The Certified Information Executive Course

The Only University Vetted Certification for Strategic and Effective IT Executives

Training Schedules

All classes will be from 8:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. on Fridays, and from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, in the Rampey Center at USC Upstate, unless otherwise indicated.

The class schedule for the current and next several courses is as follows:

Course No. 1st Weekend 2nd Weekend 3rd Weekend 4th Weekend
closed09-08 Nov 6-7, 2009 Feb 26-27, 2010 May 13-14, 2010 July 29-30, 2010
closed09-09 Dec 11-12, 2009 Feb 26-27, 2010 May 13-14, 2010 July 29-30, 2010
closed10-01 Jan 29-30, 2010 Apr 9-10, 2010 Aug 12-13, 2010 Oct 22-23, 2010
closed10-02 Mar 11-12, 2010 May 28-29, 2010 Aug 12-13, 2010 Oct 22-23, 2010
closed10-03 Apr 29-30, 2010 Jul 15-16, 2010 Nov 5-6, 2010 Jan 21-22, 2011
closed10-04 Jun 10-11, 2010 Aug 27-28, 2010 Nov 5-6, 2010 Jan 21-22, 2011
open10-05 Aug 5-6, 2010 Nov 19-20, 2010 Feb 18-19, 2011 May 6-7, 2011
open10-06 Sep 24-25, 2010 Dec 3-4, 2010 Feb 18-19, 2011 May 6-7, 2011

Directions to the Rampey Center

Directions to the CIE Course classroom at the John M. Rampey Center on the USC Upstate campus in Spartanburg, SC.:

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From the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP):

  1. Get on I-85 North (toward Spartanburg, away from Greenville).
  2. Travel about 14 miles and exit off of I-85 at exit 72.
  3. At the top of the exit ramp, turn right onto US-176 (also the beginning of I-585).
  4. Go approximately one mile and exit at the "East Campus Blvd." exit.
  5. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto East Campus Blvd. and go about 0.9 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
  6. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
  7. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take an immediate left into the Rampey Center parking lot and park anywhere.


From the Charlotte, NC area (note, the GSP airport in Greenville, SC is MUCH closer to the classroom than the Charlotte Airport):

  1. Get on I-85 South (toward South Carolina).
  2. Travel into South Carolina on I-85 and exit off of I-85 at exit 72.
  3. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left onto US-176 (also the beginning of I-585).
  4. Go approximately 1.2 miles and exit at the “East Campus Blvd.” exit.
  5. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto East Campus Blvd. and go about 0.9 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
  6. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
  7. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take an immediate left into the Rampey Center parking lot and park anywhere.


From the Marriott in downtown Spartanburg:

  1. Turn right out of the Marriott entrance onto Church Street.
  2. Take an immediate right onto E. Daniel Morgan Ave.
  3. Go 0.6 miles on E. Daniel Morgan Avenue and then turn left onto N. Pine Street. (N. Pine is also called US-176 and also becomes I-585).
  4. Travel for about 3 miles on N. Pine St./US-176/I-585.
  5. Exit I-585 at the East Campus Blvd. exit.
  6. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto East Campus Blvd.
  7. Go approximately 0.7 miles until it dead-ends into North Campus Blvd.
  8. Turn left onto North Campus Blvd and go about 0.2 miles and turn left onto Hodge Drive.
  9. After turning onto Hodge Drive, take an immediate left into the Rampey Center parking lot and park anywhere.


On the morning of the first day of class, if you need help with directions, please call 828-429-6849.