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2005 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE

Clarion University

College of Business Administration — Online MBA (Part-Time)

Address:		302 Still Hall Clarion University Clarion, PA 16214
E-Mail:		mba@clarion.edu
Web links:		http://www.clarion.edu/mba

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Academics & Lifestyle

Careers & Alumni Affairs

B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin

Jan. 17, 2006

Year distance program was founded	n/a
Institution is	U.S., Public
Business school accreditation: AACSB

Enrollment

Total graduate business students	35
Distance MBA students	n/a
Part-time MBA students (not including distance program)	4
Full-time MBA students	31
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students	n/a

Total undergraduate business students	878

Change in distance MBA class size in past academic year	n/a
If the distance program has a set length, how long is it (months)?	n/a
Average number of months to complete distance program	n/a
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance program	72
Distance program completion rate	n/a
School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance program to full-time?	Yes
At what point? 0
Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites, etc.)	No
Is the distance-learning program available to students from outside the COUNTRY in which the program is located?	Yes
Is the distance-learning program available to students from outside the STATE in which the program is located?	Yes

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	n/a
International students ¹	n/a
Married students ²	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African American students	n/a
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students	n/a
Asian American students	n/a
Mexican American students	n/a
Puerto Rican students	n/a
Other Hispanic American students	n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students	n/a
Multiethnic/Multiracial students	n/a
Not reported	n/a
Other	n/a

Percent of students who are citizens of countries in the following regions:

Africa	n/a
Asia	n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia	n/a
Latin America and the Caribbean	n/a
Middle East	n/a
North America (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )	n/a
Oceania	n/a
Western Europe	n/a
Percentage of students with dual citizenship	n/a

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 from the school

n/a

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.
(2) BusinessWeek is hoping to provide more data for those applicants with partners and spouses who may follow them to B-school.

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart

	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
Average	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Median	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

GMAT scores are not required as part of the application.

TOEFL Scores
TOEFL scores are not required for applicants whose native language is not English.

Average TOEFL score *	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required *	550
* Paper-based equivalent

Work Experience (months)

Average	n/a
Median	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	n/a
Median	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

Salary

Average base salary of entering students	n/a
Median base 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

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance MBA program:

n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident)	$30
Application fee (nonresident)	$30

n/a people applied to the distance MBA program in 2005. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart

	2004	2003	2002	2001
Selectivity	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list. n/a wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2005, the B-school interviewed n/a of its distance MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.

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

COSTS AND DEADLINES

COSTS:

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance MBA program (U.S. dollars)

Program Cost - Historical Chart

	2004	2003	2002	2001
Resident	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nonresident	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

2005-2007 DEADLINES:

Application deadline(s)
International applicants: Oct. 1, 2005

Rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

Financial aid deadline(s)
n/a

FINANCIAL AID

FINANCIAL AID:

Distance MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer	n/a
Distance MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer	n/a

Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through a
Central financial aid office at the university

n/a of distance MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year. n/a of distance MBAs received some form of financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Of those who received financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year, n/a received institutional scholarships, n/a received assistantships, and n/a received loans.

Average financial aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans)	n/a
Median financial aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans)	n/a
Range	n/a	-	n/a

SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarships are based on
n/a

n/a full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to distance MBAs for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Applicants apply for scholarship consideration n/a

Average scholarship awarded	n/a
Percentage of returning part-time MBA students who receive the same amount of scholarship or more after the second year	n/a

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs, regardless of nationality?	n/a
Maximum amount students can borrow	n/a
Average outstanding loans for 2005 graduates	n/a
Total money distributed to MBAs through the financial aid office in the past academic year

Web link: Financial aid Web site

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan.

CONTACTS

Dean	Dr. Sarah Bryant Bower
Hired as of	May 2002

Program director	Dr. Robert S. Balough

Admissions director	Dr. Brenda Dede

Financial aid director	Mr. Kenneth Grugel

Career services director	Ms. Connie Laughlin

Alumni relations director	Ms. Jean Wolf

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