School Business Manager Graduate Certificate

The School Business Manager Graduate Certificate is a 15-credit program designed in partnership with the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials to provide professional development and to advance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of school business managers to successfully lead business operations in Minnesota K-12 school districts.

This program is designed to serve K-12 School Business Managers, specifically providing professional development focused on a broader knowledge of K-12 public school administration, building functions, and operations that will aide in carrying out their role and responsibilities more efficiently and effectively. 

The St. Cloud State Advantage

  • Courses offered synchronously online with asynchronous components.
  • Fall, spring and summer course offerings to accommodate working professionals.
  • Certificate can be completed in as little as one year.
  • Offered in partnership with the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials
  • All courses in the School Business Manager certificate track are part of the Educational Administration and Leadership program that is approved by the Minnesota Board of School Administrators.

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Application Deadlines

U.S. Citizens International
Outside U.S.
International
Inside U.S.
Fall July 15 (Priority)
August 15 (Final)
June 15 July 15 (Priority)
August 15 (Final)
Spring November 15 (Priority)
January 1 (Final)
October 15 November 15 (Priority)
January 1 (Final)
Summer May 1 (Priority)
June 1 (Final)
February 15 May 1 (Priority)
June 1 (Final)

Graduate Director: Dr. Amy Christensen

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