I had the same problem when I was trying to register for the review course because I live in South Carolina, I did not have any option but to study on my own. I envy people living in houston and san francisco who have access to all these resources.
I think mechanical and chemical pe review course are two different classes. Ofcourse if you prefer mechanical review course, you might cover 50% of the test. For example, in the mechanical review course, the following are covered engg economics, pumps, general thermodynamics, basic comubstion (applied thermodynamics), heat tranfer (heat exchangers, NTU). But there are lot more topics which you will need for chemical pe in addition to just mentioned before. like, mass and energy balance, energy balance with chemical thermodynamics, plant design and optimization with safety principles, reaction kinetics. Mass transfer is another big subject which is covered in depth in the afternoon session and from my experience, if you cannot score in this subject, there are chances you will not get through the test.
In summary, mechanical review course might cover 40-50% of the test but will not prepare you for the chemical pe test.
good luck. let me know if you have any questions.
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