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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Robert Kennedy College
Graduate School of Business — Online Executive MBA

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


Address: Place de La Poste 4
Delémont, Jura 2800
CH
E-Mail: bwMBA@College.ch
Web site: http://www.college.ch/


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 1, 2003
Dec. 9, 2003
Mar. 1, 2004
July 5, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1998

Institution is: Non-U.S., n/a


Total graduate enrollment 350
Distance-learning MBA students 200
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 50
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 30%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 80%
 
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 18
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 46
 
School offers a separate 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 - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 40%
International students (1) 80%
Married students n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 5%
Asia 10%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 10%
Latin America and the Carribean 10%
Middle East 10%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
25%
Oceania 5%
Western Europe 25%

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 80%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

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 (months)
Average (months) 48
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 20%

Student Age (years)
Average 35
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

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

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

* 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. UBS n/a
2. Novartis n/a
3. PriceWaterHouseCoopers n/a
4. Credit Suisse n/a
5. United Nations n/a
6. Unicef n/a
7. World Health Organisation n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $70
Application fee (non resident): $70

250 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 70% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 60% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 25% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 80% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $7,500
Nonresident $7,500

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Sept. 1, 2003
All applicants: Dec. 1, 2003
All applicants: Mar. 1, 2003
All applicants: July 1, 2003
All applicants: Oct. 1, 2003

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   60%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   20%

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) n/a
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 Prof David Costa
Hired as of Feb. 1998
 
Program director Dr Roy Damary
 
Admissions director Prof David Costa
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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