Mini MBA
Crummer Certificate in Business Management
Accelerated Leadership and Business Excellence
Ranked among the top 100 MBA programs globally by LinkedIn, Crummer Graduate School of Business
offers an accelerated Mini MBA program designed to provide professionals with the essential toolkit
needed to lead and manage in today’s dynamic business landscape. This program is taught by the same
distinguished faculty that instructs our core MBA programs, ensuring a high-caliber learning experience that
reflects our world-class reputation.
Real-World Learning
- Develop a practical foundation in key business concepts through interactive discussions, case studies, simulations, and problem-solving exercises.
- Gain immediately applicable insights from faculty with hands-on business expertise.
Flexible Learning Format
- Experience a flexible learning format where you choose to attend in person or virtually, providing a learning environment that accommodates your busy schedule and mirrors the hybrid dynamics of today’s workplace.
Corporate-Focused Format Option
- This program can be tailor-made to fit the specific needs of your organization. Whether your professional development needs are in the area of transformational leadership, organizational change, supply chain, marketing, or executive coaching, our practitioners can design a program concentration that’s right for you.
Why Choose Crummer’s Mini MBA?
Globally Recognized Faculty
Learn from the same faculty that teaches our globally ranked MBA programs.
Enhanced Career Opportunities
Become equipped with knowledge that directly impacts one’s career, whether you’re preparing for an MBA, refreshing skills, or advancing in leadership roles.
Corporate Impact
Drive performance within organizations by embedding advanced management strategies directly into the work environment.
What You’ll Gain
- A “toolkit” of skills that will help you think more strategically and manage more effectively
- Exposure to the latest management topics and business trends
- A “big picture” view of business strategy and how each function of business fits into this picture
- The ability to work and communicate more effectively with each functional area of business
- A network of professional peers from a wide variety of businesses and industries throughout Florida and the Southeast
- The expertise of top-level faculty who offer “beyond the classroom” expertise
- The opportunity to link business knowledge to results — for your benefit and your organization’s
- Formal Crummer certificate acknowledging achievement of your expertise in business management
Program Details
A hybrid learning experience
- Program Length: 6 Weeks | 13 Learning Modules
- Location: Rollins College, Winter Park, FL & Virtual
- Summer 2025 Dates: June 7 – July 22, 2025 | Graduation: August 2, 2025
- Summer 2025 Cost: Early Bird – $2,945.25 through April 30, 2025 | $3,465 starting May 1, 2025
Learning Modules & Faculty
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Modality: In person ONLY
Faculty: Kimberly Smith-Jentsch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: Dan Biller, Ph.D., Professor of Practice in Economics
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: James Rappold, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor of Operations
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: Halil Kiymaz, Ph.D., CFA, Bank of America Professor of Finance
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: Halil Kiymaz, Ph.D., CFA, Bank of America Professor of Finance
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Modality: In person ONLY
Faculty: Tracy Kizer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: John Hammonds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In person / Hybrid
Faculty: Greg Marshall, Ph.D., Charles Harwood Professor of Marketing and Strategy
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: Virtual ONLY
Faculty: Jay Liebowitz, D.Sc., Professor of Business Innovation and Industry Transformation
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In Person / Hybrid
Faculty: TBA
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Modality: In Person / Hybrid
Faculty: James Rappold, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor of Operations
Dates: Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27, 2025
Time: At Your Own Pace
Modality: Remote – Canvas
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: TBA
Location: Rollins College Campus, Winter Park, FL
Ideal For…
The Crummer Mini MBA is designed for working professionals seeking to upskill and accelerate their career growth with an abbreviated yet comprehensive, flexible program. Taught by expert faculty, this program provides practical tools and actionable insights to help you excel in today’s competitive business landscape.
Everything we discussed had absolute real-world applications that I can use today to help myself and my teams be better managers…This was very applicable to our high-level business acumen development…This helped us all to evaluate our role in daily decisions and overall efficiencies within our scope of responsibility.
Darden Mini MBA 2023 Testimonial
Summer 2025 Registration
Questions?
Molly Dawson ’20 ’22MBA
Program Manager – Management & Executive Education
Phone: 407.628.6354
Email: mldawson@rollins.edu
Ignite Your Potential
Accelerate your career and gain practical business insights with Crummer’s Mini MBA program—an accessible, high-impact opportunity to sharpen your skills and achieve your professional goals.