Seminole State College Becomes First in Central Florida to Offer Supply Chain Management Degree

Seminole State College of Florida will become the first public college or university in the Orlando region to offer a degree in the high-demand field of supply chain management starting in August.

The program, which includes a two-year Associate in Science (A.S.) degree and 18-credit technical certificate, is one of five new programs the college will introduce for the 2015-16 academic year.

The degree and certificate can be completed online or on-campus. The new Supply Chain Management Program equips students with business-related skills they need for immediate employment or advancement in their fields, says Hugh Moore, associate dean for the Center for Business, Legal and Entrepreneurship at Seminole State.

“Companies are working to enhance their customer-delivery processes,” Moore says. “Supply chain management is the industry’s response, and we’re pleased to offer a degree to meet the demand.”

Over the next five years in Central Florida, there are 33,511 projected job openings in supply chain management areas, according to Workforce Florida. This includes purchasing agents and managers, distribution managers, logisticians, management analysts and cost estimators.

Average entry-level salary in Central Florida for these positions is more than $40,000 per year, according to federal data.

The program, which was created with input from a 15-member industry advisory board, includes courses in inventory management, purchasing management, warehouse management, operations management, transportation and logistics, and quality control.

The Supply Chain Management Program includes six new courses.

Students who complete the degree can continue their education can pursue Seminole State's Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business and Information Management (BIM) degree or a Bachelor of Applied Science degree through the University of Central Florida's DirectConnect to UCF program.

The certificate may be earned as part of the A.S. degree or as a stand-alone certificate.

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