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SnowPro Core Certification exam price, length, validity and renewal

Snowflake · COF-C03

Exam guide

Exam facts

Price$175 per attempt, US list pricePer attempt; India registration fee $140 USD
Length115 min
Questions100
FormatMultiple select and multiple choice
Passing score750 of 1000 (scaled)
Valid for2 years
RenewalRenew before expiry through the Continuing Education program by earning an equivalent or higher level SnowPro certification or completing one eligible Snowflake instructor-led training course.
PrerequisitesNo prerequisites; 6 or more months of Snowflake experience recommended
LevelAssociate (Snowflake calls it Core)
DeliveryOnline proctoring or onsite testing centers (Pearson VUE per policy page)
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish
Sourcelearn.snowflake.com/en/certifications/snowpro-core-c03/Last checked Nov 6, 2026

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About this exam

For practitioners with hands-on Snowflake experience covering architecture, account and warehouse management, data loading and transformation, performance and data protection.

What the official page says
  • Price: "Registration fee: $175 USD"
  • Duration: "Time Limit: 115 minutes"
  • Questions: "Total Number of Questions: 100"
  • Validity: "All Snowflake Certifications expire two (2) years after it is awarded."

All SnowPro certifications expire two years after award; renew before expiry via the Continuing Education program by earning an equivalent or higher level certification or completing one eligible instructor-led course.

After a failed attempt you wait seven days before retaking, with at most four retakes of a given exam in 12 months, and every attempt costs the full exam fee.

Snowflake policy
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