Professional & Continuing Education

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Building professional skills to enhance your career through courses that are interactive, and eminently applicable for the ever-changing dynamic life science or healthcare industries.

9%

Average salary increase for American workers who recently participated in an upskilling program

88%

Employers believe that Professional Certificates strengthen a candidates job application

78%

Individuals work full-time while pursuing professional continuing education

From the leader in applied life sciences and healthcare graduate education, KGI offers programs designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of professionals working within the biotechnology and healthcare industry.

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Investment in skill is one of the best investments a professional or life science company can make for their employees. Skill and talent are necessary for competitive advantage. Life science professionals need to enhance their current knowledge and build new capabilities to contribute strategically and advance their careers. KGI can help individuals and companies meet these challenges with a compellingly relevant portfolio of educational programs for professionals and companies. Our program content emphasizes practical tools to enable professionals to better fulfill current and future responsibilities. Learn and grow with Keck Graduate Institute.

Why KGI

  • KGI is a recognized leader in applying skills to life science industry
  • Extensive network of Alumni in leading industry roles
  • Faculty experts directly from industry and healthcare
  • Member of The Claremont Colleges
  • Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Why PCE

  • Collaborative and Interdisciplinary approaches
  • 100% online synchronous and asynchronous programs
  • Custom designed training to meet a specific organizational need
  • Gain specialized expertise to help move science forward
  • PCE will help attract, train, and retain talent

For Individuals

Degrees

Part-Time 2-3 Years Online
Master of Biotechnology Management
MBM

Take your career to the next step by acquiring management skills tailored to the bioscience industry.

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Full-time 1 Year or Part-time 2-3 Years Online
Master of Community Health Administration
MCHA

Be prepared for roles in healthcare administration and hospital leadership with an online master’s in community healthcare administration.

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Certificates

9-18 Months Online
Certificate in Bioscience Management
CBM

Take your career to the next step by acquiring management skills tailored to the bioscience industry.

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9 Months Online
Certificate in Healthcare Economics

Enhance your career by gaining knowledge in key economic principles related specifically to healthcare.

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6-9 Months Online
Certificate in Leadership

Become a leader in biotechnology or the healthcare industry by learning new skills today.

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9 Months Online
Certificate in Regulatory Affairs

Enhance your career by gaining knowledge in regulatory affairs related to the applied life science industry.

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Workshops

May 12-15 & May 19-22 Online
Bioinformatics Applications in Life Sciences

Analyze Next Generation Data to Solve Real-Life Problems.

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August 16-17 In-Person
Advanced Skill Training in Medical Assistance

Building your skills in medical assistance and is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and connections you need to move forward.

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For Organizations

Custom Education

Are you a life science or healthcare organization looking for corporate training or customized workshops? Let KGI be your training partner.

Custom Education is developed and delivered to meet the specific needs of a life science or healthcare company. KGI works with an organization to identify goals, baseline skill levels, culture, learning style, and more to meet the learning goals. Collaboration between the two entities is key to a successful training.

Faculty Expertise

Each program is led by a KGI faculty that has subject matter experience. In addition, KGI has an extensive network of industry professionals we can draw from across the country that can train on specialized subjects to address the specific need of the company.

Formats to Meet the Needs of the Organization

The results-driven learning solution can be delivered online, on campus, on location or a hybrid format depending on the organizational needs.

Biomedical Innovation and Commercialization Workshop

Actively learn best practices to successfully leverage research to attract partnerships with industry and generate revenue.

The course is an additional way for City of Hope to enable our scientific, faculty to engage in industry-like research efforts, and it provides opportunities for significant collaboration across the enterprise. It also places City of Hope at the forefront of the institutions committed to innovation and entrepreneurship for the benefit of our patients.

lldiko Csiki

Dr. lldiko Csiki

Chief Commercial R&D Officer, City of Hope

Introduction to Healthcare Analytics

Equip your existing workforce with the technical skills and knowledge to fill an urgent need for healthcare analysts who can interpret data and communicate the results effectively.

This partnership allows for new opportunities and professional growth for many of our IEHP Team Members … We are so grateful to the leadership team at KGI for jumping in and offering resources to help our Team Members soar to new heights.

Jarrod McNaughton

Jarrod McNaughton

Chief Executive Officer, IEHP

Company Cohort Model

Transforming your team with a Company Program Cohort

Do you have multiple people in your organization that would benefit from KGI’s professional continuing education courses, certificates or degrees?  KGI will work with your organization to form a cohort and a discount that would benefit all parties. This business cohort model is one that provides employees a benefit, builds company loyalty and retention of staff.

Companies that form academic partnerships with KGI through a cohort model can benefit in the following ways:

  1. Provide learning opportunities for all employees consistent with organizations and employees’ needs.
  2. Reduce tuition costs through a flat-rate pricing model.
  3. Provide focused, formal learning for participants.
  4. Improve intra-organizational relationships through the use of cohort-based learning.
  5. Develop new organizational skills to create, maintain or eliminate sustainable competitive advantages.
  6. Develop internal course combinations to create specific professionals for projected workplace shortages.

Company Cohort Model discounts are available for the following programs: