Your NCC recertification, punched.
The NCC is NBCC's national certification, separate from your state license. It runs on a 5-year cycle from the day you were first certified. Put in your date, punch in your 100 CE hours as you earn them, and put the date on your calendar. Free, no sign-up, and it all stays on this phone.
Your NCC
The next date, years on. The board renews on this cycle but hasn't posted this date yet; check the NBCC certification.
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How to renew
- Earn 100 CE hours in the 5 years. Policy: "Certificants must complete a minimum of one hundred (100) continuing education (CE) credit hours during each five (5) year certification maintenance cycle." 60 minutes = 1 hour; a semester credit = 15.
- Mind the caps. Courses, seminars and conferences have no limit. Publishing and presenting count up to 20 hours, supervision received 25, a doctoral dissertation 45, leadership 20, volunteer counseling 10.
- Pay $85 every year in Credentialing Gateway. NBCC emails the invoice about 45 days before it's due.
- Recertify within 30 days of your date. NBCC sends the application in the 60 days before your cycle ends. Attest to the Code of Ethics and your CE; if you're picked for the audit (10 percent a month), upload your certificates.
- Or use the exam. NBCC: "A passing score on the NCE or NCMHCE may be used in lieu of the required continuing education hours".
- Extra hours carry over, up to 20 into the next cycle. Keep your records for 5 years after the cycle ends.
| Fee (NBCC pages) | Amount |
|---|---|
| Annual certification fee | $85 |
| Reinstatement after it expires | $100, plus $85 for the next year and any past-due fees |
All fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Fees and steps: NBCC Certification Management.
If your date passes
- Short on hours? NBCC "may grant up to a one-year extension". Send a written request with your reason, the hours you have and your plan; your fees must be current.
- Policy: missing a requirement first suspends your NCC. Anything still not met within one year after the cycle ends leads to revocation, and you apply again from the start.
- NBCC: "If you do not recertify by your recertification due date, your certification will expire." Reinstating costs $100 plus $85 and past-due fees, with CE from the last 5 years.
- You can't call yourself an NCC while it's suspended, inactive or revoked.
Where every number comes from
- 100 hours each 5-year cycle, topic areas, caps, annual fee, 30-day application, 20-hour carry-over, suspension and revocation: NCC Certification Maintenance Policy (PDF, revised April 30, 2026)
- $85 annual fee, 45-day notice, audits, reinstatement $100: NBCC: Certification Management
- One-year extension, attestation, expiry: NBCC: NCCs FAQ
- NCE or NCMHCE score in place of CE: NBCC: Earn Continuing Education
Checked November 11, 2026.
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