Is a professional association a corporation?

A Professional Corporation, or P.C., following a company name indicates the structure of the corporation is that of licensed professionals. This is authorized by state law and includes a fairly...

Professional corporation (Professional corporations, those corporate entities for which many corporation statutes make special provision, regulating the use of the corporate form by licensed...

Not usually no.

industry trade group (an organisation of people working in a particular industry)

The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) is a nonprofit administrative support organization for office professionals, with over 40,000 members internationally.