Michigan's Certified Public Manager Program

Cohort 19 Application is Available!

To Apply for this Cohort Click here:  2025-2026 Michigan CPM - Cohort 19

Space is limited and the first consideration for admission to the program will go in order of when applications are received.

What?

A 308-hour accredited management training and certification program that provides a comprehensive course of study, built on recognized public management theories, tools, and best practices; and trains managers to apply these theories and practices to the challenges they face as individuals and leaders in the service of the public.

General Information:

Cohort 19 applications are currently available by clicking the link above. Applications will be accepted until the cohort is at capacity. If capacity is reached before fall, an option to hold an additional fall cohort will be visited. Cohort 18 is currently closed for registration and is underway.

The Michigan CPM Program is delivered using a hybrid format as follows:

Tentative Cohort 19 Schedule:

Who Should Attend?

The Michigan CPM Program is appropriate for a wide range of persons in public service careers, as well as persons in leadership roles who are seeking management training, including:

• Persons with some, and even considerable, experience in the public sector who can benefit from the conceptual foundation and analytical framework provided by the program
• Persons whose interests lie primarily in the nonprofit sector given its public service orientation
• Elected officials, middle managers, professionals who have program management responsibilities but may not supervise employees directly, and supervisors of professional staff – e.g., firefighters, law enforcement, public health care officials, public works, and other personnel from state and local government agencies
• Administrative personnel in universities, advocacy, grant-making, and civic organizations

Program Cost

The total cost for the course is $2,995.00.

* Payment options including delayed billing are available for the FY 24-25 season.

 Benefits

Starting in the academic year (August 2018), anyone who completes the CPM training program (and produces proof of completion for Cohort 9 or newer) will be granted 6 credits (two classes) toward the Master of Public Administration Program. The candidate will need to apply for the MPA program and be successfully admitted before granting the 6 credit hours. For more information on SVSU's MPA program visit https://www.svsu.edu/mpa/

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Michigan Certified Public Manager® (MCPM) Program Refund Policy

Students who withdraw from the program up to two weeks before classes start will receive a refund of the program fees paid less a $300 cancellation charge. Students withdrawing after this, but before the start of the first class may receive a refund of the program fees less $600. Students withdrawing from the programs after the start of the first class but before completing the first online course may transfer to the next scheduled program offering but their program fees will not be refunded.

Students who enroll in a payment plan are obligated to pay the full course fee if they cancel at any time after the two-week deadline or after the start of the course. Students will be allowed to transfer to the next scheduled MCPM® course.

• All transfers into future courses are accepted with a ~9% transfer fee calculated from the original registration costs. Transfers are also subject to the availability of spots in the future course.

Sallie Mae Loan Option

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Applications are being accepted now.  Space is limited.