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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Tiffin University
MBA Program

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


Address: Tiffin University's Online MBA degree program
155 Miami St.
Tiffin, OH 44883
E-Mail: MBA@tiffin.edu
Web site: http://www.tiffin-global.org


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 11, 2003
May 10, 2003
Aug. 23, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 2000

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 322
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 237
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 85
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,445
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 91%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 16
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 16
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 72
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
Anytime, but it must be before or after a seminar.
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 48%
International students (1) 1%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 19%
Married 57%

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

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 1%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 96%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 1%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 57%

(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 525
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 84
Range (months - middle 80%) 68 - 87
New entrants with one year or less work experience 16%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 22%

Student Age (years)
Average 37
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 39

Salary
Average salary of entering students $36,000
Range (middle 80%) $27,000 - $37,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 14%
Administrative and Support Services 5%
Arts, Entertainment, Publishing, and Media 3%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 18%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 3%
Construction, Mining and Trades 2%
Engineering 10%
Finance/Economics 13%
Financial Services 5%
Government and Policy 7%
Insurance 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 4%
Marketing 4%
Real Estate 4%
Retail/Wholesale 8%
Sales 3%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Whirlpool Corporation 12
2. Dana Corporation 3
3. Marathon Oil company 7
4. H.J. Heinz Company 10
5. St. Ritas Health Care Facility 5
6. St. Francis Rehabilitation Center 2
7. Honda Corporation 10
8. Ford Motor Company 4
9. American Standard Company 3
10. StyleCrest Manufacturing 2
11. St. Ritas Medical Center 5
12. Mercy Hospital 3
13. Sterling Inoac Corporation 8
14. National Can Corporation 3
15. Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant 6


ADMISSIONS

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

46 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 92% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
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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 $16,800
Nonresident $16,800

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Jan. 10, 2003
May 9, 2003
Aug. 22, 2003

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   65%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   17%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   n/a

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) Yes
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 Dr. Shawn Daly
Hired as of Aug. 10, 1997
 
MBA program director Dr. Charles Christensen
 
MBA admissions director Richard A. Geyer, MBA
 
MBA financial aid director Ms. Pat Bower
 
MBA career services director Ms. Carol McDannell
 
Alumni relations director Ms. Cathy Moomaw


 
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