Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Management and Leadership, 1-year certificate

This certificate is designed for students who are working in first-line management and want more management education, who want to progress into management, and students who are earning the AAS Business degree and want to specialize in management. Students earning this certificate complete foundational courses in business and specialized courses in management and leadership.

Why choose Management and Leadership at PCC?

Choosing a Management and Leadership certificate at Portland Community College means gaining practical, career-focused management and leadership skills in a supportive and affordable learning environment. Students benefit from flexible class options, experienced faculty, and an applied approach to learning that connects classroom concepts to real-world business challenges. PCC’s Management and Leadership certificate provides a strong foundation in management knowledge while helping students build the leadership and organizational skills needed to manage a team in the workplace.

Award information

Degrees and certificates by number of terms to complete

Award	Length (attending full-time)	Financial aid eligible	Currently accepting students?
Certificate: Management and Leadership	1 year

What will you learn?

Students earning this certificate:

• Build strong leadership and teamwork skills needed to manage and collaborate effectively in workplace settings.
• Develop professional communication, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence skills for handling workplace relationships.
• Gain knowledge of management, human resources, and business ethics to understand how organizations operate.
• Strengthen practical skills in spreadsheets, writing, and business communication for everyday workplace tasks.

Courses

Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

• Current class schedule
• Class descriptions (catalog)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BA 111	Introduction to Accounting §	3
BA 106	Introduction to Excel for Business Data	2
MSD 101	Principles of Management and Supervision	3
or BA 206	Management Fundamentals
MSD 105	Workplace Communication Skills §	3
MSD 107	Organizations & People	3
MSD 115	Improving Work Relations §	3
MSD 200	Organizations and Social Responsibility	3
or BA 277	Professional Ethics in Business
MSD 206	The Troubled Employee	3
MSD 222	Human Resource Management: Personnel	3
or BA 224	Human Resource Management
BA 218	Personal Finance	4
BA 285	Human Relations-Organizations	3
WR 121Z	Composition I z	4
WR 227Z	Technical Writing z	4
or BA 205	Business Communication Using Technology
MSD Program/Workshop Electives		7
Total Credits		48

§

Course contains Related Instruction and cannot be substituted with another course; Related Instruction details can be viewed here.

¹

Must choose BA 211 or BA 111. No other options can be used.

Z

This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. The following courses are equivalent:

BA 211 and BA 211Z

WR 121 and WR 121Z 

WR 227 and WR 227Z

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