Anthropic's CCA Exam as a Field-Guide for Agentic Engineering — Frank Coyle, UC Berkeley
Berkeley CS professor frames Anthropic's CCA exam as a career roadmap for agentic AI engineering
“Anthropic knows how people are using their system and what the issues are going to be.”
UC Berkeley CS professor Frank Coyle presents Anthropic's Claude Certified Architect (CCA) exam—released in March at $99/attempt—as a structured field guide for engineers entering agentic AI. The exam covers five domains including agentic architecture (27%) and Claude Code workflow (20%), using scenario-based questions. The talk frames agentic design patterns and anti-patterns as the core skill set CS graduates need as traditional programming career paths erode.