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Explore Project Management
Enhance your project management expertise through our online Graduate Certificate in Project Management. This intensive certificate program provides a comprehensive exploration of project management methodologies, with a special emphasis on both agile and traditional approaches. It empowers students with the practical know-how needed to strategize, oversee, and successfully execute projects while upholding high-quality standards.
The curriculum emphasizes effective project budgeting and resource integration for optimal cost management. Students are encouraged to apply learned skills and strategies to tackle real-world business dilemmas, showcasing their leadership abilities in cost management, value optimization, and agile project development.
Build Your Career Future
Embrace the journey to professional success with our Project Management Graduate Certificate. Our hands-on coursework is applicable to the workplace from day one. Whether you've already earned a degree or are exploring a new career path, a project management certificate is a great way to earn a leadership credential, get your resume noticed, and showcase your expertise in a specialized area of knowledge right from the start.
Note: All programs, undergraduate and graduate, must be submitted individually to the Department of Veterans Affairs for review and approval before students can utilize their G.I. Benefits to pay for them. This program is currently awaiting approval. To learn more about the process, visit the VA School Program Approval page on the VA website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your admission counselor or email us at onlineadmissions@champlain.edu.
Program Curriculum
Learn more about Champlain's 100% online graduate certificate in project management, designed for working professionals.
This course is designed to introduce a systematic process for planning, organizing and controlling projects. The course will present a practical methodology for completing projects more quickly with fewer problems. Student work will consist of readings, research, class special-topic presentations, group activities, a project management journal, and participation in a real world IT business project. Students will be encouraged to apply project-management techniques to solve existing real-world technology-related business problems.
In this course, students study Agile project management methodologies, in the context of software development, as a way of achieving Software Engineering quality goals. Students will learn what projects lend themselves to an agile approach, and how the agile approach relates to traditional project management, while learning the tools and techniques of Agile.
Prerequisites
In this course, students will explore project uses of accounting and financial information and the development and use of project cost accounts. An introduction to common cost engineering principles, financial systems, and conventions will enable students to develop and evaluate project budgets. In addition, students will learn techniques to integrate resources, schedules, and cost estimates throughout the life of the project to predict and manage cost performance.
Prerequisites
MBA 506, or evidence of comparable study at another accredited institution
Additional Program Details
Graduates of the online graduate certificate in project management will learn the following:
- Apply traditional project management methodologies to plan, organize, control, and complete projects while ensuring quality goals.
- Articulate strategic solutions to real-world business problems using Agile project management techniques.
- Evaluate financial information and cost accounts in project settings, develop and scrutinize project budgets, and integrate resources, schedules, and cost estimates to anticipate and manage cost performance efficiently.
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
$595
per credit
$1,785*
per course
$450**
PER CREDIT FOR ALUMNI WHO EARNED A DEGREE FROM CHAMPLAIN, ON-CAMPUS or online
$450
per credit military service members (family members see truED tuition)
$150
One-time graduation fee
*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.
Accomplish More with a Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Employment of project management specialists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations. About 68,100 openings for project management specialists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/project-management-specialists.htm
Top Reasons to Pursue a Certificate
- Build new skills
- Earn a recognized credential
- Differentiate your resume
- Test a new field
- Pursue a passion
Why Champlain
Online Experience
"I did not expect my online classes to be so collaborative or to have such constant engagement. One might think the traditional classroom approach would have more of those things, but I found them be even more present in Champlain's online format."
Madhava Potluri
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
IS Consultant, MetLife
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
Department Chair and Assistant Professor, CCO Business Programs
Oversees
- 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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