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2005 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROFILE
University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management

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Address: Carlson Executive Development Center
321 19th Avenue South, Suite 2-250
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-Mail: EDC@CarlsonSchool.umn.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)

25 33n/a
Executives attending above programs (not including EMBA or part-time degree programs)

652   1,040  n/a
Attending executives who live or work within 45 miles of the school 92% 94%n/a
Attending executives who live or work abroad 2% 2% n/a
Total participant days (total participant days x total length of programs) 112155n/a
Companies for which the school ran custom programs 18   9  n/a
Custom executive programs run abroad (excluding multiple sessions of one company's program) 3   2  n/a
Open-enrollment programs run abroad (excluding multiple sessions) 0   0  n/a

Executive education program founded: 1970
Attendance change in open-enrollment executive courses over the past 12 months: 15%
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 31%
International (1) 2%

Earning more than $200,000 a year n/a
Business owners 12%
Completely sponsored by their employers 98%


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 n/a
International (1) 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

(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:
Medtronic
3M Company
Cargill
Carlson Companies
Hormel Foods Corp

Custom programs:
Rexam
Virchow Krause
RSM McGladrey
Pentair
Nuclear Management Co.

Non-degree functional programs:
Medtronic
3M Company
Cargill
Carlson Companies
Hormel Foods Corp

Non-degree general programs:
Medtronic
Hormel Foods Corp
3M Company
Minnesota Power
Carlson Companies

Participants coming from organizations the B-school has done business with for three or more years: 85%

Organizations with which the school has done business with for three or more years:
Carlson Companies
Hormel Foods
3M Company
Minnesota Power


PRICE TAG

Range of costs for open-enrollment programs $2,500 - $18,500
Range of costs for custom-made executive programs $12,500 - $16,000


CONTACTS

Name of dean: Michael Houston and Jim Campbell, Interim Deans
Dean hired as of: Mar. 2005
Director of executive education programs: William Scheurer


 
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