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Advanced Certificate Program Overview
If you have college experience and want to pursue additional knowledge or prepare
to switch fields, our advanced certificate programs can help.
Advanced Certificate Program Options
What You’ll Learn
Learn how to analyze organizational information needs and devise and implement systems that meet those needs. This program also covers essential knowledge in cybersecurity.
Featured Courses
- Information Security
- Management Support Systems
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Computer Networking and Telecommunications
- Database Management Systems
What You’ll Learn
Get insight into how to better manage people, processes, and projects with short-term study.
Featured Courses
- Organizational Communication
- Managing Conflict and Change
- Human Resource Management
- Negotiations Management
- Operations Management
What You’ll Learn
Explore legal and practical knowledge to bid for, negotiate, administer, and evaluate government contracts.
Featured Courses
- Government Contract Law
- Principles of Federal Acquisition (FAR & DAR)
- Purchasing and Materials Management
- Cost and Price Analysis
- Contract Administration
MSCHE Accredited
University of the Potomac is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.*
Prepare for What’s Next Faster
Our certificate programs offer you access to upper-level undergraduate courses that can help you pursue new opportunities or prepare to advance in your current role without having to commit to a full degree.
Flexible and Accessible Professional Education
Take certificate courses at our Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia campuses. Or, if you don’t live in the area, take classes online instead.
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Start mapping out the road to your personal and professional goals. Talk to a University of the Potomac admissions advisor today!
*University of the Potomac is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) University of the Potomac’s accreditation status is currently non-compliance, show cause. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 27, 2024 was to issue a show cause. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. www.msche.org. 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000.