The university will offer an entry-level Cannabis Hospitality Specialist Certificate and a more advanced Cannabis Hospitality Manager Certificate.
DENVER — Metropolitan State University of Denver is launching two new cannabis certificate programs to create a pipeline of new employees and restore the state’s reputation as the “Silicon Valley of Cannabis.”
The school says it will be the first higher education institution in the nation to offer current students and industry professionals a comprehensive view of cannabis hospitality.
“We saw a need for supply chain education in the cannabis industry ending with responsible vending and consumption,” said MSU Associate Professor of Cannabis Shannon Donnelly. “Here in Colorado, we are the forefront of cannabis legalization, as well as new cannabis license types like cannabis hospitality.”
The university will offer an entry-level Cannabis Hospitality Specialist Certificate and a more advanced Cannabis Hospitality Manager Certificate. Both certificates will be offered to degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students, with classes to begin this fall.
“Bringing together the idea that we want to educate our students on how to enter this industry as well as being in Denver, we knew it was the time to launch these new certificates,” Donnelly said. “I really see students being able to get a director of cultivation job after this or working as an infuser or even starting their own cannabis business.”
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