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Online Lean Six Sigma Certificate Programs

Learn How to Make Your Processes More Effective and Sustainable

Through Emory Continuing Education's (ECE) online Lean and Lean Six Sigma programs, you will be taught essential tools and techniques to make impactful change in your organization, while gaining skills that may help you increase your marketability for future career opportunities.

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Become a Changemaker

In nearly every workplace, there is constant pressure to do more with less. When it comes to increasing operational efficiency, team productivity, and product quality, Lean Six Sigma is today's premier approach to addressing process improvement opportunities.

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Emory employees and alumni may be eligible for a 10% tuition reduction.

Which Lean Six Sigma Program is Right for You?

YELLOW BELT

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Yellow Belts understand basic Lean Six Sigma concepts. They participate on project teams and receive just-in-time training from others.

GREEN BELT

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Green Belts understand Lean Six Sigma theory and practical application. They support Black Belts by executing baseline and data operations for projects.

Black BELT

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Black Belts have advanced Lean Six Sigma expertise. They function as coaches and mentors to Green Belts and leaders on large-scale process improvement projects.

Explore ECE’s Online Suite of Lean Six Sigma Certificate Programs

Each program covers a more advanced set of tools and techniques essential to process improvement that can be applied across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, IT, business, and more.

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Lean Continuous Improvement

High-level leaders, individual contributors, project champions, managers, and executives can benefit by using Lean to identify and prevent waste and assist in directing and planning strategic initiatives.

6 weeks

8 weeks of access

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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

This course was specifically designed to help get you started on your process improvement journey and is tailored to a self-paced format to allow you to understand the material thoroughly before moving on to more advanced Lean Six Sigma topics.

16 hours, self-paced

6 month of access

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 

If you are interested in learning the essentials of Lean Six Sigma and/or aspire to a leadership position, advancing your education through Green Belt training is a good first step.

7 weeks

12 weeks of access

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare

If you are interested in learning the essentials of Lean Six Sigma to reduce waste and process inefficiencies and/or aspire to implement meaningful change in a healthcare role, advancing your education through Green Belt for Healthcare training is a good first step.

7 weeks

12 weeks of access

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program is ideal for internal consultants, operations managers, directors/administrators, and those with the ability to impact and direct change.

8 weeks

26 weeks of access

Lean Six Sigma Instructors

All online Lean Six Sigma programs are taught by highly qualified industry practitioners who have a minimum of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt designation and several years of experience applying Lean and Six Sigma approaches in various industries and settings.

Mark-Eclavea

Mark Eclavea

MBA, CLSSMBB

GrayJarvis

Jarvis Gray

MHA, CLSSBB

CushardWilliam

William Cushard

BS, AS

EnrightMatthew

Matthew Enright

MS, CSSBB

MugaMatthew

Matthew Muga

PhD, PMP, PSM

RansomNoel

Noel Ransom

PMP, LSSMBB

SpannMaurice

Maurice Spann

BS, LSSMBB

Who Should Register

Professionals in a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, government, business, finance, and more can improve how they manage themselves and their team by learning how to apply the tools and concepts of Lean and Lean Six Sigma methodology in the workplace, at home, or in the community.

Whether you’re looking to begin your Lean Six Sigma journey or aspire to validate your expertise with an advanced Lean Six Sigma certification, ECE offers a range of programs to help meet your needs.

Individuals who have completed any level of Six Sigma belt training earn nearly $12,000 more on average than those without any Six Sigma education*.

*2023 ASQ Salary Survey: The Complete Report, December 2023. Salary by highest Six Sigma belt for U.S. and Canadian respondents. National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-tern economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth or salary potential. Certificate program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.

About Emory Continuing Education

  • Emory University is nationally recognized for its academic excellence.
  • For nearly 70 years, Emory Continuing Education has assisted with thousands of noncredit student enrollments each year from the metro Atlanta community and beyond.
  • No mandatory login times and 24/7 classroom access, anywhere with an internet connection.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exams are administered within the program at no additional cost.
  • Participants who complete a program will receive a digital certificate of completion and earn an associated Lean or Lean Six Sigma certificate badge through ECE.
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