Certificate Programs
NACAC offers a variety of certificate programs developed in response to the current needs of college admission counseling professionals. Our certificate programs are offered in both live and on-demand formats to ensure a flexible learning experience. Enhance your knowledge and advance your career by earning a professional certificate with NACAC!
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Professional Certificate Programs
College Admission for Emerging Leaders
An introductory course for new and prospective admission staff to acquire the knowledge and skills to develop thriving, long-term careers in the profession.
Coordinating a Dynamic Postsecondary School Counseling Program
An introductory course for new and prospective college counselors to gain a comprehensive understanding of the college search and application processes.
Core Concepts for Independent Educational Consultants
An introductory course for new and prospective independent educational consultants (IECs) that equips them with tools to begin excelling in their roles and serving the students and families they work with well.
International University Advocate
A course for college counselors and IECs to gain the expertise needed to support students who are interested in international postsecondary opportunities.
Advanced Professional Certificate Programs
Budget Management 101
Through this professional certificate course, participants will learn the fundamentals of budgeting, how to develop budget plans, manage costs, use technology, and much more associated with successful budgeting in the admission office.
Data-Informed Recruitment Programs
In this professional certificate course, participants will learn about different recruitment programs, their impact, how to build effective survey tools, and create new programming and modify existing ones in the context of admission.
Data-Informed Territory Management
A course for postsecondary territory managers that explores the use of data analysis to achieve recruitment objectives and advance their careers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to questions you may have after registering for one of our on-demand learning offerings:
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You will be able to register for all live sessions within the course in NACAC’s learning management system. You will also receive an email before each live session with the registration link and information on how to prepare for the live session. All live sessions are held via Zoom.
You will have six months to access and complete the course you registered for.
Please visit NACAC’s How to Access Courses & Certificates page for updated information on this.
Please visit NACAC’s How to Access Courses & Certificates page for updated information on this.
All requests to switch cohorts, extend course access (by 1 month) or cancellations of course registrations will be subject to a $50 processing fee per person/per course. No refunds will be processed.
Course access can be extended for 1 month for a $50 processing fee.
No, refunds are not available.
Please send an email to customerservice@nacacnet.org for technical assistance.
Please note: All requests to switch cohorts, extend course access (by 1 month) or changes to course registrations will be subject to a $50 processing fee per person/per course. No refunds will be processed.