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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Robert Kennedy College
Business School

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: Robert Kennedy College
Secretariat, 95 Leutschenbachstrasse
Zurich 8050
CH
E-Mail: bwMBA@College.ch
Web site: http://www.College.ch


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002
Jan. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1997

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 320
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 150
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 90
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 80%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 18
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 18
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 48
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? No

Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? No

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located? Yes


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 65%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married 55%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 5%
Asia 10%
Central/South America, Mexico 15%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 5%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
25%
Oceania 5%
Western Europe 30%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 79%

(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.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience
Average (months) 60
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 60
New entrants with one year or less work experience 15%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 25%

Student Age (years)
Average 35
Range (middle 80%) 32 - 55

Salary
Average salary of entering students $75,000
Range (middle 80%) $50,000 - $80,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 15%
Advertising/Public Relations 5%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 25%
Engineering 10%
Finance/Economics 5%
Human Resources 5%
Information Technology 25%
Law Enforcement, and Security 5%
Marketing 5%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. United Nations - Geneva n/a
2. UBS n/a
3. UNHCR n/a
4. IBM n/a
5. Lego n/a
6. Bayer AG n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $50

210 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 80% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 70% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $6,000
Nonresident $6,000

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to apply: n/a

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: n/a



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   50%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   25%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   0%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to distance-learning MBAs during the past 12 months n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
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 David Costa
Hired as of Mar. 23, 1998
 
MBA program director Dr. Roy Damary
 
MBA admissions director Prof. David Costa
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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