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2001 EXECUTIVE MBA PROFILE
Kennesaw State University
Coles College of Business

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: Executive Development Center
1000 Chastain Rd MB #3306
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-5591
E-Mail:
Web site: coles.kennesaw.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Dec. 2001
Dec. 2002

Year program was founded: 1993
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 920
EMBA 164
Full-time n/a
Part-time 660


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 41%
International students (1) 6%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 30%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 2%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
94%
Western Europe 1%
Oceania n/a

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Top five organizations that sent the most participants to EMBA program in last 5 years:
BellSouth
Chic-Fil-A
Chrysler
International Bus. Mach
Coca Cola Co.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 466
Range (middle 80%) 350 - 610

TOEFL Scores
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 126
Range (middle 80%) 60 - 204

Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 47

Students with advanced degrees 22%
Students from nonprofit sector 1%
Students from organization with fewer than 100 employees 2%
Students titled president, CEO, or chairman 2%
Students living within 45 miles of the school 90%

Salary
Average n/a
Range n/a - n/a


2001 GRADUATES REPORT

Top five functional areas represented in class:
Other
Operations
Marketing
Strategy
Finance

Average years of management experience: 7.8

Avg. No. of employees EMBAs manage at work: 19.6

Percent of program employer paid for:
Nothing 13%
0-20% 9%
21-40% 8%
41-60% 5%
61-80% 8%
81-99% 23%
100% 34%

Average No. of EMBA programs students applied to: 1.3

Average No. of EMBA programs students were accepted to: 1.2

Salary at start of EMBA program:
Under $50K 19%
$51-75K 29%
$76-100K 32%
$101-125K 6%
$126-150K 3%
$151-200K 3%
Over $200K 6%


Average increase at end of EMBA program: 14.0%


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $0

231 people applied to the EMBA program in 2001. The school accepted 83% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 73% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 26 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted.

Interviews for EMBA applicants are:
Required

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 98% of its EMBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2004

Average total (not annual) cost of EMBA
Resident $27,500
Nonresident $27,500

Application deadline(s) Nov. 2001

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Nov. 2001

Financial aid deadline(s): Oct. 1 2001

EMBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer: 10% (school reports)

EMBAs receiving financial aid through B-school: 10%

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school: n/a

Guaranteed loan? (1) Yes

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean Timothy S. Mescon
Hired as of July 1990
 
EMBA program director Gary Selden
 
EMBA admissions director n/a
 
EMBA financial aid director n/a
 
EMBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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EMBA '03 | '01
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