The UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy is a training and research center designed to provide customized success coach and leadership training to individuals, teams, and organizations seeking to develop a culture of success coaching within their educational institutions.
The mission of the UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy is to educate, train, and certify current and future academic coaches and leaders, and to advance knowledge and understanding of the coaching culture that includes empowerment, change management, and quality assurance.
What is Success Coaching?
Success coaching is a personalized, proactive approach to supporting the needs of students. Success coaches complement the traditional studnet support model that includes academic advisors, faculty, and other staff who work with students. Coaches build relationships with students to help them develop individualized plans to graduate by understanding degree requirements, utilizing institutional services, and taking accountability for their success.
"Success coaches use evidence-based coaching methods to help students set their own goals, create realistic success strategies, and develop knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy in key areas." - Dr. Jenny Sumner, Founder & Executive Director, UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy
Why Success Coaching in Higher Education?
Early research indicates that student coaching - a relational, holistic, and strategic approach to working with students - may positively impact student retention, progression, academic success, engagement, graduation, and overall satisfaction.
Why the UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy?
We are higher education, providing coach training for higher education! While many non-academic based training programs exist, none found are situtated within a nationally recognized institution, offering training programs uniquely tailored for higher education practitioners.