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Become a Powerful Leader Through Digital Transformation
Create successful career opportunities with our certificate in digital transformation. This program equips you with the strategies and skills necessary to guide technological change and innovation within organizations. Our curriculum focuses on three core pillars: grounding in the latest digital transformation information, practicing strategic implementations of digital initiatives, and leveraging artificial intelligence for business innovation. You'll explore organizational cultures, leadership principles, and future-ready technologies that enable successful digital evolution.
Lead Your Career Future
Distinguish yourself with an accredited digital transformation certificate that provides a unique blend of innovation leadership and technical innovation. Our program focuses on data-driven decision making, strategic leadership, and digital transformation and leadership. You will learn to identify opportunities for AI-driven innovation, craft AI-centric business models, and implement strategies to enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement. This comprehensive approach ensures graduates are well-prepared to drive change and innovation in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Note: All certificates, undergraduate and graduate, must be submitted individually to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) for review and approval before students can utilize Federal aid to pay for them. This certificate is awaiting approval, which we expect shortly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your admission counselor or email us at onlineadmissions@champlain.edu
Program Curriculum
Champlain's online digital transformation leadrships courses encompass the top skills needed by today's professionals.
To thrive in the modern digital era, organizations must cultivate a culture that embraces innovation, collaboration, and agility. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of digital transformation, which is the process of using digital technologies to create new, or modify existing, business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. Students will learn how to apply strategies and practices to foster a culture that not only adapts to but also anticipates technological advancements. This course also provides insights into leveraging emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
In this course, students explore artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of enterprise innovation, uncovering how AI is reshaping digital modernization. Students will learn how organizations across sectors are harnessing AI to forge customer relations and enhance process efficiency. Students will also engage with case studies that offer insights and strategies to architect an AI-centric business model tailored to an organization's scale, sector, and data governance strengths.
This course emphasizes a holistic approach to digital transformation by simultaneously addressing an organization's technology resources, business processes, and the outcomes it seeks. The course prepares leaders not just to implement new digital capabilities or streamline processes, but to foster sustained, continuous innovation that meets and anticipates changing customer and market demands. Students will develop a digital transformation strategy that advances enterprise operations, business models, and technology ecosystems, while also enhancing customer and employee interactions with these elements.
Additional Program Details
Graduates of the digital transformation online graduate certificate program will demonstrate the following industry-specific skills, knowledge, and competencies:
- Digital Transformation: Diagnose the need for and the key drivers of technological change, and identify existing and emerging technologies to enable strategies that foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous learning within organizations.
- Strategic Leadership and Implementation: Craft comprehensive digital transformation strategies that align with organizational goals and customer needs, and ensure ethical and sustainable implementation of digital technologies and organizational change.
- AI and Data-Driven Innovation: Identify opportunities for AI-driven innovation, craft AI-centric business models, and ethically implement associated strategies to enhance operational efficiency, customer engagement, and value creation.
Champlain College Online's business faculty, led by Department Chair Dr. Albert Orbinati, are expert practitioners in the field. Their industry expertise ensures that our business management curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers, and reflects the skills today’s business professionals need for success. Classes led by our seasoned experts will give you real-world insight into the business world, and create a rich community of career-focused learning.
Tuition & Costs
Graduate Tuition Fall '23 - Summer '25
*Based on a 3-credit course; cost will vary if course is a different number of credits
** Starting Summer 2024, not retroactive
See the graduate cost of attendance and fees here
Affordability and Paying For Your Education
We provide a number of options to make your online education affordable, including preferred tuition for alumni, associate degree graduates, community college graduates, and military.
What Opportunities Become Available With A Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation Leadership?
Digital transformation careers are experiencing significant growth as businesses increasingly adopt new technologies. According to industry reports, roles in this field are expected to grow 15% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. Professionals with a digital transformation certificate can expect a median annual salary of around $105,000. Graduates will be qualified for high-level positions such as innovation leader, technical leader, and digital transformation specialist, driving strategic initiatives and technological change within organizations.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023; Third Stage Consulting, 2024Top Jobs for Digital Transformation Leadership Graduates
Top Jobs for Digital Transformation Leadership Graduates
- Digital Transformation Specialist
- Innovation Leader
- Technical Leader
- Digital Project Manager
- AI Strategist
Academic Excellence and Recognition
Regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education
Designated as a Military Friendly School for our commitment to the military community
Ranked among the best by Tech Guide for game design and computer science
Named the among the best schools with accelerated bachelor's degrees by Intelligent.com
Meet the Program Director
Albert Orbinati, PhD
- Business (A.S., B.S., M.S., Certificates)
- Human Resource Management (B.S., Certificates)
- Leadership (M.S.)
- Management Information Systems (B.S.)
- Organization Development & Human Relations (M.S.)
About
Albert Orbinati, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Department Chair for the undergraduate and graduate business programs at Champlain College Online.
Prior to Champlain, Dr. Orbinati's roles have included Assistant Vice President of Online Learning and Continuing Education at Medaille University in Buffalo, NY; Dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Education at Russell Sage College in Albany, NY; and Director of Online and Non-Traditional Programs at Utica University in Utica, NY. In addition to his career in higher education, Albert is a member of the U.S. military, and currently holds the rank of Major in the Vermont Air National Guard.
Dr. Orbinati holds a B.A. in Urban Planning from Binghamton University, an M.A. in Adult Education from Central Michigan University, an M.B.A from Champlain College, and a Ph.D. in Adult Education from Capella University.
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