Cannabis Industry (Certificate)

The Cannabis Industry Certificate is designed to provide students with applicable skills and knowledge to work professionally in the areas of Cannabis cultivation, processing, preparation, retail, and outreach. Prepared by foundational courses in business, communication, biopsychology, and botany, students will receive specific training through a comprehensive Cannabis course and an accompanying onsite industry practicum.

Average overall GPA of 31 graduates: 3.505

Admissions Requirements

• At least 21 years of age by the time of enrollment in the on-site practicum course.
• Documentation of high school graduation or alternative high school credential.
• Reading and writing competency at a college level as shown by high school GPA of 2.7 within the past 10 years, Accuplacer assessment or completion of a college composition class.

Graduation Requirements and Pathways

Visit BCC's Cannabis Industry College Catalog

Prepared by foundational courses in business, communication, biopsychology, and horticulture, students will receive specific training through cannabis related labs and lectures and an accompanying practicum at Berkshire Roots, BCC's educational cannabis industry partner.

Careers

Students who graduate with the certificate in this new program can find employment in the Berkshires at positions that include:

• Assistant grower
• Cannabis consultant
• Cannabis retail associate/ general manager
• Dispensary associate/ agent/ assistant manager
• Infusion manufacturing associate
• Patient advocate
• Post-harvest associate
• Processing technician/trimmer
• Production technician
• Many other job titles

Visit Berkshire Roots, a vertically-integrated cannabis dispensary in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. At their flagship location at 501 Dalton Avenue, Berkshire Roots cultivates, processes, packages and sells premium cannabis products to medical patients and adult-use customers.