Claude Certified Architect · Foundations
Results from people who took the exam.
A roadmap to get you there.
Real scores from people who publicly shared their results, plus the 8-step study sequence used to prepare with this app — written as a standalone guide that works regardless of testimonials.
How to use this app
The 8-step study sequence
A structured path from first login to exam day. Works whether or not you care about anyone's testimonial — this is just the sequence that gets you to a reliable score.
Take the Diagnostic Review
Start here. The Diagnostic Review maps your current mastery across all exam domains and surfaces your weakest spots. You get a per-domain breakdown — not a single number. This is the input that makes every subsequent step more efficient.
Open in app →Take all available scenarios
Work through every scenario in the Scenarios section. Each one tests your ability to reason about real architectural decisions — tool design, multi-agent coordination, prompt engineering, structured output — under exam-like conditions. The goal is exposure and calibration, not a perfect score.
Open in app →Review your missed questions
In the Practice section, filter to questions you answered incorrectly or skipped. Read the explanations. For each miss, identify whether it was a knowledge gap (wrong mental model) or an application gap (right model, misread the scenario). The distinction matters for how you remediate.
Open in app →Re-take scenarios where you missed questions
Return to any scenario where your accuracy was below your target. Wait at least a day before re-taking — the goal is to rebuild the correct reasoning pattern, not to recognise a specific question you now remember.
Open in app →Take the simulated practice exam
Run the full simulated exam under timed conditions. This exam is calibrated harder than Anthropic's official practice exam — intentionally. It exposes gaps that feel solid in scenario-by-scenario drills but break under sustained pressure across 60 questions.
Open in app →Score below 820? Review weak areas and repeat
820 on our simulated exam maps to Anthropic's own recommended threshold of 900+ on their official practice exam. Below 820: use the Diagnostic Review to get a fresh read on your current state, revisit the domains where you dropped points, and re-take the sim before moving forward.
Open in app →Take Anthropic's Official Practice Exam
Once you can sustain 820+ on our sim, use Anthropic's official practice exam as your final calibration check. It's available through your Skilljar account. Treat it as confirmation that you're ready — not as preparation. If you need it to find gaps, go back to step 6.
Take the actual CCA-F exam
One attempt per registration. There is no documented cooldown between registrations, but each registration costs $99 (or $49.50 with a partner promo code). Get your score consistently above threshold before you book the sitting.
On thresholds: We target ≥820 on our simulated exam. Anthropic recommends scoring 900+ on their official practice exam before sitting. These are calibrated to the same level of readiness — our sim is harder by design.
Public score data
What others are scoring
Of CCA-F testers who publicly shared their scores, results cluster between 890 and 985 out of 1000. The 720 pass line shows up nowhere in the public dataset — people who barely scrape it don't screenshot it. Use these numbers as upside, not as expectation.
“I passed Anthropic's Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam with a score of 893/1000.”
“I Passed the Claude Architect Exam — Here's the SKILL.md Framework You Can Use to Learn and Pass Too”
“Successfully passed my Anthropic CCA-F exam and scored 94% on the exam.”
“Within 72 hours of launch, r/ClaudeAI was flooded with passing-score screenshots (one user posted 985/1000).”
“People with genuine production experience have a solid shot at passing; those who try to shortcut through practice questions without building underlying mental models are the ones retaking it.”
“Anthropic Claude Certification: Passed CCA-F Exam”
“Mental models that separate passing candidates from failing ones.”
Ready to start
The Diagnostic Review takes about 20 minutes and gives you a domain-by-domain readiness map before you spend time on scenarios.