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Anything you do is a process and any process can be improved. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a set of process improvement tools. Lean tools reduce waste and speed-up a process; Six Sigma tools improve quality. Taken together, Lean Six Sigma is the premier business strategy today for continuous process improvement. The cumulative learning process, provided by seasoned instructors with a variety of military and business experiences, produces a graduate who can successfully apply the acquired knowledge and practical tools to any business, military, or healthcare situation.
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
This foundational course introduces and integrates Lean and Six Sigma principles and tools that lead to effective process improvement. Students practice the tools through a Lean simulation, and they use the Six Sigma methodology to analyze and improve a problematic case study. Successful completion of the course earns students Coastal Carolina Community College’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.
Prerequisite: none
Course Length: 16 hours
Textbook: Course materials provided
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Learn essential skills needed to lead successful process improvement projects including process analysis, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and process improvement strategies. This highly interactive training uses a team approach to evaluate an inefficient process and then design, implement, and evaluate quantifiable process improvements using the valuable Six Sigma method, DMAIC. Training includes advanced lean practices, theory of constraints, and statistical analysis using MS Excel.
Students will earn LSS Green Belt Certification from Coastal Carolina Community College upon successful completion of course work, written exam, and a tollgate project by the last day of class.
Prerequisite: Yellow Belt
Course Length: 96 hours
Required Resources:
1. Laptop computer equipped with MS Excel and PowerPoint software.
2. SigmaXL V9.1 Software- for Green and Black Belt Certification classes
IASSC Green Belt Exam Prep
We understand many students would like to earn Green Belt certification so we’ve expanded our training and are now offering a 17-week, online Green Belt Exam preparation course. This 132-hour course of instruction has been developed using the International Association of Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) Green Belt body of knowledge and should prepare students for the IASSC 100-question closed book Green Belt exam. Students who pass that exam earn an internationally-recognized Green Belt certification.
- Study to affordably earn Green Belt certification
- Complete Coastal’s 132-hour online Green Belt Exam Prep class
- Pass IASSC Green Belt exam
Costs:
Registration fee – $180
Textbook fee – $113
Software fee – $75
Supply fee – $5
Student insurance – $1
Coastal Subtotal – $374
IASSC exam – $295 (paid separately to IASSC)
Grand Total – $669
To purchase the textbook and software, please contact the College Store Manager at 910.938.6391 or eddingsl@coastalcarolina.edu.
Top 10 Reasons to Take this Course
- Totally online, you won’t have to rearrange your work schedule.
- Class will be delivered asynchronously so you can work each phase of the course at times and days you choose.
- The course has been designed using the IASSC Green Belt body of knowledge.
- The course materials will be augmented by a workbook to help students fully understand presented topics. Also, as part of this course you will receiving a licensed copy of SigmaXL. This software is a Microsoft Excel add-in and will be yours for future statistical analysis and project work.
- The course is being taught by master Black Belts who have extensive Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints project and teaching experience.
- Students who pass the IASSC Green Belt exam will not need to complete a project in order to receive certification.
- This course is far less expensive than most Green Belt courses. We are able to offer this price because it is an occupational extension course.
- The course is being delivered over 16 weeks to allow you time to become familiar with the material, practice, and study at a reasonable pace to prepare for the IASSC exam.
- You can take a web-proctored IASSC exam from your home once you are ready to take the test.
- Or, for a higher fee, you can take the IASSC Green Belt exam at a Pearson Vue Test Center. Coastal also offers that option on campus.
New! Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Hybrid)
Participants will build upon their current knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles by conducting a Black Belt-level improvement project utilizing the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) improvement methodology. Students will focus on improving an existing process by reducing cost, eliminating waste, and improving quality. Additionally, the course incorporates instruction on how to manage improvement teams, sustain process improvement goals, and function as an organizational change agent. Students will also receive instruction on how to use popular analytical software program that can be use in the future to perform advanced statistical analysis. Students will receive a Coastal Carolina Community College LSS Black Belt Certification upon successful completion of the course and passing the final exam.
145 hours. Cost $186 + Resources $383.00
Prerequisite: Green Belt 40 hours
Required Resources:
- Laptop computer equipped with MS Excel and PowerPoint software.
- Working Student Guide on LSS Black Belt (College Store)
- SigmaXL V9.1 Software- for Green and Black Belt Certification classes
- LSS Black Belt Manual from Coastal
Six Sigma Instructors
RICK SPILLANE has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of North Carolina and three Masters degrees, the most recent in National Resource Management from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington, DC. He served as a Colonel in the US Air Force and following military retirement, received his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from General Electric and worked as a Senior Process Improvement Manager where he facilitated projects, mentored Green Belts, and taught Green Belt courses. He has been a Lean Six Sigma instructor at Coastal Carolina Community College since 2017. He’s also taught graduate-level courses in International Relations and Logistics and serves as an instructor for the Marine Command and Staff seminar program.
JIM WILSON is an International Association of Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) Certified Green Belt™. He is also and American Society of Quality (ASQ) certified Black Belt and a USMC certified Master Black Belt. He held the MBB position with the USMC CPI Program Office from 2008-2015 where he served as the CPI East team lead responsible for staff development and CPI program implementation in the Eastern region of the United States. Prior to joining the Marine Corps CPI Program Office, Jim spent 10 years working CPI improvement projects, teaching CPI courses, and providing CPI management consulting and business advisory services at Fleet Readiness Center East, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. While at FRC East, Jim was instrumental in the deployment and management of Lean Six Sigma training and projects that led to the organization winning Shingo Gold. Jim has a total of 40 years of experience with the U.S. Marine Corps as a naval aviator, aircraft maintenance officer, and continuous process improvement expert. In 1989, while with VMFA-251, Jim’s aircraft maintenance department was awarded the Commandant’s Aviation Efficiency Award, a citation given each year to only one USMC aircraft squadron.
Jim is also a registered ISO 9000 Lead Auditor and an AGI certified Jonah. He is also a USMC certified Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt instructor. Jim has experience teaching and leading organizations in Strategic Planning, Executive Coaching, Operations Management, Statistical Process Control, Total Quality Management, Analytical Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Aircraft Maintenance Management, Logistics Management, and Human Resources Management.
Jim received his CPI training from General Electric, the George Group, and the Goldratt Institute. Jim holds a Bachelors from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC and a Masters in Aerospace Management from Embry-Riddle University.