
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Lean Six Sigma is a business analytic approach for continuous improvement that optimizes performance through the reduction and elimination of variance and waste. Our four-module Six Sigma Black Belt Certification course blends classroom experience with hands-on activities to provide skills that can be applied immediately, including:
- Improving services, products, and offerings
- Continuous process improvement
- Information flow
- Quality
- Business justification analysis methods
- Eliminating waste
- Value stream improvement
- Lean scheduling
- Competitive advantage
- Market growth
- Business profitability
All classes are taught by Six Sigma Master Black Belts who are subject matter experts and share a wealth of real-world experience.
Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma methodologies can be applied across many industries, like manufacturing, supply chain, finance, healthcare, engineering, construction, and more.
Some key focuses of the program are creating financial returns that are quantifiable and measurable, building a more robust management team intent on rectifying waste, and replacing assumptions with statistical methods and data.
Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 Cohort (Remote)
All classes meet on Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m.
Note: This course is not PDO eligible.
| Course # | Course Title | Sessions | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSEN 5606 | Six Sigma Theory & Application | 7 | September 15 – October 27 (No class October 13) | $800 ($200 off if registered by September 1) |
| SYSEN 5605 | Continuous Improvement | 7 | November 3 – December 15 | $800 |
| SYSEN 5609 | Quality Control | 7 | January 5 – February 23 (No class Jan 19) | $800 |
| SYSEN 5625 | Customer Driven | 7 | March 9 – April 20 | $800 |
Contact Jeanette Donahue or Ryan Parker for more information!
Participating Campuses:
- Abington
- Altoona
- Available through all Penn State Commonwealth campuses
- Beaver
- Behrend
- Berks
- DuBois
- Fayette
- Great Valley
- Greater Allegheny
- Harrisburg
- Hazleton
- Lehigh Valley
- Mont Alto
- New Kensington
- Schuylkill
- Scranton
- Shenango
- Wilkes-Barre
- York
Program Delivery:
virtual