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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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Assessor Courses
Courses meet Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Exams are held Friday morning. In lieu of an exam, CCMA Revaluation Course students will attend Friday morning's Connecticut Assessment Workshop.
Courses are held on the first floor of the South A Campus Residence Hall adjacent to parking lot S with the exception of the CCMA Revaluation Course to be held at the Dodd Research Center.
All students should bring an HP12C calculator, especially those enrolling in CCMA III.
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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: Patricia G. Hedwall, CCMA II, CAE, CCA, SPA and Brian Smith, 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, William H. Gaffney, III, CCMA II, and Paul W. Slattery, 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 bond of investment
- Residual techniques
- Discounted cash flow analysis
- Financial Functions
Prerequisites: CCMA IA, IB, IIA and IIB
Instructors: Bill 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: Steve Juda, CCMA II and Roger Palmer, MAI, CCMA II |
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