Certificate of Achievement in Management and Supervision

The Management and Supervision program is designed for entry-level positions and advancement opportunities and acquaints the student with the development processes of organizational policies and procedures and how they impact strategic business decisions. Students will gain knowledge that prepares them to facilitate the management of a diverse group of employees, conveys information to a diverse group of employees, assign tasks, monitor performance, provide constructive feedback, maintain budgets and delivery dates, and monitor production quality specifications.    

 

Student Learning Outcomes 

Upon completion of the programs, students will be able to: 

• understand the roles of management and supervision in profit, non-profit, and government organizations.  

• development of team-building skills for diversity in different business sectors. 

•  identify the benefits of meritorious and inclusive company culture and environment. 

A Certificate of Achievement in Management and Supervision’s estimated enrollment projections will increase by 175 over a 3-year period as a result of demands by industry for general management skills. A corresponding increase in completion of the certificate of achievement will be 37.   

There are 22 community colleges in the LA/OC region that issue awards related to business management with the highest three-year average awards issued by Cerritos College (369), Mt. San Antonio College (183), Coastline College (110), and Santa Ana (61). Cerritos College doubled its completion rate between 2016 and 2019 and Mt. San Antonio College has increased marginally between 2016 and 2019. 

The Management and Supervision Program prepares students to obtain employment as a management trainee, supervision assistant, shift Leader / coordinator, entry-level production supervisor, team leader, and team leaders, first line managers and a wide range of other positions. 

The Management and Supervision program consists of six (6) courses that accumulate the total certificate units. The core courses lay the foundational knowledge with the initial courses in Management and Supervision.  

Course	Title	Electives	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
BUS 001	Introduction to Business		3	1
MGMT 002	Organization & Management Theory		3	1
MGMT 033	Human Capital Management		3	1
SUPV 001	Elements of Supervision		3	1
COMM 122	Intercultural Communications		3	1
BUS 032	Business Communications		3	1
Electives:  Choose a minimum of one course (3 units) from the following:
MGMT 013	Small Business Management	3		2
MGMT 031	Human Relations for Employees	3		2
COMM 142	Interpersonal Communications	3		2
COMM  275	Gender Communications	3		2
COMM  151	Small Group Communications	3		2
PSY 042	Industrial Organizational Psychology	3		2

This program will be in the Business division. The Management and Supervision program is complementary to existing Business and Technology Pathways.

LAVC (Management), Cerritos College, ELAC, Mt San Antonio, Coastline College.

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