FE exam prep compared: eight FE Civil options, prices and free mocks
Short answer
For timed practice on a budget, start free: Ozen Test Prep has two full-length FE Civil exams with no account, and AceFEExam gives one full mock every 30 days. Only AceFEExam publicly ships spaced repetition that re-asks your misses with new numbers. NCEES’s own practice exam ($50 a volume) is the best check of question style. Achievable ($199 a year) and PrepFE (from $79.99) are paid practice platforms; PPI2Pass, School of PE and Civil Engineering Academy sell courses and question banks from $149 up to about $1,800.
Checked against the sources below on November 3, 2026.
This comparison is written by AceFEExam, one of the eight, so read it as one provider’s account. Every other column quotes only what that provider publishes on its own public page, linked under Sources and read on 3 November 2026. Prices and plans change; check before you buy.
The eight options side by side
| Option | What it is | Price to start | Full-length practice | Free without paying |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCEES FE Civil Interactive Practice Exam | Official practice questions from the exam’s publisher | $50 per volume (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) | No: 50 questions per volume, timed option | No |
| PrepFE | Practice platform, five FE disciplines, iOS app | $79.99 (1 month), $99.99 (3), $119.99 (6) | Timed practice exams | No free plan listed |
| PPI2Pass (Kaplan) | Courses plus Learning Hub question bank | Learning Hub from $149; OnDemand from $195/week or $293.25/month (sale); Live Online from $1,295 (sale, list $1,795) | Yes, in the Learning Hub | No |
| School of PE | Video course (OnDemand or Live Online) | OnDemand from $349 (monthly); $1,099 full OnDemand; Live Online + OnDemand $1,499 list | Workbook with 110 questions | No |
| Civil Engineering Academy | FE Civil-only video course | $297/month to $897/year on CEA’s comparison page (course page lists $997) | Two 110-question practice exams | No |
| Achievable FE Civil | Adaptive course and question bank | $199 for a year | Three 110-question exams, 5 h 20 min | First chapters, no card |
| Ozen Test Prep | Free practice tests, all seven disciplines | Free | Two full-length FE Civil exams plus a half-length | Yes, no account; PDF and answer key |
| AceFEExam | FE Civil mock exam that copies the test-centre screen | Free; paid $59 for 90 days or $99 for 12 months, one-time | Yes: 110 questions in two sections, one-way submit, 25-min break | One full 110-question timed mock every 30 days (free account); the first 10 mock questions and an 8-question diagnostic with no account |
Which one fits you
- You want taught lessons and a schedule: a course. PPI2Pass and School of PE cover every FE discipline with live and recorded options; Civil Engineering Academy is FE Civil only and cheaper.
- You want lots of timed practice and pay little: Ozen Test Prep (free) or Achievable ($199 a year, three full exams and a pass guarantee).
- You want to rehearse the exam itself, two sections, the one-way submit and the break: the AceFEExam free mock, or Ozen’s full-length exams.
- You want to know how close the real questions feel: the NCEES Interactive Practice Exam. It is short, but it is written by the people who write the FE.
- You are not taking FE Civil: PrepFE, PPI2Pass, School of PE, NCEES and Ozen cover other disciplines; AceFEExam, Achievable and Civil Engineering Academy do not.
Where AceFEExam is weaker
- FE Civil only. No Mechanical, Electrical or other discipline.
- No video lessons and no live classes. It is practice and feedback, not teaching.
- New. It publishes no pass-rate history of its own, and says so.
- Browser only, no phone app.
Spaced repetition on misses
AceFEExam puts missed FE Civil questions on an SM-2 schedule and re-asks them with new numbers. PrepFE’s public pages describe topic strengths and re-dos, not a spaced-repetition miss queue. Achievable markets a memory engine. NCEES, Ozen, PPI2Pass, School of PE and Civil Engineering Academy do not list SRS on the pages checked for this table.
Try the format before you pay anyone
Sit the first 10 AceFEExam mock questions with no account, or take the 8-question diagnostic. Either tells you in ten minutes whether timed, exam-style practice is what you are missing.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best FE exam prep?
It depends on what you lack. A course (PPI2Pass, School of PE, Civil Engineering Academy) teaches; a practice platform (Achievable, PrepFE, AceFEExam, Ozen) drills timed questions; the NCEES practice exam calibrates question style. Most candidates need timed practice more than more lectures.
Does PrepFE use spaced repetition?
Not on the pages checked for this comparison. PrepFE publishes strengths/weaknesses and practice by topic. AceFEExam ships SM-2 review that re-asks misses with new numbers; Achievable markets a memory engine.
Is there free FE Civil exam prep?
Yes. Ozen Test Prep has two free full-length FE Civil exams with no account. AceFEExam gives one free full-length mock every 30 days with a free account, plus the first 10 mock questions and an 8-question diagnostic with no account. Both have free practice PDFs.
How much does an FE review course cost?
On 3 November 2026, from about $149 (PPI2Pass Learning Hub) to $1,099 (School of PE OnDemand) and $1,295–$1,795 for PPI2Pass Live Online. Practice-only platforms cost $79.99–$199.
Is the NCEES practice exam worth it?
As a late checkpoint, yes. It is $50 for 50 official-style questions with solutions. It is not a full-length exam, so pair it with full-length timed practice.
Check where you stand, free
The quick diagnostic is eight FE Civil questions in about ten minutes, with no account. The free mock is a full 110-question, 5 hour 20 minute FE Civil paper with a worked solution for every question.
Sources
- NCEES — FE Civil Interactive Practice Exam Vol. 1 ($50)
- PrepFE — Pricing plans
- PPI2Pass — FE Civil exam prep (Learning Hub, OnDemand, Live Online)
- School of PE — FE Civil exam prep (OnDemand, Live Online)
- Civil Engineering Academy — FE Civil review course comparison and prices
- Achievable — FE Civil exam prep course ($199)
- Ozen Test Prep — Free FE exam practice tests