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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Concordia University
John Molson School of Business

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


Address: 1455 de Maisonneuve W. GM 710-3
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8
CA
E-Mail: mba@jmsb.concordia.ca
Web site: http://www.johnmolson.concordia.ca/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 1, 2003
May. 1, 2003
Sep. 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1967

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 836
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 129
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 15
Full-time MBA students 196
Executive MBA students 69
PhD program students 39
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,747
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -5%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 99%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

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

  At what point?
n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 42%
International students (1) 52%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students 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.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 653
Range (middle 80%) 600 - 770

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 615
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 67
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 180
New entrants with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 45

Salary
Average salary of entering students $27,590
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Arts, Entertainment, Publishing, and Media 7%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 2%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 12%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 2%
Construction, Mining and Trades 2%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 2%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Engineering 5%
Finance/Economics 2%
Financial Services 5%
Government and Policy 2%
Healthcare, Other 5%
Hospitality/Tourism/Travel 12%
Information Technology 7%
Legal 2%
Marketing 10%
Telecommunications 12%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 2%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Air Canada 3
2. Nortel Networks 3
3. Bombardier Aerospace 1
4. Abbott Laboratories 1
5. EMS Technologies 1
6. McGill University 1
7. AMG Medical 1
8. Mestre Comercial 1
9. Mihar Agriculture Est 1
10. Bennu Innovation 1
11. Metratech Retail Systems Inc. 1
12. Murex North America 1
13. Shigawake Organics Ltd 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $33
Application fee (non resident): $33

850 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 14% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 66% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 11 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 6 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 30% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 20% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $3,354
Nonresident $6,309

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

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

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Oct. 1, 2002
Feb. 1, 2003
Jun. 1, 2003
Oct. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   14%

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 part-time MBAs during the past 12 months 15
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) n/a
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
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 Jerry Tomberlin
Hired as of Mar. 3, 2002
 
MBA program director Ronald J. Ferguson, PhD.
 
MBA admissions director Cynthia Law
 
MBA financial aid director Roger Cote
 
MBA career services director Cherine Zananiri
 
Alumni relations director Laura Stanbra


 
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