Benefits of the Heartland Certified Public Manager® Program

  • Nationally recognized CPM Credential
  • Add to and refresh your management toolbox
  • Enhance leadership strengths to better develop, engage, and leverage the talent of others
  • Increase your confidence, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness to grow your effectiveness
  • Strengthen your professional credibility through stronger communication skills, innovative problem-solving skills, and experience in public budgeting
  • Experience developing and leading a project that improves the organization through a capstone project
  • Build a network of friends and colleagues in public service leadership
  • Competitive advantage in career progression
  • Should you decide to pursue a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from KU (which can now be completed entirely online!), completion of CPM will count toward 6 of its 40 credit hour requirement.
  • For those maintaining their AICP certification, CPM counts for 20 CM credits and 1 required equity credit. Thanks to the Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association for their partnership!
  • Graduates are eligible to join the American Academy of Certified Public Managers® (AACPM) http://cpmacademy.org/ , a professional association of public sector managers affiliated with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
  • Capstone project that improves effectiveness
  • Improves efficiency, or saves money
  • Improved performance and efficiency of organization through managers who bring out the best in their staff 
  • Highly developed managers with skills in decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving
  • Develop a talent pool for top-level leaders within the organization
  • Position the organization to meet future demands
  • Deliver better public service
  • Increased professionalism of the organization
  • A leader who buys-in and advocates for the mission of the organization
  • Nationally recognized CPM Credential
  • Add to and refresh your management toolbox
  • Enhance leadership strengths to better develop, engage, and leverage the talent of others
  • Increase your confidence, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness to grow your effectiveness
  • Strengthen your professional credibility through stronger communication skills, innovative problem-solving skills, and experience in public budgeting
  • Experience developing and leading a project that improves the organization through a capstone project
  • Build a network of friends and colleagues in public service leadership
  • Competitive advantage in career progression
  • Should you decide to pursue a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from KU (which can now be completed entirely online!), completion of CPM will count toward 6 of its 40 credit hour requirement.
  • For those maintaining their AICP certification, CPM counts for 20 CM credits and 1 required equity credit. Thanks to the Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association for their partnership!
  • Graduates are eligible to join the American Academy of Certified Public Managers® (AACPM) http://cpmacademy.org/ , a professional association of public sector managers affiliated with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
  • Capstone project that improves effectiveness
  • Improves efficiency, or saves money
  • Improved performance and efficiency of organization through managers who bring out the best in their staff 
  • Highly developed managers with skills in decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving
  • Develop a talent pool for top-level leaders within the organization
  • Position the organization to meet future demands
  • Deliver better public service
  • Increased professionalism of the organization
  • A leader who buys-in and advocates for the mission of the organization