COLUMBIA, 1/24/10 (Beat Byte) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) and Columbia College are teaming up to offer a Certificate of Professional Officiating, or Umpiring, at the MLB Umpire Camp. The new program involves online coursework in sports officiating, and a week-long training program at the annual MLB Umpire Camp in Compton, California."Major League Baseball is pleased that its Umpire Camps can provide an educational outlet for the students of Columbia College who have interest in umpiring as a profession," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, MLB's Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations."The certificate is a new and exciting concept for Columbia College," said Dr. Terry Smith, the school's Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs. "We are thrilled to partner with such a prestigious organization and together hope to produce a large cohort of highly-skilled baseball umpires for our communities."RELATED:
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