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University of Connecticut
Center for Continuing Studies
One Bishop Circle, Unit 4056
Storrs, CT 06269-4056
860-486-5941 |
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Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor Courses
CCMA Courses IA, IB, IIA, IIB and III each meet in the Wilson (formerly South A) Residence Hall classrooms on Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a break for lunch. Course exams are held on Friday morning, beginning at 8:30 a.m., to be completed by 12:00 noon. Each course provides 28 total contact hours.
The CCMA Revaluation Course meets in the Dodd Center Conference Room (adjacent to the Konover Auditorium) on Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with a break for lunch. In lieu of an exam, course participants will attend the Friday morning Connecticut Assessment Administration Workshop, to be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Konover Auditorium. The course provides 29 total contact hours.
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| CCMA IA--Assessment Administration |
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This course is intended for newly-elected assessors, assessor clerks, new staff members and others interested in earning the CCMA designation. Along with CCMA IB, this is an appropriate course for first-time attendees.
Content:
- Introduction to state statutes
- Transfer of title
- Maintenance of assessment records
- Exemptions and exempt properties
- Assessment calendar
- Common interest ownership
Prerequisites: None
Instructors: Helen Totz, CCMA II and Barbara Bigos,
CCMA II
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| CCMA IB--Assessment Valuation |
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This course is intended for newly-elected assessors, assessor clerks, new staff members and others interested in earning the CCMA designation. Along with CCMA IA, this is an appropriate course for first-time attendees.
Content:
- Concept of value
- 490 Valuation (farm, forest and open space)
- Revaluation
- Sales ratio and grand list codes
- Motor vehicle assessment administration
- Personal property assessment administration
- Miscellaneous valuation problems
Prerequisites: None
Instructors: Brian Smith, CCMA II and Thomas M. DeNoto, CCMA II
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| CCMA IIA--Introduction to Appraisal Principles |
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Content:
- The appraisal process
- Legal concepts and theory of value
- Land valuation
- Cost approach to value
- Measuring and listing
Prerequisites: CCMA IA and CCMA IB
Instructors: Thomas F. Browne, CCMA II and William H. Gaffney, III, CCMA II
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| CCMA IIB--Application of Valuation Techniques |
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This course is open to attendees who have completed the prerequisites below, and to others on a space-available basis.
Content:
- Mathematics and statistics
- Cost schedules
- Revaluation concepts
- Commercial valuation
- Sales comparison approach to value
Prerequisites: CCMA IA, IB and IIA
Instructors: Michael A. Bekech, CCMA II and Walter E. Topliff, CCMA II
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| CCMA III--Income Approach to Value |
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Content:
- Income capitalization
- Capitalization and discount rate development
- Mortgage equity and band of investment
- Use of the HP-12C financial calculator
- Residual techniques
- Discounted cash flow analysis
- Financial functions
Prerequisites: CCMA IA, IB, IIA and IIB. Use of HP-12C is not required, but is recommended.
Instructors: William O’Brien, CCMA II and Christopher Buckley, CCMA I
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| CCMA Revaluation Course |
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This course is intended for attendees who wish to gain deeper insight to the revaluation process.
Content:
- Requests for proposals and contracts
- Public and media relations
- Statutory framework
- Preliminary valuation review
- Ratio studies
- Mass appraisal techniques
Prerequisite: CCMA IA, IB, IIA, and IIB
Instructors: S. Steven Juda, CCMA II and Roger Palmer, MAI, CCMA II |
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