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Concordia University

1999 Executive MBA Profile
Address: Executive MBA Program
1455 de Maisonneauve Blvd. West, Suite GM-407
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA H3G-1M8
E-Mail: emba@vax2.concordia.ca
Website: www-commerce.concordia.ca/emba/emba.htm


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Statistics

1999 classes begin 8 / 27 / 1999 Final application deadline N/A Current
total enrollment
70

Applications received 65 Applications accepted 50% Accepted applicants enrolled (yield) 80%

Female students 30% Minority students 7% International students N/A

Note:  For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S.  Asian Americans are not included.

Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99 $850,000 Total tuition cost $45,000



Mean GMAT 520 Median GMAT 512 Range [min.] 450  [max.] 760 

Mean GPA 3.4 Median GPA 3.2 Range [min.] 2.9 [max.] 4.1



Average years of work experience 11 Range of work experience (years) [min.] 5 [max.] 30

Average salary for manager in program N/A Salary range for manager in program [min.] N/A [max.] N/A



Students with advanced degrees 10% Students from nonprofit sector 10%

Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
50% Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
12%

Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
90% Year program was founded 1984

Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999 30 Executive MBAs graduated in 1994 33

Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
300


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Coursework

Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
0 / 100% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
0 / 0%

International content 15% Entrepreneurial content 10% E-commerce content 15%

Significant changes since 1997

Major upgrade of technolgy in the classroom, curriculum revision and more general use of computers by faculty and students.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Mandatory

The international study trip is a one-credit requirement of the program.

Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium

Distance or Web based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet 15%

Contact the school for more information.

Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates

None


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International Programs

Program N/A Country Partner


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Partnerships

Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers N/A


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Top Corporate Customers

Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years Canadian National
Bombardier
Nortel
Royal Bank of Canada
Canadian Pacific


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Faculty / Teaching Methods

Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 90% Adjunct faculty 0% Other 10%
Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 95%

Teaching methods
Case study 20% Lecture 80% Distance learning 0%
Other 0%

Class schedule
Total hours in class 7 Total hours of work outside of class 35
When and how often classes meet On alternate weekends


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