Professional Golfers Career College offers a Specialized Associate's Degree in Professional Golf Management. The degree program lasts two academic years (4 semesters of 4 months each for a total of 16 months), and contains 72 semester units, including 16 semester units in general education. Each course is worth one or two semester credits, and the program consists of approximately 41 courses.

The objective of the program is to help the student attain a fundamental grounding in professional golf management, including an introduction to the theory and practice of golf shop operations, methods of golf teaching, golf rules, and country club managment. Prospective enrollees are encouraged to visit the physical facilities of the school and to discuss personal educational and occupational plans with school personnel prior to enrolling or signing enrollment agreements.

The college serves students who seek leadership positions in a variety of golf-related organizations. Therefore, students can expect a broad-based golf education that covers the many distinct aspects of professional golf management. The curriculum progresses through each semester with a mix of general education subjects, and courses that focus on specific aspects of professional golf management. Students delve into core industry topics from the very first day of class.

Every semester, the faculty and administration meet to review the content of each class in the academic program, to recommend curriculum changes, new course offerings, and new resources to the administration. In addition, in order to keep curriculum content and direction relevant, the directors of the college maintain continual contact with influential leaders in the golf business. This feedback loop provides not only ongoing curriculum relevance, it also assures open dialogue when it comes to placing graduates, since no one knows better what skills are desired from golf industry employees than those doing the hiring!

And of course, our own graduates are a valued source of guidance in keeping the curriculum fresh. A detailed questionnaire is periodically sent to all PGCC graduates in order to gauge how effective the academic program was in preparing them for success in their current careers.

Classes til Noon, Golf til Dusk

 

The Professional Golfers Career College (PGCC) is more than a golf academy and more than a golf school, it is golf education in the fullest sense of the term. Certainly, the PGCC program includes golf training, golf instruction, golf lessons, golf teaching, golf classes and all the components that, ideally, you would expect to find in a golf college that offers a broad-based program. However, even a cursory review of the PGCC program will reveal an academically expansive curriculum leading to the awarding of a specialized golf degree as an entry credential into the golf business as a true golf professional  prepared for a wide variety of golf careers.

Current Curriculum:

Area No. First Semester Hours Units

ART 101 Calligraphy 30 1 BUS 103 Introduction to Business 30 2 BUS 157 Principles of Salesmanship 30 2 PE 112 Fitness for Golf 30 1 PE 121 Techniques of Golf Teaching I 30 1 PE 136 Rules of Golf 30 2 PGM 150 Golf Shop Operations I 30 2 PSY 106 Psychology I 30 2 SCI 138 Health Science 30 2 PE 142A Tournament Golf 60 1

Semester Totals 330 16

Area No. Second Semester Hours Units

BUS 162 Introduction to Marketing 30 2 DP 115B Word Processing 30 2 PE 122 Techniques of Golf Teaching II 30 1 PE 140 Organization of Golf Tournaments 30 2 PGM 151 Golf Operations II 30 2 PGM 157 Turf Management 30 2 PGM 158 Principles of Club Design & Repair 30 2 PSY 108 Psychology II 30 2 PSY 109 Principles of Career Success 30 2 SCI 134 Physiology of Exercise 30 2 PE 142B Tournament Golf 60 1

Semester Totals 360 20

Area No. Third Semester Hours Units

BUS 267 Human Resource Management 30 2 ENG 201 Written Communications 30 2 PE 223 Techniques of the Short Game 30 1 PE 243 Clinic Planning 30 2 PGM 252 Golf Operations III 30 2 PGM 256 Golf Course Development & Design 30 2 BUS 269 Business Law 30 2 PSY 210 Psychology III 30 2 PSY 215 Psychology of Golf 30 2 PE 142C Tournament Golf 60 1

Semester Totals 330 18

Area No. Fourth Semester Hours Units

BUS 271 Personal Financial Planning 15 1 DP 215 Microsoft Office Suite 30 2 ENG 202 Oral Communications 30 2 PE 224 Techniques of Golf Teaching IV 30 1 PE 250 History of Golf 30 2 PE 252 Video Analysis 30 2 PGM 253 Country Club Management 30 2 PGM 259 Career Planning & Placement 30 2 PGM 261 Club Fitting 30 1 PSY 220 Psychology IV 30 2 PE 142D Tournament Golf 60 1

Semester Totals 345 18

Grand Totals 1365 72