See what membership includes, hear from members, and explore what Colorado's CPA community offers.
Students, emerging professionals, practicing CPAs, independent accountants — see all paths to membership in one view.
Your onboarding checklist, Connect setup guide, and member ambassador introductions — all in one place.
Browse 1,000+ live and on-demand courses, your CPE calendar, free Surgent library, and your transcript.
Accounting & auditing, tax, members in industry, or technology — CPE and resources for your practice.
Career Center, LeadFit leadership programs, Coaching Collaborative, and career development resources.
Member events calendar, networking events, and signature COCPA events — all in one view with easy filtering.
Find your group — tax, technology, industry, emerging professionals, DEI, and more. Join the conversations.
Preferred partners, member savings program, Verifyle, and other benefits included with your membership.
Meet this year's Everyday Heroes and Women to Watch. See past honorees and nominate a peer for recognition.
Speak for COCPA, write for NewsAccount, share a member milestone, or contribute to the profession's story.
Serve on a committee, join the board, mentor emerging professionals, or support the Educational Foundation.
The issues we're monitoring, the legislation we're shaping, and how COCPA advocates on behalf of Colorado CPAs.
Supporting students, aspiring CPAs, and the future of the profession — including the Educational Foundation and scholarships.
Support CPA-PAC, connect with legislators, and help build champions for the profession in Colorado.
COCPA administers the AICPA Peer Review program for firms in Colorado, New Mexico, and Washington — ensuring quality in accounting and attestation services.
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Your Colorado CPA community is ready for you. This is your starting point — your checklist, your guide, and your connection to the people and resources that make membership worth it.
These five actions unlock the best of your membership. Most take less than 10 minutes — but they make a big difference in how much value you get from COCPA.
Complete your member profile
Your profile determines what content, communities, and recommendations you see. Takes 3 minutes.
Set up COCPA Connect
Connect is where members get real answers fast. It's the single most-cited member value. See the Connect setup guide below.
Explore your professional focus area
Find CPE, communities, and resources built for your specialty — A&A, Tax, Members in Industry, or Technology.
Browse free CPE — the Surgent library
Your membership includes access to Surgent's on-demand library. Hundreds of CPE hours at no additional cost.
Connect with a member ambassador
Ambassadors are real COCPA members who volunteer to welcome new members. Get a local perspective in under an hour.
Membership gets better the more you put into it. Here's a loose roadmap — no wrong pace, just helpful signposts.
Days 1–30 · Get oriented
Days 31–60 · Get engaged
Days 61–90 · Go deeper
Year 1 and beyond
Connect is COCPA's private online community — available 24/7, free with membership. It's where members ask questions, get answers, and build relationships. Get started in under 5 minutes.
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Log in to Connect
Go to cocpa.org/connect and sign in with your COCPA credentials. Your account is already created — no new registration needed.
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Complete your Connect profile
Add a photo and short bio. Members with complete profiles get more responses and connection requests.
3
Browse the communities
You'll see the full list of COCPA Connect communities. Start with the Open Forum — it's the most active general community.
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Join your practice area community
Find communities matching your focus: Tax, Accounting & Auditing, Business & Industry, Technology, and more. Click 'Join' to subscribe.
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Introduce yourself
Post a short intro in the Open Forum — your name, where you work, and what you're hoping to get from COCPA. Members love welcoming new faces.
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Explore the resource library
Each community has a Library tab with files and resources shared by members. It's a goldmine for practice tools.
COCPA Ambassadors are volunteer members who reach out to welcome new members — member to member. They know what it's like to be new, and they're ready to help.
Member ambassador
1-year term · ~1 hour/month
Welcomes new members in your region with monthly calls or meetups — member to member. The perfect first connection in Colorado.
CONNECT WITH ONE →
Connect ambassador
4-month term · weekly
Monitors COCPA Connect communities, welcomes questions, and helps new members navigate the platform and find answers.
FIND ON CONNECT →
Student ambassador
4-month term · campus-based
The link between accounting students, faculty, and COCPA. Currently enrolled, CPA-track students passionate about the profession.
LEARN MORE →
Use this as your reference guide — organized by what you're looking for. Bookmark this page.
Connect & community
Benefits & tools
Whether you have a quick question about your account or need help navigating your membership, COCPA staff are easy to reach — no chatbot, real people.
303-773-2877 or 800-523-9082
Chat via the icon in the lower right corner of cocpa.org
Questions about your CPA license, reciprocal licensing, or Colorado Department of Revenue issues? COCPA staff have navigated this before and can help.
Call 800-523-9082 or email info@cocpa.org