All-Access membership and certification exams were on sale on 2026-10-08; new courses released through 2026 (Windows forensics, securing AI applications). source
TCM Academy is a $29.99 per month course library from a pentest firm, with practical certifications (PJPT, PNPT, PSAA) sold separately. It suits people who already know they want offensive or SOC work and can study alone. Before paying for an exam, finish the matching course and the free practice material, since the exam fee is not refunded for a failed attempt.
The facts
| Category | Cybersecurity |
|---|---|
| Website | tcm-sec.com/academy |
| Based | Charlotte, NC |
| Format | online-self-paced, online-live |
| Programs | All-Access membership (30+ courses: Practical Ethical Hacking, Practical Web and API Hacking, SOC 101, Detection Engineering, Malware Analysis, Mobile, AI Hacking 101), Certifications: PJPT, PNPT, PWPA, PWPP, PSAA, PMRP, PORP, Four-day live pentest class preparing for PJPT and PNPT |
| Length | Self-paced; individual courses run 2 to 30 hours; PNPT exam is five days of testing plus two days to write the report. unknown |
| Tuition | $30 to $300 Membership: $29.99 per month, $154.99 per 6 months, $299.99 per year (subscription model since July 1, 2023). Exam voucher prices not captured on the pages fetched. verified |
| Financing | upfront Subscription gives full course access while active; exam vouchers sold separately; certifications restricted to age 18+ or parental consent. |
| Admission | open Sign up. |
| Stack | Linux, Python, Active Directory attacks, web and API hacking, malware analysis and triage, SOC 101, detection engineering, mobile app pentesting, AI application security |
Outcomes
This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.
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Course catalogue is technical content only.
Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.
What a careful reader should know
tcm-sec.com now shares a top navigation bar with New Horizons, Project Management Academy, Six Sigma Online, TRACOM, Velopi and Watermark Learning, which suggests the training business sits under a common owner; this was observed on the site and not confirmed from filings. Veteran-owned per the about page. The PNPT is a practical exam with a report and debrief, which is closer to a work sample than a multiple-choice cert.
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