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Certificate in Construction Management

University of La Verne · La Verne, CA

Cost
$2,399
Length
9 weeks
Working 6 months later
35%

Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
38
Finished the program
86%Based on 37 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
35%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$17,500A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Construction Managers

Job ads may call this: Site Manager · Concrete Foreman · Job Superintendent · Construction Foreman

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
  • Develop or implement quality control programs.
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
  • Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
  • Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
  • Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$70,775$133,458$216,017
Across California$83,477$135,394$215,526

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$135,394per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $131,862
Projected openings
47,800Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 8,660
Projected change
+10.9%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
1 to 12 months

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Conducted in a fully interactive format (3 hours per week plus 2 Saturdays for 3 hours), this course allows participants to complete the 27 hours of instruction in a systematic manner. Attend and successfully complete 9 modules (7 required modules + 2 elective modules) in less than 2 months. To allow for flexibility that fits into your busy schedule, participants can choose 2 elective modules to fulfill the 2 elective requirement. Each required module duration is 3 hours each Wednesday evening (6:30 - 9:30 pm). Elective module duration is 3 hours on 2 selected Saturday mornings (9:30am - 12:30pm). Certificate of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the course.Upon completion of the course, participants will enhance and improve their construction management knowledge and skills that effectively bring the greatest business value to their employers or clients. With a focus on the basic management concepts, business strategies, core competencies, this course is ideal for anyone interested in becoming more knowledgeable and marketable in the booming design and construction industry. Entry level and experienced professionals desiring to improve their skill sets and advance their careers in construction management will greatly benefit from this course. Private and public building owners are increasingly relying on their construction managers to deliver positive and successful project outcome. Qualified construction managers are required to possess the right management skill sets in order to lead their consultants and deliver projects on time and within budget. Construction managers and building professionals are in high demand and they are very competitively compensated. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015), the mean annual wage of construction managers is $97,510. This professional construction management certificate course is designed to expand participants basic project management skills and improving their understanding of construction.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

Ask before you enroll, not after

The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • Pomona Valley Comprehensive AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 909-242-7999

    1460 E. Holt AvenueThe Village at Indian Hill Suite 130Pomona, CA 91767about 4.8 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Covina AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 626-667-2601

    1115 E. Puente StreetTri-Community Adult School BuildingCovina, CA 91724about 7.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm 0pm Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

  • West Valley America`s Job Center of CaliforniaComprehensive center

    Phone: 909-941-6500

    9650 9th StreetWest Valley Workforce Development Department Suite ARancho Cucamonga, CA 91730about 10.1 miles away

    Hours: Mon - Fri. 8:00a.m -5:00p.m

    Has a veterans' representative

At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you