The Latest Evolution in Cannabis Education and Training

Philadelphia-based Saint Joseph’s University is expanding its academic offerings for students interested in future-focused and entrepreneurial careers in cannabis. The university recently added four non-credit cannabis certificates that take a deep dive into business, law and policy, healthcare, and agriculture and horticulture.

“Our academic portfolio is ever expanding and evolving with society, student, and industry needs, interests, and requirements while also remaining grounded in our liberal arts and Jesuit traditions. Our new cannabis offerings are a great example of where those goals converge,” says Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Saint Joseph’s University. “While business, policy, healthcare, and agriculture scramble to keep up with regulatory changes, we can educate professionals with the industry acumen and ethical framework needed to support each of these fields.”

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Saint Joseph’s is collaborating with Green Flower, a market leader in high-quality cannabis training, to offer the certificates. The six-month curriculum for each certificate provides an onramp to prepare professionals to fill the growing skills gap in the legalized cannabis industry.

“We have worked with Saint Joseph’s to create a program that is reflective of the University’s academic tradition of critical thinking and care for the individual and community,” says Daniel Kalef, Executive Vice President of University Partnerships at Green Flower. “We are happy to partner to further Green Flower’s mission to help educate people to understand the benefits of legal cannabis along with the new commercial reality of a rapidly growing industry. At a time when job security is at a crucial historical point, offering fully online, job-specific certificate programs that enable people to become part of a fast-growing new industry will be an amazing service to students in Philadelphia, the mid-Atlantic region and beyond.”

Each certificate program includes three eight-week courses offered fully online. Students are taught by instructors who are at the forefront of their fields and who provide networking opportunities for their students. Upon certificate completion, graduates will have access to Green Flower’s expansive employer network. Students who complete the program become the go-to source of cannabis expertise within their current companies or launch brand-new careers as sought-after professionals on the job market.

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For more information on Saint Joseph’s cannabis certificates, click here.

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