Our Six Sigma Green Belt

The Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) Certificate Program is a non-credit certification offered by Emory University's Professional Learning Programs. Our classes are packed with applied exercises and real-world case studies to improve your learning experience. In addition, a portion of the classes will be spent developing an improvement project based on your specific organization’s challenges.

Our blended learning approach to the Six Sigma Green Belt combines the best of classroom and online training to help you learn more effectively! Because our program requires only four classroom days, you can participate whether you live near Atlanta, or elsewhere.

Five reasons to earn an Emory Six Sigma Green Belt

1. Our Green Belt program is based on a case study approach. Participants apply training directly to a real-world example
2. Our blended learning curriculum combines the best of classroom and online techniques to maximize your learning
3. Emory is the only top 20 university in Georgia, as ranked by US News and World Report. A certificate from Emory sends a powerful message to employers and clients
4. Our efficient schedule requires only four days out of the office and helps makes our program convenient even for participants travelling from outside Atlanta
5. Our lead instructor has more than twenty years of world-wide Six Sigma projects under his (Black) belt

What's your next step?

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Graduate spotlight

"I could get a certification from almost anywhere in this internet age, but the name Emory gives credibility to this certification..." Learn more...

Tiffany Williams earned her Emory Green Belt in 2008.

Common 6 Sigma Myths

Myth 1 – Six Sigma is only for Fortune 500 manufacturing companies

Reality: The principles of Six Sigma can be applied to any size business - service or manufacturing - with dramatic results

Myth 2 – Six Sigma requires lots of resources and time

Reality: Most Six Sigma projects can be economically implemented within a reasonable timeframe

Myth 3 – Six Sigma is for engineers and statisticians

Reality: Six Sigma is ideally suited for managers seeking to enhance their professional career with new, marketable skills