sites have no named instructor at all. Our online courses are built and overseen by Mike Long, the instructor behind A-B-CPR's in-person classes in Southern California for more than 25 years. Same standards, same curriculum discipline, delivered at your pace.

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What students say

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Questions people actually ask

Is online CPR certification legitimate?

It can be, when it comes from a real training organization and is used for the right purpose. Online-only certificates work for personal preparedness, caregivers, and employers that accept them. They do not satisfy requirements that call for a hands-on skills check, like healthcare BLS or California EMSA childcare licensing. A-B-CPR Online Training is a company of A-B-CPR, an American Heart Association Training Center since 1998.

Will my employer accept an online-only certificate?

Many general workplaces do; healthcare, EMS, and licensed childcare typically do not. Ask your employer before buying from anyone. Our fit-check page covers the common cases, and if you need a hands-on class we will point you to one.

How fast can I get certified?

Most courses take about 60 to 90 minutes, fully self-paced. Your digital certificate is available to download the moment you pass the final quiz, and it is valid for two years.

What if I need a hands-on or in-person class?

Our parent brand, A-B-CPR & First Aid Training, teaches in-person and hybrid classes including healthcare BLS and EMSA childcare courses in Southern California, and on-site training for teams. We link to the right class from every page.

Get certified today, on your schedule

Enroll now and most students finish, pass, and download their certificate within the hour.

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