NCC: National Certified Counselor
National Certified Counselor (NCC), issued by National Board for Certified Counselors. 121 coaches in our directory list it.
- What it means
- A national certification for professional counselors from the National Board for Certified Counselors. It is separate from a state license but requires graduate counseling education and a national exam.
- What it takes
- A graduate degree in counseling (at least 48 semester hours, including career counseling and supervised field experience), a passing score on the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the NCMHCE, a professional endorsement, and 3,000 hours of supervised post-graduate counseling with 100 hours of supervision (waived for graduates of CACREP-accredited programs and fully licensed counselors). Recertified every 5 years with 100 hours of continuing education.
- What it tells you
- Graduate-level counseling training plus a national exam; a strong signal when a career decision is tangled up with stress, confidence or mental health.
- Issued by
- National Board for Certified Counselors
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