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2001 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROFILE
The University of Akron College of Business Administration
Graduate Programs in Business

Sections:  Enrollment  | Programs | Teaching & Academics


Address: Center for Organizational Development
259 S. Broadway
Akron, Ohio 44325-4803
United States
E-Mail:
Web site:


ADMISSIONS

2000-2001 1995-1996% Change
Number of executive nondegree programs (excluding multiple sessions of same program)

4 n/an/a
Executives attending above programs (not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)

600   n/a  n/a
Attending executives who live within 45 miles of the school 97% n/a
Attending executives who live or work abroad 2% n/a
Total participant days (total participant days x total length of programs) 1,100n/an/a
Companies for which the school ran custom programs 20   n/a  n/a
Custom executive programs run overseas (excluding multiple sessions of one company's program) 0   n/a  n/a
Open-enrollment programs run overseas (excluding multiple sessions) 0   n/a  n/a

Executive education program founded: n/a

Attendance change in open-enrollment courses over the past 12 months: 10%



CLASS PROFILE

Open Enrollment:
Female 30%
International (1) 5%
Underrepresented minorities (2) 30%
Executives earning more than $200,000 a year 5%
Executives who are business owners 20%
Executives completely sponsored by their employers 98%
Custom Programs:
Female 30%
International (1) 5%
Underrepresented minorities (2) 20%

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

(2) Underrepresented minority executive students are defined at U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.



TOP CORPORATE CLIENTS

Custom programs:
First Energy Owens Corning Metro Health Wonder Bread
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Merrill Lynch
Myers Industries Bridgestone/Firestone
Wyncom Merch

Nondegree functional programs:
First Energy Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Myers Industries

Nondegree general programs:
Wyncom Metro Health
Summa
Myers Industries
Akron Beacon Journal

Participants coming from organizations the B-school has done business with for three or more years: 90%

Organizations with which the school has done business with for three or more years:
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Myers Industries
Metro Health
Akron Beacon Journal
Holland Oil


COSTS

Range of costs for open-enrollment programs $200 - $300
Range of costs for custom-made executive programs $600 - $40,000


CONTACTS

Name of dean: Stephen F. Hallam
Dean hired as of: July 16
Director of executive education programs: Mark Lewis


 
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