Online Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate*
Program Overview
Admission Requirements
The NGS Online Six Sigma Black Belt
Certificate teaches practical Six Sigma and
“Lean” process improvement methods.
Students are typically experienced, corporate
or military working adults who aim to manage
work-related projects and to achieve a skill set
based on enhanced data collection and
analysis.
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There are four independent but related threecredit courses. Topics include contemporary
management techniques such as change
management and project management. Attendees use their courses to complete a workrelated, process Improvement. The entire Program is completed in 5 months.
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The online program is highly interactive with
personal contact by faculty. Classes are online
and recorded for convenient review. Weekly
faculty assistance sessions are optional Onsite classes are available.
Why go to NGS?
Employers hire, promote, and recruit NGS
graduates because of their practice-based
knowledge and proven ability to achieve
accelerated, tangible results. The NGS Online
Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate
combines personal faculty attention with
online convenience.
NGS Graduates will achieve an actual, workrelated project as well as a true academic
credential from an accredited institution.
Contact Us
Enrollment Management Department:
[email protected]
800-838-2580 ext. 109
www.ngs.edu
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5 years minimum of work or military service
Familiarity with the principles and best
practices of quality systems
Project Management experience as team
leader or team member
Familiarity with data gathering concepts and
techniques
Familiarity with statistical concepts and best
practices
Access to the internet and a computer for
personal use that is adequate to process
required software and assignments.
Program Courses/Subjects
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Learning to See, Improving Throughput
Six Sigma Applications and DMAIC Model
Black Belt Advanced Analysis Methods and
Systems
Black Belt DOE, Improve & Control Methods
Application
Process
1. Visit www.ngs.edu
2. Click Apply Online
3. Complete
application
Be sure to include:
Résumé and $50
application fee;
4. Once admitted,
register by clicking
link provided with
email acceptance
letter.
Tuition & Financial Aid
$2,900 (plus Minitab and application fee)
Contact Financial Aid at 800-838-2580 x 105 or
[email protected].
Accreditation
NGS is accredited by the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Inc. through its Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education. Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the New England Association should be directed to the administrative
staff of the institution.
Individuals may also contact:
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
209 Burlington Road, Suite 201
Bedford MA 01730-1433
(781) 271-0022
E-Mail: [email protected]
Certified to operate by State Council of Higher
Education for Virginia (SCHEV).
*Not available in MA.
Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate*
Work-Related Project
Project
FAQ
Attendees complete a work-related project of their own choosing as individuals or with other students. Attendees use their course work to apply Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodology to Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control the process and eliminate or reduce waste, defects, cycle time
or other metrics. Projects are presented via PowerPoint.
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Typical Project Characteristics:
 Accomplished within the five month period for the program
 Improves a process or sub-process
 Taken from diverse areas such as operations e.g. manufacturing, inventory control, supply
chain planning, or providing a service to a customer
 Or a transactional process e,g, order management, customer billing, or engineering document
control.
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Course Descriptions
QSM 543
Learning to See,
Improving
Throughput (3cr)
Statistical Applications uses applied statistical analysis to improve work-related projects.
By reviewing how major national and global organiza-tions employ these tools in diverse
industries, students are guided to use statistical analyses in their own improvement projects. This course builds on the data collection skills developed in semester one, and
students will use their own Master’s Business Project-related data to tangibly measure
improvements at their organizations.
Lean Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, and the Toyota Production system are reviewed in
detail. Students learn how to identify their organization’s value stream, and how it fits
into their Division’s value stream. Current State and Future State maps are created. Opportunities for improvement are graphically displayed, waste is identified, and business
process solutions are developed with a linkage to the data. Instruction is provided in
throughput improvement methodologies, including throughput analysis, and Just In Time
production, as applied to business and manufacturing processes.
SSM 674:
Six Sigma Applications and the DMAIC
Model (3cr)
SSM 572:
Black Belt Advanced
Analysis Methods
and Systems (3cr)
Learn what Six Sigma and Lean methodologies are and how organizations employ these
process improvement methodologies in diverse industries such as manufacturing, transactional, healthcare and defense. Students are guided to apply these methods to their
own improvement projects to tangibly effect improvements at their organizations.
Application of financial business theory and the cost of quality are the core concepts of
this course. The focus is on cost accounting and understanding the hidden cost of inefficiency, internal and external failure, the financial implications of Lean operations, as well
as calculating the cost benefit resulting from process improvements and reducing costs
due to substandard service, failure of products or defects.
SSM 575:
Black Belt DOE,
Improve and Control
Methods (3cr)
This course introduces and applies Design of Experiments (DOEs) and process improvement methods and tools. It also teaches and provides opportunities to apply methods to
fix and sustain the actual performance improvements made and prepares students for the
deliverables for their MBPs. The areas of Six Sigma which will be covered in this course
include: Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) – Improve; Quality Function Deployment
(QFD) – Improve; Design of Experiments (DOE) – Improve; After Project Process Monitoring – Control; Control Plans – Control; and Project Closure – Control. (3cr)
Final Project
A work-related Six Sigma project is required for completion of the certificate program.
It is recommended each student
works on their
own project
NGS alumni can
work on their
former team
project
A completed
certificate
project must
be submitted 180
days after
the start of
the program
Program
Format
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The Six Sigma
Black Belt program
is taught 100%
online*
Students complete
40 hours of course
work
Earn your certificate in 5 months
Use of Minitab,
PowerPoint and
Excel is required
Students receive
graduate credits
*Not available in MA.