MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5255
Effective Term: 2023 Fall

Award: CCL
Total Credits: 22
CIP Code: 52.0701

Instructional Council: Business/Management (03)
GPA: 2.00

SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as:
11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers
41-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
41-2031.00 Retail Salespersons
13-1199.00 Business Operations Specialists
11-3012.00 Administrative Services Managers

Upon completion of additional education, students may pursue a career as:
11-2021.00 Marketing Managers
11-2022.00 Sales Managers

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Cannabis Business Advanced Entrepreneurship will build on the Cannabis Business Fundamentals certificate for students interested in the entrepreneurial track for a career. Upon completion of this certificate, prospective students may pursue cannabis industry careers in all business aspects of the supply chain including the three sectors of growing, extraction, and retail.

Required Courses

CAN101 Introduction to Cannabis Industry 3
CAN110 Social Equity and Current Issues in the Cannabis Industry 1
+ CAN120 Legal and Regulatory Environment in the Cannabis Industry 3
+ CAN125 Supply Chain Management in the Cannabis Industry 2
+ CAN105 Accounting, Finance and Funding in the Cannabis Industry 2
+ CAN115 Human Resources and Operations Management in the Cannabis Industry 1
EPS150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
EPS160 New Venture Creation 2
EPS195 Business Start Up and Planning 2
GBS132 Personal and Family Financial Security 3

Credits: 22

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Learning Outcomes
1. Describe federal cannabis laws, policies, rules, and regulations. (CAN101, CAN110, CAN115, CAN120) 2. Describe state cannabis laws, and policies, rules, and regulations. (CAN101, CAN110, CAN115, CAN120) 3. Discuss the culture and social equity impact of the cannabis business. (CAN101, CAN105, CAN110, CAN115, CAN120) 4. Discuss cannabis business planning. (CAN101, CAN105, CAN115, CAN125) 5. Describe cannabis industry careers. (CAN101, CAN115, CAN125) 6. Explain hiring and managing practices for a cannabis business. (CAN101, CAN115, CAN125) 7. Describe consumer behavior and demands specific to the cannabis industry. (CAN101, CAN115, CAN125) 8. Explain sales practices within the industry. (CAN101, CAN115, CAN125) 9. Describe the cannabis business supply chain stages. (CAN101, CAN105, CAN115, CAN125) 10. Discuss marketing planning for a cannabis business. (CAN101, CAN115, CAN125) 11. Examine accounting, finance and funding planning in the cannabis industry. (CAN101, CAN105, CAN115) 12. Explain entrepreneurship. (EPS150) 13. Create planning activities required for the successful launch of a new venture. (EPS195, GBS132) 14. Identify venture opportunities. (EPS160, GBS132) 15. Evaluate feasibility of venture opportunities. (EPS150, EPS160, GBS132) 16. Create opportunities through innovation. (EPS160, GBS132)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 28, 2023

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.