Designed for experienced leaders, Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) is the highly-recognized designation for high-achieving chamber professionals. In this toolkit, find the application, guidance documents, and other helpful resources to help you determine your eligibility, prepare your application, and proceed through all program steps.
Applications for the 2024 class are due on February 2nd, 2024 and will open in fall of 2023. Please see our CCE program website page for additional information. If you have questions about the program, please contact Ashley Purdy at apurdy@acce.org.
2024 Certified Chamber Executive Timeline
| February 2, 2024 | CCE applications due |
| February 16, 2024 | Candidate application pass/fail notification |
| February 21, 2024 | Candidate conference call #1, 1 pm ET |
| February 23, 2024 | CCE applicants submit essay topic for approval |
| March 15, 2024 | Essay deadline |
| March 29, 2024 | Essay pass/fail notification |
| April 3, 2024 | Candidate conference call #2, 1 pm ET |
| May 6-31, 2024 | CCE exam period |
| June 7, 2024 | Exam pass/fail notification |
| June 12, 2024 | Candidate conference call #3, 1 pm ET |
| July 15, 2024 | CCE candidate oral presentations and interviews (in person at the 2024 ACCE Convention in Dallas, Texas) |
| ACCE convention, Summer 2024 | Announcement of new CCE designees |