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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
West Texas A&M University
T. Boone Pickens College of Business

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


Address: Box 60187
Canyon, TX 79015
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: n/a


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 15, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1997

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 320
Distance-learning MBA students 50
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 150
Full-time MBA students 130
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 35%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 60%
 
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 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 75
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes

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

  At what point?
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 45%
International students (1) 20%
Married students 65%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 10%
Asian-American students 5%
Hispanic-American students 10%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 75%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 15%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
80%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 5%

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. 65%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 40%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 510
Range (middle 80%) 480 - 520

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 580
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 36
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 48
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 30%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 35%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 33

Salary
Average salary of entering students $50,000
Range (middle 80%) $45,000 - $65,000

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:
n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25
Application fee (non resident): $25

40 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 70% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 85% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 40% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 60% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $5,000
Nonresident $12,000

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
June 1, 2003

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
June 1, 2003

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


FINANCIAL AID

Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   50%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   35%

Average financial aid package $5,000
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $6,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Scholarships are Merit-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to distance-learning MBAs during the past 12 months 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
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 John Cooley
Hired as of Aug. 1998
 
Program director Neil Terry
 
Admissions director Neil Terry
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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