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Professional Development and Training

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Gain and Improve Skills for the Workplace

PCC’s Professional Development and Training program is a great source for cost effective in-person and online professional development and training courses to help you or your team gain the skills necessary to reach career goals or fulfill continuing education requirements for your profession. Advance your career by investing in the skills needed to be efficient, effective and adaptable in today’s workplace.

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Essential Skills

Communication, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Intelligence, Coaching, Active Listening, Teamwork, Interpersonal skills, and more!

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K-12 Educators

Courses offered are both in-person and online. Satisfy PDU requirements for teachers or educational professionals.

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Management

Master how to allocate resources most effectively for best results.

Project Management

Stay on time and under budget with practical project management skills.

Real Estate

Build a career in real estate. We offer test-prep courses in both Property Management and Broker Licensing.

Custom Contract Training

Employers – work with PCC to create customizable training solutions on virtually any subject.

Upcoming Course Schedule

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Find the CRN of your course from the class schedule. Then, register:

Online: If this is your first time taking a class at PCC, create an account. If you are a returning student, log on to MyPCC and click “Register for classes,” found in your Term-to-Term Checklist, under “Register”.
Phone: Call 971-722-8888, option 2.

Need help? Get detailed information on how to register and how to pay.

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