UCSC Extension Receives Project Management Institute's Global Registered Education Provider Approval

Business Wire, Nov 6, 2007

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- 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.

"We are delighted to receive PMI's GREP endorsement," said James Desrosier, Director of Business and Management at UCSC Extension. "We teach project management the Silicon Valley way: our instructors hold advanced credentials and have the cutting-edge the Valley expects. The quality of our certificate is recognized nationally. All of our courses earn credit toward Master's of Science degrees in Project Management at leading universities."

Since 1990, thousands of local professionals have obtained their project leadership credentials at UCSC Extension in Cupertino, while working in the aerospace, automotive, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and telecommunications industries. All of UCSC Extension's courses also award the professional development units required to maintain the Project Management Professional certification.

"Our instruction is geared toward Silicon Valley's highly-educated workforce," Desrosier said. "Courses are rigorous and comprehensive, with a bias toward producing measurable results in high-stakes environments. After every core and master class session, our students return to their jobs with new skills they can apply immediately."

UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley is the largest provider of classroom instruction for highly-educated working professionals in the South Bay, offering advanced management training in more than 16 disciplines for the high tech, biotechnology and services industries. Many courses qualify for graduate credit in Project Management, Human Resource Management and IT Management, recognized throughout the Bay Area and beyond.

About UCSC Extension:

A division of the University of California, Santa Cruz, UCSC Extension provides continuing education to working professionals in the Silicon Valley region and beyond. Courses are offered in Engineering and Technology, Business and Management, Education, Biosciences, and English Language. Campuses are conveniently located throughout the South Bay in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Cruz. UCSC Extension's Corporate Training Division will also deliver courses to your workplace.