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Michigan's Certified Public Manager Program

Saginaw Valley State University is home to the only public manager program accredited by the National Certified Public Manager Consortium®. This program is great leadership training for public service employees, in leadership roles and elected officials. The program consists of nine (9) curriculum competencies covered in a 10-month period that is delivered through a convenient hybrid course format; specifically designed for the busy professional in mind.

Cohort 18 Application is Available!

To Apply for this Cohort Click here:  2024-2025 Michigan CPM - Cohort 18

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 18 applications are currently available by clicking the link above. Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2024, or until the cohort is at capacity.  If capacity is reached before fall, an option to hold a fall cohort will be visited. Cohort 17 is currently closed for registration and is underway.

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

Current Cohort 18 Schedule:

When? Where? How?
12/13/2024 Virtual Meet & Greet 5 face-to-face lectures
1/17/2025 SVSU Riverfront 5 virtual lectures   
2/21/2025 Virtual Hands-on participation and discussion with professional day-to-day scenarios
3/21/2025 SVSU Riverfront Selected reading assignments to align with the 9-course competencies
4/18/2025 Virtual A capstone project and presentation
5/16/2025 SVSU Riverfront A comprehensive exam
6/20/2025 Virtual A graduation ceremony
7/18/2025 SVSU Riverfront  
August 2024 Capstone Presentations  

 

 

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.
 
 

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CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

Applications are being accepted now.  Space is limited.  

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SVSU's Professional Development
Curtiss Hall C201, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710
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(989) 964-4048