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Project Management AAS
Business Department | A.A.S. Associate of Applied Science Degree | 2 years
Earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree in Project Management at Clackamas Community College. In two years, make yourself more marketable for current job opportunities in a project management training program.
Project planning, forecasting and scheduling are vital skills needed to keep companies competitive in today's industries. The Project Management program at Clackamas Community College can help you become a certified Project Management professional and open the door to careers as a project portfolio manager, project administrator, project leader and many more.
Project Management AAS
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Understand project management fundamentals
- Use advanced project management tools
- Work with industry standard computer software
- Put the fundamentals of marketing, human relations and business law to practice
Careers
Careers opportunities include:
- project and program management
- project portfolio management
- project administration
- project manager
- program manager
- project scheduler
- cost estimator
- project portfolio manager
- project administrator
- project leader
- project office manager/director
- procurement planner/analyst
- procurement assistant
- project assistant
- project coordinator
Job Market
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PROGRAM CODE: AAS.PROJECTMGMT
Upon completion of the two-year Project Management AAS, students with appropriate work experience are qualified to sit for the national certification examination in project management and to earn the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES
Computation (1 course- MTH-065 Algebra II or BA-104 Business Math)
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication (1 course- WR-121Z Composition I)
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations (1 course- BA 285 Human Relations in Business)
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid (1 credit- see catalog for course list)
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- identify project management’s five process groups along with primary activities associated with each;
- successfully employ common project management tools, such as a work breakdown structure, network diagram, risk assessment, and earned value management;
- list and explain key motivational, influence, and conflict management techniques;
- utilize and understand both Agile and Change Management approaches in managing projects;
- employ commonly utilized software tools for project management;
- analyze scenarios to determine appropriate responses to ethical dilemmas within the context of a defined scenario, plan, execute, control, and close a project;
- develop and maintain budgets to track financial and human resources;
- manage a project from initiation through closing, ensuring that stakeholder requirements have been met;
- demonstrate effective communication skills by selecting the correct medium and correct messenger to deliver compelling, persuasive, and informative communication to leadership, stakeholders, and the project team.
