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2005 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE

Valdosta State University

Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration — Georgia WebMBA

Address:		Langdale College of Business Administration Department of Management Valdostsa, GA 31698
E-Mail:		mba@valdosta.edu
Web links:		http://www.valdosta.edu/lcoba/grad

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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin

Aug. 19, 2005

Year distance program was founded	2000
Institution is	U.S., Public
Business school accreditation: AACSB

Enrollment

Total graduate business students	41
Distance MBA students	2
Part-time MBA students (not including distance program)	39
Full-time MBA students	n/a
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students	n/a

Total undergraduate business students	1,265

Change in distance MBA class size in past academic year	0%
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	n/a
Distance program completion rate	n/a
School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	No
Possible for students to change status from distance program to full-time?	n/a
At what point? n/a
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	545	n/a	n/a
Median	n/a	n/a	570	n/a	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	n/a	460 - 570	n/a	n/a

GMAT scores are required as part of the application.

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

Average TOEFL score *	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required *	n/a
* 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)	$25
Application fee (nonresident)	$25

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	100%	n/a	n/a

The B-school placed 0 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:
Not offered

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	$10,500	n/a	n/a
Nonresident	n/a	$10,500	n/a	n/a

2005-2007 DEADLINES:

Application deadline(s)
n/a

Rolling admissions? n/a

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
n/a

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

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Ralph C. Allen
Hired as of	July 2005

Program director	Mel E. Schnake

Admissions director	n/a

Financial aid director	n/a

Career services director	n/a

Alumni relations director	n/a

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