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Project management certification in Nebraska

5 project management programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these project management programs, and Nebraska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Project management specialists coordinate a project's budget, schedule and other details. Most have a bachelor's degree, some jobs ask for work experience, and professional certification, though not always required, shows employers what you can do.1 In Nebraska, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does project management certification cost in Nebraska?

$2,500 to $4,840 is what most project management programs in Nebraska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $2,500 to $8,287

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
6 to 21 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Nebraska may also offer project management certification. How these figures are made

Is there free project management certification in Nebraska?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 5 project management programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • CAPM exam prep (entry level)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Essentials (CAPM) - Certificate of Completion

    MedCerts, LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, LLC, based in Livonia, MI · CAPM exam prep (entry level) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, Project Management Essentials (CAPM) - Certificate of Completion at MedCerts, LLC
    More details about Project Management Essentials (CAPM) - Certificate of Completion at MedCerts, LLC
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    311
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,500

  • Project management certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    MCC Project Management Academy - No Emphasis - Certificate

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Project management certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,840
    School website, MCC Project Management Academy - No Emphasis - Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about MCC Project Management Academy - No Emphasis - Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    21 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $905
    Students counted
    53
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,840

  • Project management certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    MCC Project Management Academy - Quality Manager Emphasis Certificate of Completion

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Project management certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,287
    Program website, MCC Project Management Academy - Quality Manager Emphasis Certificate of Completion at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about MCC Project Management Academy - Quality Manager Emphasis Certificate of Completion at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    21 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $905
    Students counted
    48
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,287

  • Project management certificate or courseOnlinePrerequisite courses

    Project Management - Certificate of Completion

    Digital Workshop Center

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    Prerequisite courses

    Digital Workshop Center, based in Fort Collins, CO · Project management certificate or course · Online · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,005
    Program website, Project Management - Certificate of Completion at Digital Workshop Center
    More details about Project Management - Certificate of Completion at Digital Workshop Center
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,005

  • CAPM exam prep (entry level)OnlineEducation and courses

    Project Management Essentials (CAPM)

    Union College

    Based in Lincoln, NE

    Education and courses

    Union College, based in Lincoln, NE · CAPM exam prep (entry level) · Online · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, Project Management Essentials (CAPM) at Union College
    More details about Project Management Essentials (CAPM) at Union College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,500

How to pay for project management certification in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for project management certification in Nebraska

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for project management certification

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for project management certification

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Project management certification in Nebraska

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
16th of 24
project management programs here, against the typical state's 8
5 vs 8

State comparisons use the same figures as the project management certification by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Nebraska project management program numbers come from

Which Nebraska project management programs are on this list?

These are the project management programs Nebraska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Nebraska offers.

How Nebraska project management program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some project management programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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Sources for the facts about project management certification in Nebraska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Project Management Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List