University of California Santa Cruz Extension in Silicon Valley has been approved as a Global Registered Education Provider (GREP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). UCSC Extension is the South Bay's only institution of higher education to hold this distinction and makes its entire Project Management Certificate available through classroom, online and onsite options.

Our project management courses have been approved by major universities for credit toward a Master’s Degree in Project and Program Management.

Our staff of highly qualified instructors is one of the best in the nation.

Most students attend our classes because of referrals—by those who have taken the classes and have found them to be highly effective in their every day working environments.

Our courses are geared toward practical application, not high-sounding theory.

Students earning their PPM Certificate have had a high success rate in passing the nationally recognized PMI examinations.

Many of our in-class courses are also offered online, so students can take courses at either our Cupertino facility, or at home working around their schedules.

Most of our courses are offered during weekday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, and Saturdays, so students don’t have to miss work.

You won’t beat our low costs.

Role of the Project Manager.

Project Integration & Risk Management.

Project Leadership and Communication.

Applied Project Management.

Beyond Traditional Project Management.

Creating the Successful Project Team.

Decision Making Tools and Techniques.

Managing Projects at Young Companies.

Managing Projects with Microsoft Project.

Managing Software Projects.

Managing the Development of New Products.

Project Management Negotiation Principles and Techniques.

Project Procurement: Outsourcing and Contract Management.

Schedule Optimization Techniques for Managers.

Students who take these online courses love them.

Interact with other students and the instructor -- it's just like being in a classroom.

Each course will count toward your PPM Certificate.

Take them at home or while you're on the road.

You don't have to be online at a specific time -- do the assignments around your schedule.

Assignments will be clearly posted so there is no confusion.

Feedback on your assignments is posted as you go along -- you know right where you are.

Browse instructor-produced PowerPoint^® presentations,

Keeping track of your assignments is a breeze.

You'll be given login information just before the course begins.

If you'd like to see if an online course is right for you, click here.