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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Graduate School of Business Administration

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


Address: 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
E-Mail: busarvsr@uccs.edu
Web site: http://business.uccs.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: May 25, 2003
Aug. 24, 2003
Jan. 18, 2005

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1996

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 498
Distance-learning MBA students 218
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 280
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 820
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 73%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? n/a
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 60
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? n/a


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 - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 9%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 3%
Asian-American students 13%
Hispanic-American students 6%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 71%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Carribean n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
94%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 10%
Northeast U.S. 17%
South U.S. 16%
Southwest U.S. 27%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 27%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 97%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 533
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 87
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 204
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 3%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 40

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

Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 4%
Finance/Accounting 18%
General Management 11%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 22%
Management Information Systems 4%
Operations/Logistics 30%
Other 11%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 26%
Manufacturing 22%
Non profit n/a
Services 22%
Other 30%

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


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. U.S. Air Force 14
2. U.S. Army 4
3. Intel Corporation 4
4. U.S. Navy 3
5. U.S. Marine Corp 2
6. American Express 2
7. Coors Brewing Company 2
8. Esso Standard Oil 2
9. Health Texas Provider Network 2
10. Lockheed Martin 2
11. Stanford University 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $60
Application fee (non resident): $60

35 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 88% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 64% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

In 2003, 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 $16,320
Nonresident $16,320

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Nov. 1, 2003
All applicants: Apr. 1, 2004
All applicants: June 1, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
n/a


FINANCIAL AID

Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   51%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   9%

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 2003 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 Gary S. Klein
Hired as of June 2003
 
Program director Karen S. Sangermano
 
Admissions director Karen S. Sangermano
 
Financial aid director Lee Ingalls Noble
 
Career services director Holly Mazak
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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