Boost your skills: B.E.'s guide to the nation's best mid-career executive training programs.ARE PROMOTIONS PASSING you by like 18-wheelers on the interstate? Have you been down-sized, outplaced, rightsized? Maybe you've hit a brick wall in managing your own business--or feel as if you owe some sort of penance penance (pĕn`əns), sacrament of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches. By it the penitent (the person receiving the sacrament) is absolved of his or her sins by a confessor (the person hearing the confession and conferring the for failing to measure up as a manager or entrepreneur. If any of these problems apply to you, consider yourself a candidate for mid-career executive training. Each year, over 700 schools award roughly 70,000 so-called advanced management degrees, up from 40,000 in 1973. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Eugene Miller Eugene Miller may refer to:
Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. , over 200,000 people are currently enrolled in programs ranging from executive MBAs to master's in international management. These programs, in turn, should not be confused with executive-education residential seminars and short courses. In 1992, these seminars and short courses were taken by 38,170 participants at 89 universities, according to a 1993 survey by The Wall Street Journal and Bricker's International Directory. The study found that the average residential seminar lasted about two and a half weeks; 43% of them are only a week long. But some run six or eight weeks. Stanford's runs nine months and costs more than $50,000 to attend. Those who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. more management education must choose wisely. A one-size-fits-all MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration may not be for you--especially given the time and cost. Perhaps all you need is a management course or two (ranging from a day to a full semester) to help you fine-tune your skills or equip you with new ones to manage your staff or projects more effectively. In this section, we give you some advice on doing just that--along with some important hints on paying for this training, and how to size up intangibles such as campus culture. But be prepared: Your task will not be an easy one. The universities that offer management education all seem to suffer from a lack of internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . . Dealing with admissions directors, for instance, can be maddening. Directors at full-time programs, for instance, aren't apt to know what's going on Verb 1. know what's going on - be well-informedbe on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what's what know - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" down at continuing education--and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . What's more, corporate spending on executive education is at a low ebb. Last year, business spent about $15 billion on management training programs. And with annual tuition hikes of 7%, those highly touted, free-lunch "executive MBA programs" seem to have topped out at about 5,000 students. THE BASICS The most flexible approach, and by far the most popular, is to simply take individual classes. Unfortunately, many colleges won't offer single courses for credit unless you're enrolled in full- or part-time degree programs. With individual courses, you can evaluate a school first hand, to find out whether a full- or part-time course load works best for you. You'll also get an up-close glimpse at the institution as a whole, finding answers to some questions that the catalogs rarely cover, such as: Flexibility. Are the professors willing to accommodate absences due to business travel or last-minute job emergencies? Student mix. Is the average student close to you in age, job description, experience, career goals? Teaching method Is the curricula based on theoretical situations or real-life case studies? Are the adjuncts or academics capable of putting complex issues into perspective? Teacher quality. Night school and weekend programs are often taught by adjuncts or new full-time instructors. Their quality may be excellent but will certainly vary more than the quality of experienced, full-time professors. Campus culture. You'll want to investigate the school's openness toward women and minorities, in addition to students from specific industries or companies. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. in Baltimore, for instance, has a "cohort" program aimed mainly at minority-group members; small groups of five or 10 students take all their courses together. Accreditation status. Most colleges are accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by one of six regional groups (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional educational accreditation agency for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the southern United States. , New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Association of Colleges and Schools, etc.). Nearly 300 colleges are accredited by the AACSB AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (formerly American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) AACSB American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business , the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (600 Emerson Rd., Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63141-6762). However, there are many good programs that do not have AACSB accreditation. Don't reject such a program if it appears to have everything else you want. THE GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST Harvard no longer requires the GMAT GMAT abbr. 1. Graduate Management Admission Test 2. Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time GMAT n abbr (US) (= Graduate Management Admissions Test) → for admission to an MBA degree program, but almost everyone else does. (In the listings below, the GMAT is required unless otherwise noted.) The test is given four times a year, in january, March, June and October. Obtain test schedules and the application form from the Graduate Management Admission Test, Educational Testing Service The Educational Testing Service (or ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization, operating on an annual budget of approximately $1.1 billion on a proforma basis in 2007. , CN 6103, Princeton, NJ 08541-6108, or call 609-771-7330. ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services also sells books and test-preparation software. The current price list (effective through August 1994): Official Guide for GMAT Review, $11.9 5. Contains three prior tests and samples of all question types-900 questions and answers explained. There's also a good math review. Official Guide to MBA Programs, $13.95. Profiles 550 graduate management programs worldwide. The details are sketchy, but you'll get enough information to decide whether to order a catalog and registration form from prospective schools. Official Software for GMAT Review, $59.95. Includes interactive tutorials with examples of each type of question. There's only one actual test, however (it is different from the three tests provided in the GMAT Review text). The software's biggest advantage: It offers individual feedback and score analysis. All three books are available as a package for $33, and the books plus software for $87. You can order toll-free (with a credit card) by calling 800-982-6740 weekdays 8-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Outside the U.S., call 609-771-7243. FINANCIAL AID FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS Unfortunately, financial aid is generally not available to part-time students (exceptions are noted in the listings). Federally subsidized work-study programs require that you sign up for at least 12 credits a semester. Colleges can expand upon those rules and some student aid is available to certain non-U.S. citizens (typically, permanent residents). Holders of the F-1 or J-1 student visa are not eligible for federal loans. Official Guide to Financing Your MBA ($10.95), includes information on loans and scholarships, which are, unfortunately, rare for mid-career executives. Some schools do use the book to provide specific information on scholarship packages. To obtain this book, contact the Educational Testing Service, CN 6103, Princeton, NJ 08541-6108, or call 609-771-7330. The following are several federal sources for financing your graduate education. For applications and additional information on all programs, call the Department of Education's toll-free hotline, at 8OO-4FE-DAID. Federal Perkins Loans. The current limit is $3,000 a year with aggregate maximum of $15,000 per person. These loans are need-based. The need depends on income and family size. The threshold tends to change each year with inflation. Contact your college for applications and details. Stafford Student Loan (formerly the Guaranteed Student Loan program, GSL GSL - Grenoble System Language. M. Berthaud, IBM, Grenoble. "GSL Language Reference Manual", M. Berthaud et al, March 1973. "A MOL-Based Software Construction System", M. Berthaud et al, in Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages, W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, pp.151-157. ). There are two versions, subsidized and nonsubsidized. For subsidized loans, the federal government pays the interest to the lender while you are enrolled or during deferment periods. The loans were $7,500 before this past October; it is now $8,500. The aggregate limit was raised to $88,500 last July. Federal Supplemental Loans to Students. Stiffer payment terms and usually higher interest than the Stafford programs. The application procedure is the same, however. The annual limit is now $ 10,000 (it had been $4,000 before last July). The aggregate limit is $96,000-up from $20,000 before last july. The Consortium of Graduate Study in Management is another good, nongovernment aid source. Formed by the National Black MBA Association The National Black MBA Association is a professional association for African Americans with a Master of Business Administration. The National Black MBA Association was formed in 1970 and currently has 40 chapters and 6000 members in the United States. in response to falling enrollment rates among minorities, the program has attracted funds from many large companies. The money goes mainly into scholarships for full-time students. The consortium funnels aid to the following universities: Michigan, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). 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For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas . Contact: The Consortium of Graduate Study in Management, Box 1132, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130; or call (314) 935-6364. LEARNING ON YOUR OWN Want something in-between a full-blown degree and a smattering of courses here and there? The American Management Association (AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. ) is perhaps the most comprehensive source of management training--especially for mid- to lower-level employees. In the past, you or your organization had to be a member of the AMA to take full advantage of its offerings. Now, however, most courses are open to nonmembers. Its benefits? Members ($160 a year per person) get preferred rates on all classes, training videos and AMA publications. They're also entitled to free and unlimited use of the AMA's extensive library and information services See Information Systems. . Member organizations get free access to the ANK's meeting facilities in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. (There's even a members-only lounge in New York, the organization's headquarters.) Contact the AMA at 135 W. 50th St., New York, NY 10020; 212-586-8100. Arthur D. Little Arthur D. Little, Inc. is the world's first management consulting firm. Founded in 1886 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who discovered acetate, and co-worker Roger Griffin, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted technology research. , the management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm in Cambridge, Mass., runs numerous executive education programs, as well as an 11 -month master's in management. The executive education offerings range from a one-week course ($1,250 to $1,750) to the $24,500 M.S. Little is also a major provider of on-site training and education at many levels of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. (firms typically pick up the tab for this course work). Participants in all of Little's programs tend to have at least five years' professional experience. Roughly 90% of the M.S. students hail from outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Contact: Arthur D. Little, Management Education Institute, 35 Acorn Park Acorn Park is a park in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland that features an acorn-shaped gazebo. It was constructed in 1842[1], and is thought to be the location of the mica-flecked spring that Silver Spring is named after.[2] References 1. , Cambridge, MA 02140-2390; 617-498-6200. Meanwhile, a whole new class of educational tools is emerging, built around interactive computer software. Perhaps the most notable, NYU's School of Continuing Education The School of Continuing Education is a part of the North Orange County Community College District, located in northern Orange County, California. The School of Continuing Education provides non-credit continuing adult education, English as a Second Language, vocational skills, is touting the "virtual college," featuring coursework communicated to students' desktop computers. The system is already running, and the future holds "courses on demand" over telephone or cable TV lines. For more information, contact Richard Vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and , Director of Information Technologies Institutes, NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) , 48 Cooper Square Cooper Square is a junction of streets in Manhattan, New York City. It is at the confluence of the neighborhoods of The Bowery, the East Village and the Lower East Side. It is fed directly from the south by Bowery at East Fourth Street which becomes Third Avenue after Saint Mark's , New York, NY 10003; 212-998-7190. MBA PROGRAMS FOR MID-CAREER EXECUTIVES What follows is a compilation of 19 programs, each selected from a pool of 120 that BE investigated in some detail. Rather than duplicate the excellent information available in guidebooks from the Educational Testing Service, Barron's and other publishers, this list strives to offer geographical diversity and a wide range of curricula, student experiences and tuition fees. After reading this list, you will be better prepared to evaluate similar programs in your area or field of expertise. When calling any college for information, ask for alternate phone numbers: You may want to search out programs in various schools or departments within a university, from the admissions staff, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). office, even the minority affairs office. A good, one-stop source of information on part-time and adult programs is The National University Continuing Education Association, One Dupont Circle Dupont Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, P Street and 19th Street. NW, Suite 615, Washington, D.C. 20036-1168; 202-659-3130. Note: Unless otherwise indicated, these programs will accept two to four courses for transfer credit from an AASCB-accredited school. Some individual exceptions may apply. ALBANY STATE COLLEGE 504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705; 912-430-4646; 800-822-7267 (Ga. residents only) * Application deadline: May 15 for fall 1994 admission as a degree student. Others can register anytime. * Current enrollment: about 60, mostly part-time. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: Part-time Georgia resident students pay $38.50 per quarter per credit hour; nonresident tuition is $ 115.50. You can transfer up to 10 quarter-hours of non-matriculated credits toward full-degree enrollment. The MBA requires 60 credit hours. * Typical schedule: Part- and full-time students mix. Course work is generally during evening hours. The MBA at Albany is a general degree program covering accounting, economics, finance, general management and marketing. There's also an MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. offered by the department of history and political science. This was the only MBA program we found that allows unlimited enrollment in MBA-level courses without enrollment for a degree. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY Baylor University, mainly at Waco, Tex.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1845 by Baptists (see Baylor, Robert E. B.) at Independence, moved 1886 and absorbed Waco Univ. (chartered 1861). The library has a noted Robert Browning collection. Hankamer School of Business, P.O. Box 98001, Waco, TX 76798-8001; 817-755-3622; 800-583-3622 * Next application deadline: this spring for August 1994 admission; most admission decisions are made before July 1. * Current enrollment: about 34 in the Executive MBA program in both Waco and Dallas; the full-time program is seven times larger. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $215 per credit hour for full-time students. The two-year Executive MBA program costs $29,950 in Dallas; $18,500 for the program in Waco. * Typical schedule: The Executive MBA program starts each August and runs two years, graduating classes in May, August and December. Classes meet twice a week, on Monday and Thursday evenings in Waco, every other weekend in Dallas, both Friday and Saturday. The curriculum is based heavily on international studies, out of a strong "general management" MBA core. Because there are several required weeks in residence, classes are forced to act as groups. GMAT is not required for the executive program, but is for the full-time curriculum. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Weatherhead School of Management The Weatherhead School of Management is a private business school of Case Western Reserve University located in Cleveland, Ohio. Weatherhead is considered a top-tier business school, with its strongest programs concentrated in organizational behavior, nonprofit business, , 310 Enterprise Hall, Cleveland, OH 44106; 216-368-2031; 800-362-8600, ext. 2031 (in Ohio); 800-321-6984, ext. 2031 (out of state). * Next application deadline: Although the school is on a standard semester system, it accepts students at any time. The next admissions date is May 1 for the part-time semester beginning June 6. * Current enrollment: This is a big program, with more than 600 part-time students in 1993. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: Part-timers pay $696 per credit hour. There are merit-based tuition rebates available to strong students with a focus on minorities. Half of the funds available for rebates are earmarked for minorities in full-time programs. Part-time students are eligible for tuition rebates on merit basis only. Credit is available for previous course work. * Typical schedule: evening classes, 6 to 8 p.m. and 8:15 to 10:15 p. m. during the week only. A typical load is five courses per year (two each in spring and fall, one in summer). Average completion time is four years for the standard program and three years for the "accelerated" version (open to students who have taken relevant courses in an undergraduate management program). Weatherhead is unusual in that the same faculty teaches full-time and part-time students. There is little mixing in the core courses, however, there is considerable mixing of students in the evening, when all electronics are taught. Three-quarters of the MBA students are part-timers, and there's also a healthy "minority" enrollment--roughly 12 %. The program places a heavy emphasis on such technology-related studies as operations research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of and MIS, but includes concentrations in banking, health systems management, nonprofits, accounting, marketing and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. management. If you can take the time off from work, there's a two-year fellowship program for minority students who have "demonstrated a superior level of achievement in their undergraduate academic performance" with further proof of leadership skills. It offers full tuition plus a $4,000 stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st annually. DREXEL UNIVERSITY Drexel University, at Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, opened 1892, chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. It was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936 and gained university status in 1970. 32nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215-895-6700 * Next application deadline: March 1 (classes begin April 4), May 31 (classes begin June 27). * Current enrollment: roughly 250 full-time, 500 part-time. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $391 per credit hour plus $52 per term for part-time students. The MBA degree requires a total of 84 credit hours. * Typical schedule: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., two courses per day. If you attend year-round, the program can be completed in two years. The part-time program offers only a "general" MBA. But you can specialize by taking one or two courses on weekday evenings (typically, one evening a week), offered by the full-time MBA program. Drexel is best known for its top-flight engineering school and its ties to international institutions. The MBA program leans that way, too, focusing on international business curriculum and technical specialties in such areas as quality assurance, technical marketing, manufacturing and taxation. There's also a good legal program, ideal for those who plan to work in a heavily regulated industry. For those who already have a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. , but want to pick up a new specialty, the school offers an 18-credit certificate program. EMORY BUSINESS SCHOOL The Lenox Building, Suite 850, 3399 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326-1138; 404-848-0500 * Next application deadline: varies with program. * Current enrollment: approximately 300 in the graduate program, almost all full-time. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $17,950 per year. * Typical schedule: No strict schedule for part-timers; some courses offered during regular business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . Emory has a distinguished business school that's popular with part-timers. It makes the grade here based on the strength of its (typically) week-long resident seminars. Few universities have as many short courses and seminars as does Emory. They vary from general management development to specific topics such as investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. . HARVARD UNIVERSITY Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Graduate School of Business Administration, Soldier Fields, Boston, MA 02163; 617-495-6127 * Next application deadline: March 4 for fall 1994. * Current enrollment: 1,600 full-time. Harvard does not accept part-time students but does run an Executive Education Program; 21 different certificate programs are available. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: approximately $19,000 a year. Transfers are not accepted. * Typical schedule: Day only. Harvard offers a single MBA program, set-in-stone for everyone. The vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. case-study method has been modified in recent years, and is scheduled for modification this fall. But all students earn a general management degree (not marketing or finance). Enrollees start in the fall and go lockstep lock·step n. 1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible. 2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed. Noun 1. for two years. Average age of entrants is 26. About a third of the students are women, a quarter are non-U.S. citizens, and 14% are minorities. There are scholarship programs available specifically for African-Americans. About a third of the students have engineering, math or science degrees. Harvard does not require the GMAT. HOWARD UNIVERSITY Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly emancipated slaves. A normal and preparatory department was opened the same year. 2400 Sixth St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20059; 202-806-2752; 800-822-6363 * Next application deadlines: March 15 for summer session; April 1 for fall 1994; November 1 for spring 1995. * Current enrollment: Howard has about 3,000 graduate students in all disciplines, and graduates about 400 master's degree students a year in all disciplines. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $420 per semester hour Noun 1. semester hour - a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester credit hour course credit, credit - recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours for part-time graduate students. But two semesters full-time is only $7,945. That works out to less than $300 per credit hour--an unusually steep discount. * Typical schedule: Part-time students take courses with full-timers. The School of Business offers specialties in accounting, marketing, insurance, consumer affairs, finance, hotel management, and international business. Other graduate programs focus on general management and health care management. There is also a separate MPA program, as you might expect in a company town where the is the federal government. The catalog company doesn't fully reflect the international flavor of Howard programs. Caribbean and African students flock to Howard, and mix with mid-level government employees taking part-time courses. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. The Managers' Program, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Wieboldt Hall, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-3008; 312-503-8385 * Next application deadlines: February 8, 1994, for classes beginning March 29; May 13, 1994, for classes beginning June 20, 1994. * Current enrollment: about 1,300. Enrollees tend to average 27 years of age for this type of program--typically with 4 years' work experience. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $1,890 per course; $90 one-time application fee. Students in the part-time program cannot take more than two courses a quarter or complete the program in less than 10 quarters--roughly 30 months. Transfer credit is available for up to four courses. * Typical schedule: Most courses meet one evening a week, 6:15 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or Saturdays 9:15 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:45 p.m. in Wieboldt Hall (near the waterfront). A few courses are offered only at the Evanston campus, one evening from Monday to Thursday 7 to 9:45 p.m. The part-time program is not simply an off-shoot of Northwestern's standard Masters of Management program. Although the full-time MM program, at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, is now taught mainly out of Evanston, it actually started in downtown Chicago in 1908, as an evening program for employed students. There's an active student group, the Evening Management Association (based at Weiboldt), to help with academic and social matters. MMs are offered in a number of specialties, including health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , public and nonprofit management, human resources, industrial relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers , information management, international business, marketing, real estate, and transportation and business logistics. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. School of Management, Troy, N.Y. 12180-3590; 518-276-8785 (management); 518-276-6200 (executive programs) * Next application deadlines: May 1 for fall 1994 term. Part-timers can start in spring or in fall. * Current enrollment: There are 54 in the executive MBA program, 70 part-timers in the regular program and 185 full-time at RPI RPI - Rockwell Protocol Interface itself; there are more in Hartford. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $505 per credit hour. The MBA requires 60 credits; transfer credits and course waivers are possible. Hartford Graduate Center (see below) charges $405 per credit hour. * Typical schedule: All day Friday and Saturday, every other week for two years for the executive program, part-timers take classes with full-time students. The Hartford center version meets Friday evenings and Saturdays; it generally takes 2.5 years to graduate part-time. Hartford degrees are awarded by RPI. RPI has a strong technical bent, especially in manufacturing technology (the New York State center for that is on campus). The school even rents cheap space to budding companies. It offers many minority-oriented fellowships and scholarships, mainly to full-timers. There is a tight association with the 2,300-student Hartford Graduate Center (275 Windsor St., Hartford, CT 06120-2991; 203-548-7871; 800-HFD-GRAD), made up entirely of part-time and executive students. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY Saint Louis University, mainly at St. Louis, Mo.; Jesuit; coeducational; opened 1818 as an academy, became a college 1820, chartered as a university 1832. Parks College (est. 1927 as Parks College of Aeronautical Technology) in Cahokia, Ill. School of Business and Administration, 3674 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108; 314-658-3898 * Next application deadlines: April 15 for summer entry; July 15 for the fall. For the Executive Master's Degree, April 29, 1994. Applications received after that will be considered if space is available. * Current enrollment: 225 full-time; 650 part-time; 38 executive master's degree. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: The course can be 30 to 57 credit hours, depending on previous course work and costs $430 per credit hour. Up to six credits can be transferred from other AACSB-accredited schools. The Executive Master's Degree program costs $10,500 a year for two years. * Typical schedule: every other week on Friday afternoons and Saturdays in spring and fall, every weekend during the summer for two years. The Executive Master's Degree in International Business Studies emphasizes general management skills in an international context. The GMAT can be waived if you have evidence of strong management experience. The GMAT is required for the full-time program, but you can apply for conditional admission pending GMAT results. SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. STATE UNIVERSITY College of Business, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192; 408-924-2000 * Next application deadlines: As with other schools in the state university system, you file about six months before the course begins. * Current enrollment: over 700 MBA students--the largest in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: There is the standard academic year flat fee (about $1,300 in 1993); tuition other than that is free for residents, $164 per quarter unit, $246 per semester unit for nonresidents. * Typical schedule: Eight-week sessions meet one evening a week and one Saturday a month. The program can theoretically be completed in 20 months. There is also an evening program with semester-long courses taught on campus; full-time, the program takes about 18 months to complete. The off-campus MBA, taught at seven industrial locations (Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). , three Amdahl sites, National Semiconductor, Lockheed Missiles & Space and the Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. ) is AACSB accredited. It attracts older (average age 32) students, most of whom do not have undergraduate business degrees. The proportion of women, 40%, is unusually high. This is a standard "general management" MBA with limited opportunity for specialization through electives; it is meant for those who may have a strong nonmanagement undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree (in engineering, for instance) and need new skills to enter the ranks of middle management or start their own business. STANFORD UNIVERSITY Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA 94305-5015; 415-723-2766 * Next application deadlines: March 9 for the fall 1994 semester; the latest GMAT test data allowed is mid-March. * Current enrollment: about 500 men, 200 women. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: about $20,000. Students can test out of requirements but must replace them with other courses. Key point: Nonbusiness non·busi·ness adj. 1. Unrelated to business or industry. 2. Unrelated to one's own business or employment. courses can be substituted. * Typical schedule: Students can complete the program in six quarters--about 18 months after entrance in the fall. No part-time students are allowed., but there is a full-time nine-month executive program. Despite its location in a high-tech area and the reputation of its science and engineering programs, Stanford is not a haven for math-only types. The average age of admitted students is 28-a bit older than at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . About a quarter of the students are listed as "minority," many of them Asian. Nevertheless, the school says it actively recruits African-Americans and offers substantial financial aid. There's a doctoral program and a particularly strong public administration track in the MBA program. THUNDERBIRD thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. The Graduate School of International Management, 15249 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, Arizona Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 218,812. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 239,435.[1] It is a major suburb of Phoenix. 85306-6003; 602-978-7131; 800-848-9084 * Next application deadlines: July 31 for admission to "Winterim" three-week session and spring 1995 semesters; fall applications usually must be returned by the end of january. * Current enrollment: about 1,500. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $650 per semester hour plus $650 per term registration fee for part-timers. Full-time students pay $7,825 per full semester, $5,735 for the summer term. Spouses can take up to nine credits per semester for a flat rate of $2,025 a nonmatriculating basis. * Typical schedule: The executive program starts each fall and proceeds in lockstep for two years, meeting all day Friday and Saturday, every other week. There are numerous one- and two-week executive seminars as well, on specific topics. The degree is a Master of International Management (MIM MIM Metal Injection Molding MIM Mendelian Inheritance in Man MIM Mobile Instant-Messaging MIM Man in the Middle MIM Multilateral Initiative on Malaria MIM Metal-Insulator-Metal MIM Master of International Management MIM Made in Mexico ); there are specialty areas in health management and management of international technology. It is not generally known that Thunderbird, with its international representation, boasts 12% U.S. minority enrollment. This may be the highest in the nation among major graduate management programs. The recent Wall Street Journal/Bricker survey named the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. as having the highest minority enrollment, about 10%. Students are also quite young; they average less than four years' experience. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Rm. 4274, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA 90024-1481; 310-825-2632 * Next application deadline: May 30 for fall 1994 admission. * Current enrollment: The part-time three-year FEMBA program attracts younger students than is usual; average age 29, with six years work experience. The two-year part-time "executive MBA" program attracts much older grads--14 years work experience is typical. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $15,500 a year for FEMBA includes tuition, books, supplies and notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. required for classes. * Typical schedule: Classes are Saturday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to noon, and one weekday afternoon a week, 1:30 to 5 p.m. Group meetings (lectures, study groups, etc.) usually follow the classes. Summer-quarter schedules are lighter. Although UCLA's full-time MBA program is known for its research bent, FEMBA, the Fully Employed MBA Program, is more flexible--and has an unusual curriculum. There are three broad specialty areas--finance, marketing and general management. The downside is that it takes three years to complete the MBA. In part, this is due to the International Field Study requirement- you spend two quarters (six months) working on a class project for an organization with international dealings. Such group activities foster close teamwork. If you want or need a more concentrated program, go for the executive MBA. It is aimed at older students heading for senior management--and it only takes two years. Finally, UCLA offers many short programs and seminars for professional development. Typically, they include two short sessions in residence, and weekly evening classes over a period of nine months. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Graduate School of Business, 1101 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637; 312-702-7369 * Next application deadlines: The next evening course admissions will be for the fall term; the final deadline is July 29. You can start evening courses in any quarter; there's an April 22 deadline for the quarter beginning June 20. * Current enrollment: small in the part-time program. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: Evening and weekend courses are $2,020 per quarter; you usually take two courses for $4,040. Expect the price to rise by this summer. Full-time tuition is $20,497 for three quarters. There is no transfer credit; you may exempt courses you've already taken, but must replace them with something else. * Typical schedule: Saturdays for two years, or two evenings a week for two years. The full-time students normally complete the program in six quarters, over two calendar years. It is possible to graduate in five quarters, which is about 18 calendar months. University of Chicago offers highly specialized MBA tracks with some things in common: strong analytical training and a first-term team project. There is quite a bit of scholarship aid available to full-time U.S.-citizen minorities. Unlike Harvard, which shuns part-timers in its core MBA program, Chicago markets well to the employed. Like Harvard, it offers numerous executive seminars. A downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. : The student body is only 3% black. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. Florida MBA Program, 134 Bryan Hall, P.O. Box 1175, Gainesville, FL 32611-7150; 904-392-7992 * Next application deadlines: April 1 for fall 1994 admission; earlier applicants have a much better chance. The MBA for Managers (executive MBA) program takes applications in the fall for spring starts. * Current enrollment: small for a state university--only 250 total in all MBA programs. The executive MBA program is only in its second year. A new one-year MBA program begins June 6, 1994. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: The part-time MBA for Managers program costs $2,000 per quarter, with eight quarters necessary to complete the course. The three-term program costs Florida residents $5,873 and nonresidents $13,959. The school has a new "three-term" option for students who have an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB or approved international institution; it is possible to graduate in only one calendar year that way. The deadline for that is Feb. 15. * Typical Schedule: The Executive program begins in january, the newer one-year program in June. This is a strong program with international overtones, although the basic degree is in general management. At this time, the executive program is open only to Florida residents, but will be open to nonresidents in January of 1995. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND University of Maryland can refer to:
Graduate School of Management and Technology, University Blvd. at Adelphi Rd., Student and Faculty Services Center, College Park, MD 20742-1614; 301-985-7155; 800-888-UMUC * Next application deadline: for summer semester, April 1. * Current enrollment: about 3,500 in graduate business and allied programs. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: $240 a semester hour for residents, $305 for nonresidents. Typical schedule: varies; plenty of evening classes available. This program is included because, while it is the opposite of Howard's, it operates, among other places, in downtown Washington, D.C. As opposed to the Howard program, this program offers specialization to the max, rather than just a general MBA. For the graduate degree itself, specialty tracks include procurement and contract management, nonprofit management, real estate and a half-dozen others. That does not include five other tracks in the Master of Science in Technology Management Degree program; biotechnology management, manufacturing systems, entrepreneurship and so forth. The average student age is 37-quite old for graduate programs, even of the mid-career variety. About 40% are government employees. UNIVERSITY OF SOTUH CAROLINA College of Business Administration, Columbia, SC 29208; 803-777-4346 * Next application deadline: Applications submitted by February 1 have the best shot for fall admissions. * Current enrollment: Over 1, 100 students are participants in the school's various graduate management programs. * Tuition, fees, transfer credit: South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. residents pay $141 a semester-hour; nonresidents pay $282. College of Business Administration students must also pay a stiff on-time "enrichment fee." The tab is $4,000 for residents, $7,400 for nonresidents in the international program and 2,400-$3,650 for other business curricula. Part-time students pay this fee on a per-course basis. $151 for residents and $226 for nonresidents. Up to 12 credits can be transferred. * Typical schedule: The professional MBA program sets classes Monday through Thursday evenings and on Saturdays. Classes are broadcast live to 20 receiving sites around the state; students at remote sites can interact with the lecturers through two-way links. This is the largest international program accredited by the AACSB. There are substantial scholarships available, too, especially to South Carolina residents who must promise to work within the state for the same length of time they received scholarships. Some scholarships are targeted specifically at African-Americans. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA The Wharton School, 102 Vance Hall, 3733 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215-898-6182 * Next application deadlines: There's a rolling admission Rolling admission is a policy used by many colleges in the United States to admit freshmen to undergraduate programs. Under rolling admission, a candidate is invited to submit his application to the university anytime within a large window. process, but the deadline is April 11 for fall 1994 admission. But the latest GMAT test allowable for fall 1994 admission was january. The deadline to be considered for aid is March 1 for this fall. * Tuition, fees transfer credit: about $19,929. No transfer credit allowed. * Current enrollment: About 750 per entering class. Unlike other Ivies, Wharton does not allow part-time students but does have an executive MBA program. * Typical schedule: during the day only, no classes on Friday. Summer internships are offered as part of the full-time program. Economic undergraduates at Wharton constitute about one-fifth of the class. The school is known for its computer modeling prowess--of individual companies and of the entire U.S. economy. About a quarter of the students are women, a quarter foreign nationals, 15% minorities, African-Americans are actively recruited, the school says, and there is scholarship aid available. Average age of entering students for the two-year program is about 27. There is a Ph.D. program, as well. |
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