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2005 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROFILE
University of Virginia
Darden Graduate School of Business

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Address: P.O. Box 7186
100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22906-7186
E-Mail: Darden_Exed@darden.virginia.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
Directions to school


ADMISSIONS

2004-2005 1999-2000% Change
Number of executive non-degree programs (excluding multiple sessions of same program)

68 59n/a
Executives attending above programs (not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)

3,151   4,332  n/a
Attending executives who live or work within 45 miles of the school 14% 7%n/a
Attending executives who live or work abroad 11% 18% n/a
Total participant days (total participant days x total length of programs) 17,30119,923n/a
Companies for which the school ran custom programs 28   23  n/a
Custom executive programs run abroad (excluding multiple sessions of one company's program) 2   4  n/a
Open-enrollment programs run abroad (excluding multiple sessions) 0   0  n/a

Executive education program founded: 1955
Attendance change in open-enrollment executive courses over the past 12 months: 24%
In general, how do participants find their way to your classrooms?
Employees (participants) approach managers to gain permission to attend
Management chooses which employees to send to executive programs
Training is part of employee development
Participants attend on their own, without company support or input



CLASS PROFILE

Open Enrollment:
Female 29%
International (1) 11%

Earning more than $200,000 a year n/a
Business owners n/a
Completely sponsored by their employers n/a


For U.S. schools only:
African 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
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students n/a
Multiethnic/Multiracial students n/a
Not reported n/a
Other n/a

Custom Programs:
Female 20%
International (1) 8%

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

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



TOP CORPORATE CLIENTS

Organizations that have sent the most participants to the school's executive education programs in the past five years:

Overall:
n/a

Custom programs:
United Technologies Corporation
State Farm Insurance Companies
Northrop Grumman IT
Bacardi Ltd.
U.S. Military - Navy, Army, and Air Force

Non-degree functional programs:
n/a

Non-degree general programs:
n/a

Participants coming from organizations the B-school has done business with for three or more years: 75%

Organizations with which the school has done business with for three or more years:
United TechnolgoiesMiltary - U.S. Navy, Army, and Air Force
State Farm Insurance Companies
U.S. Military - Army, Navy, Air Force
Bacardi Ltd.
Northrop Grumman - Litton


PRICE TAG

Range of costs for open-enrollment programs $3,700 - $29,400
Range of costs for custom-made executive programs $60,000 - $750,000


CONTACTS

Name of dean: Robert F. Bruner
Dean hired as of: Aug. 2005
Director of executive education programs: Susian I. Brooks


 
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