Security Review

Is ceu.citcwa.org legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Legitimate Washington State-licensed continuing education provider for construction trades with 24-year operational history and active state licensing.

ceu.citcwa.orgScanned 6h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 88
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
26 years old
Registered Aug 1, 2000
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
ceu.citcwa.org is the official continuing education subdomain of the Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, a state-licensed non-profit vocational school operating since 2000. Our scan found zero malware detections, valid SSL, and clean reputation across all feeds. The parent organization citcwa.org holds active Washington state vocational license #600.598.518 and NCCER accreditation, with a physical address in Bellevue, WA that appears on official state training directories and L&I documents. The site displays standard business practices: legitimate contact information (phone 877-238-8646, email ceu@citcwa.org), refund policies, student grievance procedures, and references to state approval numbers for each course. Web research found zero scam reports, complaints, or fraud allegations; the organization is referenced positively on government career sites and Reddit discussions treat it as a legitimate apprenticeship provider. The domain's 9,449-day age (26+ years) and consistent branding across official state resources confirm operational legitimacy.
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Page Content

The site presents as a professional continuing education portal for Washington State-approved courses in electrical and plumbing trades. It lists multiple course types (in-person and online), class locations across Washington, instructor resources, and standard enrollment/refund policies. Contact information includes a toll-free number (877-238-8646) and email (ceu@citcwa.org), with a notice about administrative office closure due to a power outage — a realistic operational detail. The page references Washington State Labor & Industries approval and course approval numbers, consistent with state regulatory requirements.

Infrastructure

The domain uses valid SSL (Google Trust Services issuer, 48 days to expiry), loads external resources from legitimate CDNs (Google Fonts, Cloudflare, hCaptcha), and connects to secure.lni.wa.gov (Washington State Labor & Industries official domain). The hosting IP (162.159.135.42) has zero abuse score and clean reputation. No malware, phishing, or suspicious code detected by our antivirus network or sandbox analysis.

Domain History

ceu.citcwa.org is a subdomain of citcwa.org, registered 9,449 days ago (August 2000). The parent domain has been operational for over 24 years as the official site for the Construction Industry Training Council of Washington. WHOIS shows non-privacy-protected registration with Network Solutions, LLC as registrar — standard for established organizations.

Web Reputation

Web research confirmed CITC is a state-licensed non-profit vocational school (501(c)(3)) with active Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board licensing. The organization appears on official careerbridge.wa.gov and L&I-related government documents. Zero scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found across consumer-review sites, Reddit, or general web sources. The organization is referenced as a legitimate construction apprenticeship and training provider.

Positive Signals
5
  • State-licensed non-profit vocational school with active Washington license #600.598.518 under Chapter 28C.10 RCW.
  • NCCER accreditation and 24+ year operational history (parent domain citcwa.org registered August 2000).
  • Physical address (1930 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004) verified on official state training directories and L&I documents.
  • Zero malware detections across 92 antivirus engines; valid SSL and clean IP reputation.
  • Official contact information (toll-free 877-238-8646, email ceu@citcwa.org) and standard business policies (refunds, grievance procedures, course approval numbers).
AI Recommendation
This is a legitimate continuing education provider. You can safely enroll in courses and enter payment information. If you have questions about course content or state approval, contact them directly at 877-238-8646 or verify course details on the Washington State L&I website.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for ceu.citcwa.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
25 yrs
Registered Aug 2000
Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
5 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • ceu.citcwa.org is the official continuing education portal for CITC (Construction Industry Training Council of Washington), offering WA state-approved CE courses for electrical and plumbing professionals.
  • Parent organization citcwa.org is a state-licensed vocational trade school (non-profit 501(c)(3)) with physical address in Bellevue, WA; provides apprenticeship and craft training programs.
  • CITC is accredited by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and licensed by the Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.
  • Domain citcwa.org created August 2000 (over 24 years old); site lists official contact numbers (e.g., 877-238-8646 for CEU), email ceu@citcwa.org, and appears in WA L&I code update lists and government training directories.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches, Reddit, or review sites; Reddit discussions treat CITCWA as a legitimate apprenticeship provider.
  • Site includes standard refund/no-show policies, student grievance procedures directing complaints to the state licensing board, and promotes in-person/online WA-approved CE classes.
  • Referenced on official WA government sites (careerbridge.wa.gov, lni.wa.gov documents) and LinkedIn as a legitimate construction training provider.
Business registration
Status: active · United States

Washington State licensed non-profit vocational school (License #600.598.518 under Chapter 28C.10 RCW); accredited by NCCER; physical address 1930 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004; listed on official WA careerbridge.wa.gov and L&I-related documents.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for ceu.citcwa.org and citcwa.org and found zero scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews. Instead, we confirmed the parent organization (Construction Industry Training Council of Washington) is a state-licensed non-profit vocational school with active Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board licensing, NCCER accreditation, and a physical address in Bellevue, WA that appears on official careerbridge.wa.gov and L&I-related government documents. Reddit discussions and government training directories treat CITCWA as a legitimate construction apprenticeship and continuing education provider.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers877-238-8646
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • Phone number listed (877-238-8646).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age26 years old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredAug 1, 2000
ExpiresAug 1, 2030
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 3, 2026 (48d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://ceu.citcwa.org/
  • 2200https://ceu.citcwa.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file5
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on ceu.citcwa.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • ceu.citcwa.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. ceu.citcwa.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 48 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • ceu.citcwa.org is 25.9 years old, registered on 8/1/2000 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ceu.citcwa.org as clean.
  • No. ceu.citcwa.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • ceu.citcwa.org resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ceu.citcwa.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·ceu.citcwa.org
SAFE

CITC's continuing education portal is a legitimate Washington State-licensed vocational school offering state-approved courses for electrical and plumbing professionals. The domain is part of an established 24-year-old organization with active state licensing, NCCER accreditation, and no fraud reports.

This is a legitimate continuing education provider. You can safely enroll in courses and enter payment information. If you have questions about course content or state approval, contact them directly at 877-238-8646 or verify course details on the Washington State L&I website.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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