Professional Development Studies

Professional Development Studies courses and certificate offer students tuition free, flexible, practical courses designed to build the workplace-skills that matter today. Whether you’re entering the workforce, shifting careers, or sharpening your job-ready competencies, our tuition-free program delivers topic-focused training in areas like communication, leadership, customer service, time-management and more.

You can learn more about Extended Learning program, which offers noncredit, tuition free courses here. https://www.rcc.edu/become-a-student/extended-learning.html

Customer Relations
NC
Major Hours
36
Typical Time to Completion
1.5 years
Program Requirements
Emerging Leaders
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements
Enterprise Communication 
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements
Financial Literacy 
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements
Sales Techniques 
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements
Successful Career Transitions 
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements
Workplace Essentials 
NC
Major Hours
15
Typical Time to Completion
1 semester
Program Requirements

You may be a visionary. You may be a missing part of a team. Business, education, government and non-profits are looking for individuals to fill in the gaps both strategically and hands on. Your career possibilities are extremely diverse. Take a class, earn a certificate (where applicable) or work toward your Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) to a California State University or University of California. If you are interested to learn more, you can explore other instructional pathways in Business and Information Systems.