Career Benefits

Nonprofit organizations account for eight percent of the US economy and ten percent of the work force.  Certificate courses provide background information about this industry and emphasize development of competencies important for employment in this field.  As nonprofit organizations grow and evolve, they become more complex.  These nonprofit organizations require leaders and managers possessing the special competencies related to the nonprofit environment.  To be successful, nonprofit organizations need to operate as efficiently as any for-profit business.

Certificate courses are taken online and may be completed in just over seven months.  Students may elect to take the five course nonprofit management sequence for credit as part of a MBA degree program (graduate tuition rates apply) or to take the courses on a non-credit basis (certificate tuition applies)

Graduate Certificate students participate in a no cost online orientation course which is available one week prior to the start of the program.  This course provides all of the information needed to be successful as a distance student.  Topics covered include: the distance learning course management system, academic expectations and policies, and access to support services.