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2001 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROFILE
Southern Methodist University
Edwin L. Cox School of Business

Sections:  Enrollment  | Programs | Teaching & Academics


Address: PO Box 750333
Dallas, Texas 75275-0333
United States
E-Mail: execdev@mail.cox.smu.edu
Web site: execdev.cox.smu.edu


ADMISSIONS

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

57 3658%
Executives attending above programs (not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)

2900   1875  55%
Attending executives who live within 45 miles of the school 60% 55%9%
Attending executives who live or work abroad 10% 10% 0%
Total participant days (total participant days x total length of programs) 10,1506,50056%
Companies for which the school ran custom programs 25   16  56%
Custom executive programs run overseas (excluding multiple sessions of one company's program) 5   1  400%
Open-enrollment programs run overseas (excluding multiple sessions) 0   2  n/a

Executive education program founded: n/a

Attendance change in open-enrollment courses over the past 12 months: 27%



CLASS PROFILE

Open Enrollment:
Female 29%
International (1) 10%
Underrepresented minorities (2) n/a
Executives earning more than $200,000 a year n/a
Executives who are business owners n/a
Executives completely sponsored by their employers n/a
Custom Programs:
Female 25%
International (1) 6%
Underrepresented minorities (2) n/a

(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:
Saudi Aramco VHA Southwest
Affiliated Computer Systems
Marathon Oil
BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway)

Nondegree functional programs:
Ericsson Nortel Networks
Verizon
PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela, SA)
SBC

Nondegree general programs:
PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela, SA) BP Amoco
EDS
Nortel Networks
Fujitsu

Participants coming from organizations the B-school has done business with for three or more years: 75%

Organizations with which the school has done business with for three or more years:
PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela SA) Ericsson
Nortel Networks
BP Amoco
SBC


COSTS

Range of costs for open-enrollment programs $1,295 - $8,950
Range of costs for custom-made executive programs n/a - n/a


CONTACTS

Name of dean: Al bert W. Niemi, Jr.
Dean hired as of: n/a 17
Director of executive education programs: Robert Gardner


 
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