Spelman’s experiment with in-house certificate programs earned nearly $2 million in its first year, exceeding its expectations. Tracy Lindstrom, a 44-year-old mother of six, was enrolled part-time at Arkansas State University and working full-time at a Fortune 50 company when she began pondering a future in project management. But she knew she had to find a more flexible option. Her husband had just become certified as a project manager professional, which took 36 hours of training and six months to prepare for the certification exam. Lindstrom ultimately landed on Spelman College’s newly launched online learning program.