Best CMA Exam Study Tools and Resources
CMA Exam Academy sells its study tools individually, so you can buy the one piece you’re missing. The lineup covers textbooks, video and audio lectures, a test bank, formula guides, the AI CMA Coach, 1-on-1 human tutoring, and a flashcards app. Most come as Part One, Part Two, or both parts.
- 92%Average Student Pass Rate
- Since 2014Coaching CMA Candidates
- 120Countries Represented
- RecognizedIMA Silver Course Provider
CMA Exam Textbooks
I wrote these for the person reading at 9 p.m. after a full day at work. Every topic on both parts, in plain English, so you’re not stopping to look things up. They teach the material. They carry no practice questions, on purpose.
- Plain English, no jargon
- Covers every topic on both parts
- Yours to keep, mark up, and re-read
“Great review course if you have zero to little accounting background. Nathan’s textbooks explain all the concepts concisely.”
Hope HarrelCMA
CMA Test Bank
Practice is how you find out what you don’t know before the exam does. More than 4,000 multiple-choice questions plus 27+ case-based questions (CBQs) with model answers, filtered by topic so you can see exactly where you’re weak.
- 4,000+ multiple-choice questions
- 27+ CBQs with model answers
- Filter by topic to find weak areas
“The test bank was a life saver - it allowed me to see where I was struggling so I could work extra hard on those topics.”
Leia WoodCMA
CMA Video Lectures
Some topics don’t click when you read them. You go over the same paragraph three times and still don’t get it. Watch it taught instead, then watch the whiteboard walkthroughs where I work practice questions the way you’ll work them on exam day.
- Every section, both parts, one subscription
- Whiteboard walkthroughs of real questions
- Rewind anything you didn’t get
“The study material was comprehensive and well-structured, and the recorded lectures were incredibly insightful and easy to follow.”
Mohammed Saud Gulam AkbarCMAOne subscription unlocks both parts, so there’s no separate Part One or Part Two purchase.
CMA Audio Lectures
Turn the commute, the errands, and the treadmill into study time. The full lecture library, both parts, on your phone. Most candidates find they remember more after they’ve heard a topic as well as read it.
- Full lecture library, both parts
- Download once, listen offline
- Study on the commute or at the gym
“I was going through the audio materials while training, which allowed me to make the best use of my time.”
Algirdas PurkenasCMA
CMA Exam Formula Guides
The exam gives you no formula sheet and no spreadsheet. Every formula you’ll need on test day, in one printable PDF, grouped the way the topics come up on the exam. Print it and drill it.
- Every formula for both exam parts
- Grouped by topic, not alphabetical
- Print it, drill it, take it anywhere
“The depth of topics covered, explanation in textbooks, formula guide, and videos helped me prepare for the exam.”
Nikhil DeshpandeCMA
Virtual 1-on-1 CMA Tutoring
Stop losing evenings to Google. Sit down with a Certified CMA over Zoom and bring the topics that keep beating you, or an exam score report you can’t read. You’ll leave with a plan for the next few weeks.
- One-on-one with a Certified CMA
- Bring your exam score report
- Leave with a plan for the weeks ahead
“What I love most are the weekly live coaching calls and mentors who are always there to answer your questions.”
Jie LiuCMA CandidateBooked by the session, so it covers whichever part you’re studying.
AI CMA Coach
It’s 11 p.m., you’re stuck on a variance problem, and nobody’s awake. Ask the AI CMA Coach instead. It explains the concept, walks the calculation, and tells you why the answer you picked was wrong.
- Answers in seconds, any hour
- Explains why your answer was wrong
- Buy tokens as you need them
“The structure, the AI advisor, practising the test banks, it all paid off.”
Camelia MorjolicCMASold in token packs. One token covers one question and answer, for either exam part.
CMA Exam Flashcards
Built for the queue, the elevator, and the 10 minutes before a meeting starts. Every topic on both parts, in your pocket. Ten minutes of testing yourself will do more for you than ten minutes of rereading.
- Every topic, both exam parts
- Practice in the gaps in your day
- Search “CMA Coach” in your app store
“The program included text, lectures, practice exams, flashcards, a support community and more. It was a great investment in myself.”
Kate TwarowskiCMA CandidateOne app, both parts, nothing to choose.
Textbooks Plus the Test Bank
The books and the bank do two different jobs. The textbooks teach you the material, which is why they carry no practice questions. The test bank is where you find out how much of it you actually retained. Reading a topic and answering questions on it are two different things, and the exam only asks you to do the second one.
Every Tool on This Page Is Already Inside the 16-Week Accelerator
The tools on this page work on their own, and thousands of candidates have passed using them that way. What they can’t do is keep you on track. The Accelerator adds the proven 16-week plan, weekly assignments and accountability check-ins, checkpoint exams that surface your knowledge gaps while there’s still time to close them, and unlimited coaching support with a 24-hour response from a human CMA Coach.
- 16 WeeksStructured plan, per exam part
- WeeklyCoaching calls and accountability
- 24 HoursCoaching email response time
- 100%Refund if you complete it and don’t pass
Not Sure Which One You Need?
Tell me where you are, what you’ve already bought, and what keeps going wrong, and I’ll point you at the right study tool that will most likely fix it.
Nathan Liao, CMA, founded CMA Exam Academy in 2014. Since then the Academy has coached candidates in 120 countries and is recognized by the IMA as a Silver Course Provider.
