Educational Offerings - Designations

BOMI offers comprehensive professional designation programs, hot-topic online courses, webcasts, live seminars, reference books and a variety of other learning opportunities.

We deliver our programs and products through a wide variety of study methods, including self-study, online and accelerated four-day classes. You pick the study method that is most convenient for you, ensuring you will have access to your tools for success where and when you want, on your schedule.

BOMI Designations - Marks of Distinction
Throughout the commercial property industry, a BOMI designation is recognized as a mark of distinction, an emblem of achievement backed by the Institute's own 30 years of excellence in developing and offering advanced education programs.

Whichever of our four professional designation programs you pursue:

• Real Property Administrator (RPA®),
• Facilities Management Administrator (FMA®),
• Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT®), or the
• Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA®)

you can be assured you'll receive field-proven, time-tested courses that can help you tackle the demands of an increasingly complex profession with confidence and success. By taking three courses per year, many BOMI students can earn their designations in 2 ½ years.

Take Your Career to a Higher Level

Take Your Career to a Higher Level

The graph shows the amount of building space managed by BOMI graduates versus students who have not yet earned a designation. (Based on a national survey by BOMI Institute.)

Real Property Administrator RPA®
The Real Property Administrator (RPA®) designation program serves the educational needs of both third-party property managers and corporate property managers. It covers every aspect of property management, from the basics of building design, operation, and maintenance, to the specialized areas of commercial property law and risk management, marketing and leasing, budgeting and accounting, and asset management. Through this program, property managers learn to maximize the net income of any property, be it one building or an entire portfolio. Click here for course details.

Facilities Management Administrator FMA®
The Facilities Management Administrator (FMA®) designation program benefits new and experienced facilities professionals alike. Through its in-depth coverage of critical-need topics, including planning and project management, facilities technologies, finance and investment, and environmental health and worker safety, the FMA® program helps position facilities managers as key strategic contributors within their organizations. Click here for course details.

Systems Maintenance Technician SMT®
The Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT®) designation program provides today’s technicians with the skills that will help them stand out as top performers—the kind who can raise a building’s efficiency while reducing operating costs. The SMT® program covers every major building operating system, from HVAC to plumbing to electrical to overall control systems. Click here for course details.

Systems Maintenance Administrator SMA®
The Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA®) program further distinguishes professionals with the advanced knowledge required to run a sound, efficient, cost-effective maintenance department. Building on the SMT® designation with additional courses on administration, energy management, and environmental health and safety issues, the SMA® program can also help prepare maintenance professionals for a career in facilities management. Click here for course details.