PC School of Business offering new Micro MBA certificate program

SYLVIA MAXFIELD,dean of the College of Business at Providence College, said a Micro MBA Certificate program is being offered in March to give new and future managers stronger skills and tools. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
SYLVIA MAXFIELD,dean of the College of Business at Providence College, said a Micro MBA Certificate program is being offered in March to give new and future managers stronger skills and tools. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PROVIDENCE – Providence College School of Business this March is offering a Micro MBA Certificate to give new and future managers stronger skills and tools.
Trademarked as a unique product last fall, the nine-part program is targeted for high-performing employees seeking promotion or have been promoted to administrative or management positions and want to update their business skills, or even consider pursing a Master of Business Administration program in the future, said Sylvia Maxfield, the business school dean.
“Across the U.S., there are a number of colleges at the state level, [in Virginia, for example], that have trademarked a mini MBA,” Maxfield added. “Those tend to be more extensive and expensive. We wanted to test the value proposition of something less expensive and short. We thought that a bite-sized bit of management education might have value.”
The program, which runs for eight weeks beginning March 9, costs $995.
“This is a certificate that can help somebody who might have been in a service job where they have an associate’s degree but not a bachelor’s but are good at their job,” said Maxfield. “It’s the kind of certificate that can help in a new economy.”
When competent people in service industries ranging from health care to education and public safety are promoted, they need “a whole new set of skills” in management ranging from budgeting to relationship skills, she said.
“This certificate program introduces the challenges, identifies the most common pitfalls, and prepares new managers, or those who would like to step into management roles, to confidently make better decisions,” she added.
The college’s School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a distinction held by only 5 percent of business schools worldwide. Its MBA program debuted at No. 67 in Bloomberg Businessweek’s U.S. part-time MBA rankings for 2015.
For information, call 865-2294 or email mba@providence.edu.

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