Professional coaching is a way of managing people at work and at play.  Its guiding principle is the belief that every person can achieve their maximum potential. The Professional Coaching Program at HCC exists to prepare graduates to function as coaches in an organizational setting, establish a coaching practice, or add coaching to an existing set of leadership skills.  Professional coaching is a very powerful process for communicating performance feedback. It is a fundamentally different way to approach how we work with others.

Programs include:

• Professional Coaching - Business Management A.A.S. Degree
• Professional Coaching - Business Management Certificate - This certificate is designed for individuals who wish to develop proficiency in applying coaching skills to their current day-to-day business activities or who wish to establish a coaching practice. 
• Professional Organizational Coaching - Business Management Certificate - This certificate will help individuals to develop the skills needed to coach individuals and to implement coach-client partnerships.

Student Profile - Peggy Alexander.  Peggy Alexander began her pursuit of a coaching career by taking a class here and has gone on to become a certified coach.

Who should take these classes?

• Anyone interested in finding out more about this emerging field.
• Individuals who want to develop some of the skills required to coach individuals in organizations for performance improvement.
• Those interested in beginning a coaching practice or adding these skills to their existing business plan.
• Students in a business program who need another elective.

More information on professional coaching...

For additional information, please contact Betty Noble at enoble@howardcc.edu or call her at 443-518-4111.