Earn your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate at Farmingdale State College. Learn DMAIC, process improvement, and data-driven problem-solving through hands-on projects and industry-aligned tools.
Improve processes. Reduce waste. Lead change- anywhere you work.
Lean Six Sigma is the universal language of continuous improvement. In this hands-on, career-focused certificate, you’ll learn how to identify inefficiencies, reduce variation, and deliver measurable results using the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt toolset.
Organizations don’t just want “good ideas”, they want repeatable results. Lean Six Sigma gives you a proven, structured method to:
Lean Six Sigma is used across sectors because every organization has processes. Common outcomes alumni report after earning Green Belt skills:
Credential: Non-Credit Professional Certificate (Green Belt)
Formate: In-Person
Duration: 21 Hours / 7 Weeks
Best For: Operations, Healthcare, Business, Public Sector, Education, Manufacturing
Includes: Project Coaching, Practical Exercises, Case Studies, Capstone Project
Tuition: $2,200
At Farmingdale State College, we focus on practical workforce outcomes, not theory alone. You’ll learn the tools and immediately apply them to real scenarios so you leave with skills you can use on day one.
What Sets FSC Apart:
How You'll Learn at FSC
This is not a "sit-and-listen" class. Each session blends instruction with application so you practice the tools in real time. You can expect:
By the end of the certificate, you will be able to:
💾Format: In-Person
⌛Length: 7 Weeks (21 Hours Total)
📆Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays
⏰Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
📍Class Dates: March 10th - April 21st
💯Test Date: April 23rd
Tuition: $2,200
Registration Includes: All course materials and certificate processing. It also includes exam prep materials.
A 15% Discount is available for FSC Students, Alum, and Employees. Additional discounts are available for group enrollment.
FSC firmly believes in open-access with applied expectation. Meaning, this certificate course is open to all working professionals, FSC Students, Staff, and Alum. No prior Six Sigma experience required. Participants must pass a multiple choice exam and complete case study projects to earn the Green Belt Certificate.
Farmingdale State College can offer the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate as a customized cohort for employers.
Corporate options include:
talk to us about a corporate cohort
What You Will Produce and Take With You
This certificate is designed around real, professional-grade deliverables, not just
seat time. Participants complete a portfolio of Lean Six Sigma artifacts that demonstrate
applied skill and can be referenced in performance reviews, interviews, and promotion
discussions.
By the end of the program, participants will have developed:
Certificate of Completion
Participants who successfully complete the program receive a Lean Six Sigma Green
Belt Certificate of Completion from Farmingdale State College.
Joe Labas is a seasoned quality, process improvement, and operations leader with more than 40 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Continuous Improvement across highly regulated and high-performance environments. His career spans both defense/aerospace and commercial electronics, as well as national laboratory research operations, bringing a rare blend of industrial rigor, systems thinking, and practical application.
Joe spent 25 years in the electronics industry, including 12 years in defense and aerospace electronics with organizations such as Harris, Telephonics, and Cobham, and 15 years in commercial electronics with industry leaders including Symbol Technologies, Spellman High Voltage, and Dialight. His work has consistently focused on improving process performance, product reliability, and organizational effectiveness in complex manufacturing and engineering settings.
In addition, Joe has dedicated a combined 15 years at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), serving from 2001–2011 and again from 2020–2025, where he supported quality systems and process improvement initiatives within a world-class scientific research environment. His career also includes leadership and senior quality roles at Telephonics, GBMP, Cobham, and Spellman High Voltage.
Joe is deeply engaged in the quality profession and previously served as Chair of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Long Island Section from 2000 to 2002. He holds a Master’s degree in Quality and Productivity Management from Polytechnic University (NYU) and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College.
He is certified by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a:
Joe’s professional philosophy is grounded in a fundamental principle of continuous
improvement:
All work is a process. All processes vary. Understanding both the types and causes
of variation is the key to improving performance—through efficiency (Lean) and effectiveness
(Six Sigma). Together, this discipline is known as Lean Six Sigma.
This program awards a professional certificate of completion aligned to Green Belt competencies. (If you require a third-party exam/certifying body, we can position this as preparation and include an exam option if you offer one.)
You don’t need advanced math. We focus on practical problem-solving and interpreting results clearly.
You can complete a guided case-based project, or we can help you shape a project using a real process you interact with.
Lean Six Sigma skills are widely recognized because they translate directly into measurable outcomes; speed, cost, quality, and customer experience.
Yes, please reach out to contiuninged@farmingdale.edu to learn more!
For more information regarding Lean Six Sigma or any other program, please reach out to continuinged@farmingdale.edu.
Greenley Library, Room 20
934-420-5902
continuinged@farmingdale.edu
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm