MBA PROGRAMS.Ranked by full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. students at L.A. County campuses EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE top 15 business schools in L.A. County produced 2,779 MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration graduates last year, a 13 percent increase over the year before, as applications and enrollments continued to increase. The surge See power surge. SURGE - Sorter, Updater, Report Generator, Etc. IBM 704, 1959. Sammet 1969, p.8. is being fueled largely by fully employed students seeking to boost their careers by pursuing advanced degrees on a part-time part-time adj. For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job. part basis. Local universities offer a variety of options, ranging from full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full MBA programs to part-time or evening tracks, teaching everything from international business practices to how to he an e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. . Many students now receive an advanced degree without ever having set foot on a campus, as the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the plays a bigger role in advanced education. Tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. runs the gamut See color gamut. gamut - The gamut of a monitor is the set of colours it can display. There are some colours which can't be made up of a mixture of red, green and blue phosphor emissions and so can't be displayed by any monitor. -- from $75 per unit at Cal State 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. to $20,756 per year for out-of-state out-of-state adj. Of, relating to, or being from another state. students at the Anderson School Anderson School may refer to:
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . U.S. News and World Report selected two local universities -- UCLA and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. -- among its top 50 business schools in the nation. THE PACESETTER PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. THE GEORGE George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT THE Graziadio School is the largest MBA program in L.A. County, with 1,080 students enrolled in either part-time or full-time programs. Applications for the full-time MBA program remained stable from 1997 through 1999, as the school raised admission standards and became more selective. For the 2000 school year, however, applications are 45 percent ahead of last year. The jump may well be related to the fact that last year both Princeton Princeton, borough (1990 pop. 12,016) and surrounding township (1990 pop. 13,198), Mercer co., W central N.J.; settled late 1600s, borough inc. 1813, township est. 1838. A leading education center, it is the seat of Princeton Univ. Review and Business Week listed the Graziadio School among the top business schools in the nation, the first time the Pepperdine program has ever received that distinction. The school recruits nearly 40 percent of new students each year from outside the United Status. Its full-time MBA students have the option of taking a semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s abroad at any of the 18 institutions that Graziadio partners with in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. Students may also
choose the international MBA track, which features an entire year of
study abroad, including a full-time internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. working at an international company. To further assist with these international study programs, the school offers business language classes in Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. , French and German. The introduction in 1999 of a concentration in e-commerce influenced many of the school's newest graduates to choose jobs at dot-com companies An organization that offers its services exclusively on the Internet, either via the user's Web browser or a client program that must be installed in the user's computer. Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Google and eBay are examples of dot-com companies. upon graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. . Many newer graduates are also opting to start their own businesses.
Rank Program Enrollment
* name * full-timer
* address equivalents [1]
* full-time
* part-time
1 Pepperdine's Graziadlo School [3] 1,080
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy. 181
Malibu 90263 1,798
2 USC's Marshall Sohoolof Business 1,030
701 Exposition Blvd. 742
Los Angeles 90089 576
3 The Anderson School at UCLA 930
110 Weslwood Plaza, Suite B-201 660
Los Angeles 90095 540
4 California State Polytechnic University, 445
Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave. 360
Pomona 91768 170
5 Sch. of Bus. & Global Studies, Univ. of La 330
Verne
1950 Third St. 175
La Verne 91750 310
6 Keller Graduate School of Management 327
901 Corporate Center Drive 207
Pomona 91768 239
7 California State University, Long Beach 263
1250 Bellflower Blvd. 75
Long Beach 90840 375
8 Loyola Marymount University 262
7900 Loyola Blvd. 105
Los Angeles 90045 314
9 California State University, L.A. 223
5151 State University Drive 120 [9]
Los Angeles 90032 209 [9]
10 The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Mgmt. 158
150 E. 10th St 130
Claremont 91711 55
11 National University [10] 157
9920 S. La Cienega Blvd. 78 [9]
Inglewood 90301 157 [9]
12 Woodbury Univ. School of Graduate Studies 146
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. 47
Burbank 91510 197
13 California State Univ., Dominguez Hills 130
1000 E Victoria St. 0 [12]
Carson 90747 260
14 California State University, Northridge 130
18111 Nordhoff St. 0
Northridge 91330 260
15 Azusa Pacific University 75
901 E. Alosta Ave. 25
Azusa 91702 100
Rank Profile Tuition [2] Campus Sites
* ownership * Calif. (partial list)
* year founded residents
(MBA program) * non-residents
* no. of faculty
1 private $748 Malibu, Westlake Village, Encino,
1969 same Culver City, Long Beach, Irvine
147
2 private 769 Los Angeles, Irvine
1960 same
181
3 public 10,952 [4] Los Angeles
1935 20,756 [4]
120
4 public 425 [5] Pomona, Pasadena, Baldwin Park,
1970 425 [6] Rosemead, Long Beach, Ontario,
150 Irwindale, Canoga Park
5 private 360 La Verne, Burbank, Garden Grove,
1969 same Rancho Cucamonga, Oxnard, Point
43 Mugu, Vandenberg, North Island
6 private 326.25 Pomona, Long Beach, Irvine, San
1994 same Diego, West Hills
50
7 public 600 [7] Long Beach
1965 600 [8]
70
8 private 650 Los Angeles
1974 same
47
9 public 75 Los Angeles
1960 239
95
10 private 940 Claremont
1971 same
20
11 private 185 Orange, Inglewood, San
1971 same Bernardino, Bakersfield, Costa
44 Mesa, Sherman Oaks
12 private 595 [11] Burbank, Pasadena, Santa Clarita
1969 same [11]
68
13 public 438 [13] Carson, EI Segundo
1972 684 [14]
48
14 public 105 Northridge
1958 351
23
15 private 415 Azusa, Pasadena, Orange County
1977 same
12
Rank Types of Programs Offered Graduates
(partial list) * 1999
* 2000 (est)
1 MBA, executive MBA, presidential/key 631
exec. MBA, JD/MBA, M.S. in technology 672
management, M.S. in org. development
2 MBA, executive MBA, MBA-PM, inter- 515
national business education and research 554
MBA, MSBA, MSIOM, MBT, MACC, Ph.D
3 fulltime MBA, fully employed MBA, 455
executive MBA, MBA/MD, MBA/JD 465
4 MBA, MSBA information systems, MSBA 150
entrepreneurship, MBA career emphasis 150
5 MBA, concentrations in executive manage- 200
ment, accounting, finance, information 250
technology, international business,
leadership management
6 MBA, MISM, MTM, MPM, MAFM, MHRM 78
120
7 fully employed MBA, part-time evening 100
MBA 125
8 MBA, JD/MBA joint program, executive 150
MBA, MBA with international business 165
certificate
9 MBA, MS accountancy, MS information 90
systems, MA economics, MS health care 100
management
10 MBA, general management, strategy, 63
finance, marketing; executive MBA; 72
certificate in management; Ph.D.
11 MBA accountancy, e-commerce, financial/ 7
human resources/technology & telecommun- NA
ications system mgmt., global MBA
12 MBA, EMBA-focus: accounting, marketing, 75
entrepreneurship, international, CIS, 87
e-commerce, management
13 MBA general management, MBA 175
international business, online MBA 165
14 MBA, MS tax 65
75
15 MBA, masters of arts in human & 25
organizational development, Christian 50
professional weekend MBA
Rank Top Local Administrator
* name
* title
* phone
1 Peggy Crawford
associate dean, academic affairs
(310) 568-5500
2 Dennis W. Draper
vice dean, graduate programs
(213) 740-1843
3 William Broesamle
sr. assoc. dean, administration
(310) 206-3664
4 Eric J. McLaughlin
director, grad. business programs
(909) 869-2363
5 Abe Helou
chairman, MBA programs
(909) 593-3511
6 Jacqueline G. Weckman
regional manager
(909) 865-0402
7 Jack Gregg
director, MBA programs
(562) 985-7988
8 Rachelle Katz
MBA director
(310) 338-2848
9 Ashish K. Vaidya
director, MBA program
(323) 343-2800
10 Cornelis Kees de Kluyver
dean
(909) 607-3778
11 Glen Earl
lead faculty, business
(310) 258-6718
12 Leo O'Hara
dean, programs for working adults
(818) 767-0888
13 Kenneth Poertner
director, graduate programs
(310) 243-3165
14 Melanie williams
director, graduate programs
(818) 677-2467
15 Ilene Bezjian
dean
(626) 812-3090
NA - Not Available (1.)The number of full-time equivalents was calculated by adding the number of full-time students Full-Time Student A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks. Notes: The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. on L.A. County campuses to one-half the number of part-time students. (2.)Figures are per unit costs, unless otherwise noted. (3.)Complete name is Pepperdine Univ./The George L. Graziadio School of Business & Management. (4.)Per academic year. (5.)$450 is a flat fee for students taking six units or less. For more than six units, the flat fee is $650. (6.)Plus $168/unit for up to six units. Tuition is $650 plus $168/unit for more than six units. (7.)Per semester flat fee, 6 units or less. $1,000 per semester flat fee, 6.1 units or more. (8.)Per semester flat fee, plus $246/unit 6 units or less. $1,000 per semester flat fee, plus $246/unit 6.1 or more units. (9.)Estimated (10.)Academic headquarters are located at 11255 No. Torrey Pines Torrey Pines can refer to:
(11.)MBA, $495 for EMBA. (12.)Don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. have full time program per se. (13.)Flat fee for 6 or fewer units. $753 flat fee for 6.1 units or more. (14.)Flat fee for 6 or fewer units. $999 flat fee for 6.1 units or more. Note: University of Phoenix may have qualified for this survey, but failed to return it in time. The information on this list was supplied by representatives of the institutions themselves. MBA programs are ranked by the number of current full-time equivalents and number of faculty, respectively. The survey was completed during the week of May 8, 2000. |
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