CompTIA Security+ Continuing Education: How to Earn 50 CEUs for Renewal

Security+ is broad, vendor-neutral, and tied to real exam constraints. The current CompTIA exam is SY0-701. It costs $425, allows maximum of 90 questions in 90 minutes, and requires 750 on a scale of 100-900 to pass. Security+ renewal requires 50 CEUs in a three-year cycle.

How to earn 50 CEUs for Security+ renewal

CompTIA's Continuing Education program accepts multiple activity types for CEU credit. Training courses and education: completing vendor training, online courses, or college coursework in relevant subject areas. Higher certifications: passing a higher-level CompTIA certification (such as CySA+, PenTest+, or CASP+) can satisfy the entire Security+ renewal requirement. Work experience: documented security work experience can contribute CEUs. Teaching: instructing a course or creating training content. Publishing: writing articles or books on relevant topics.

The most efficient path to 50 CEUs

Passing a higher-level CompTIA certification is the most efficient single path — it satisfies the renewal requirement automatically. If that is not in your plan, accumulating CEUs through training courses and webinars throughout the three-year period is the next most practical approach. Avoid waiting until the final months of the renewal period.

The three-year CE fee

CompTIA charges a three-year CE maintenance fee of $150 for Security+. This must be paid when you renew — CEUs alone are not sufficient without the fee payment.

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