CEA Partners

Civil Engineering Academy teams up with various partners to give you discounts to a variety of awesome content and products.  Some of them come from our very own podcast guests and students so check out our preferred partners below!  If you would like to become a CEA partner please reach out to us at [email protected]!  Check out more about CEA here.

PPI - I've teamed up with PPI to share content they provide.  We are in the same space with helping engineers prepare for their exams.  If you need additional resources including books or courses then check them out - they may have something to help you.

School of PE - SOPE is great partner of CEA.  We've build a strong relationship with many book reviews being done for them on our YouTube channel.  They have solid content as well if you are in the hunt for additional problems to study or more material to get to help ace your exams.

Built Bar - Yes, this is the protein bar that tastes like a candy bar.  If you don't believe me then you have to try them.  Use CIVAC at checkout at get a 10% discount on any order you get.  I LOVE the coconut chocolate bars but the variety there is insane and they all taste amazing.  They have other stuff too if you're interest in it.  If you are preparing for the FE or PE exam then you'll want to grab these to keep you going.

Audible - If you don't have time to read books then Audible is a great choice.  I've listed to books in my car, on a walk, at the gym, or long drives.  If you take any work trips then this may be your go to source.  Use my link and get a FREE 30-day trial and your first book for free.  If you have Prime you get 2 FREE books.  Check it out in the link!

Purple Mattress - If you haven't tried one of these things you should!  Every engineer needs a good night sleep for school, work, and especially your exams.  Use our link and save some $$ while getting the best night sleep of your life.

Capital One Credit Card - I'm not a huge credit card guy, but when I do use one I go with Capital One.  They give me 2% cashback on ANYTHING I purchase and I've used the rewards for a variety of things including gifts, tickets, books, and even paying to keep this very site running.  It's worth checking out if your in the hunt for a card.

Teach the Geek - Neil Thompson is a engineer that learned how to do better presentations.  He has packaged everything he has learned and wants to share with the world how to become a better public speaker.  If are in need of that then please check out his awesome group and courses at Teach the Geek to Speak!  You can also check out our podcast we did together here.

Bravo Career Coaching - Mark Crossfield helps mid-career engineers get clear about their next move.  He's an accredited career coach and a chartered engineer from the UK.  He provides a ton of great resources and was a past podcast guest.  If you need career advice and find yourself how to love your job and build a create career then check some of his material here.  You can also find our past podcast episode we did here.

More Than Engineering - Ready for a career change or shift?  My friend, Jeff Perry, created the Engineering Career Accelerator Masterclass.  He's helped many engineers make a shift in their career.  Check out his free training if you're considering a shift.  Check out the podcast we did together here! 

KiwiCo - KiwiCo creates awesome crates that teach anyone at any age STEM topics.  If you haven't checked these crates out you should.  I've ordered these for my own kids and built some cool stuff with them.  Check them out and give a few crates a try.  You'll enjoy the fun of building something and you'll get an awesome education while doing it.  Crates include multiple activities and things to build including a nice story book to cement the concepts.

Structural Engineering Basics - Noah and Mostafa take the challenging topic of structural engineering and teach everyone the basics of structural engineering design.  They created a course to take people by the had to learn about loads, drawings, elements, and more.  Both are professional engineers with a TON of experience.  If you'd like to learn the basics of structural engineering then consider their course here.

Beyond CAD - If you ever need to design real environments BEYOND CAD should be your go to software to model any live environments.  Simply dump in your designs, polish it up, and you have a life-like model displaying what your designs will really look like in the real world.  Check out our podcast with Sam Lytle, the founder, here.  Checkout their website here.

Shingle It - Working remote is here to stay.  If you've ever wanted to do side work in engineering or even make that side work full time work you will want to make sure to checkout shingle it.  They align engineers to companies that need help with the work.  It's a great way to make extra or even a full time gig.  Use their calculator to really see what you can make doing things on your own.  Checkout our podcast together here as well.

Namecheap - Are you ready to host your own website or register a domain name for something you've had on your mind?  You'll be hard pressed to find a better company than Namecheap.  You can grab domain names, host your site, they even have awesome tools like a logo creator, and website designer to name a few.  I use them and love them.  You will too.  Check them out here.