KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Metropolitan Community College (MCC) is helping students prepare for a career in the cannabis industry, a lucrative one with nearly $2.8 billion in cumulative sales since 2020 according to state data. Not only that, but the industry also added roughly 4,000 jobs in the last year with more than 19,500 people currently working in the field.
The college started offering the following cannabis certificate courses in 2023:
In the year since the courses started being offered, roughly 100 students have successfully obtained a certificate, which is made possible through MCC’s Workforce and Economic Development Division and Green Flower, a marijuana education provider.
“The cannabis industry is very competitive. It’s not a requirement to have this, but all of our students find it helps differentiate them,” said Green Flower founder and CEO, Max Simon. He adds that those who complete the program typically get higher-level positions and quicker promotions.