Pick your credential, create your account, and start today. Each one is a real assessment — self-paced coursework with an AI tutor in every lesson, module quizzes at 80%, a monitored final exam, a practical capstone for technicians, and a certificate anyone can verify.
Prices load live from our catalog. Launch seats are limited for each credential — when they're gone, checkout switches to the regular price automatically. Not sure which fits? Compare them, or try a free lesson first — no account needed.
Everything is online and digital. No kits or merchandise are shipped.
Interactive lessons and module quizzes for your credential — cold plunge (CSCT), sauna (CSST) or facility operations (CSFO). Progress saves automatically.
Stuck on a concept? Ask the built-in AI tutor, grounded in the lesson you're reading, any time. It's a study aid — the course text comes first.
A timed, server-graded final with a fixed 80% pass bar. Browser activity is logged; no webcam or room scan.
Every certificate gets a public verification page and QR code, plus a digital badge. Anyone can confirm your current status.
You'll put in real hours, you can fail the exam, and technicians have to prove they've done the work with their own hands. That difficulty is the value — it's what makes the credential worth checking.
Every module quiz is gated at 80%. A module unlocks the next only when you pass. Unlimited quiz retries — no skipping ahead.
CSCT 100 Q / 120 min · CSST 50 Q / 60 min · CSFO 40 Q / 45 min · CSFA 25 Q / 30 min. Server-graded at 80%. Up to 3 attempts — the first two are included in tuition; the third (final) attempt is $99 ($19 for CSFA). 7 days between attempts (1 day for CSFA).
CSCT and CSST candidates document real practical tasks, reviewed against a rubric and signed off by a human assessor. CSFO and CSFA have no capstone.
We publish the whole standard up front — exam blueprints, the passing bar, attempts and retakes, the code of ethics, and the refund policy. Read it before you pay.
Read the candidate handbookIssued by The Cold Standard, an independent cold plunge & sauna service company (HQ San Diego, enrolling nationwide). Vendor-neutral and not affiliated with any manufacturer. Questions before you enroll? Email service@coldstandardservice.com.