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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
College of Business Administration
1999 Executive MBA Profile
Address: Ross Hall, Dean's Office
2801 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
E-Mail: emba@ualr.edu
Website: www.ualr.edu/~emba


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Statistics

1999 classes begin 7 / 29 / 1999 Final application deadline 6 / 30 / 2000 Current
total enrollment
35

Applications received 50 Applications accepted 74% Accepted applicants enrolled (yield) 94%

Female students 23% Minority students 11% International students 9%

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 $500,000 Total tuition cost $23,000



Mean GMAT N/A Median GMAT N/A Range [min.] N/A  [max.] N/A 

Mean GPA N/A Median GPA N/A Range [min.] N/A [max.] N/A



Average years of work experience 14 Range of work experience (years) [min.] 5 [max.] 30

Average salary for manager in program $54,500 Salary range for manager in program [min.] $30,000 [max.] $200,000



Students with advanced degrees 19% Students from nonprofit sector 24%

Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
19% Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
19%

Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
80% Year program was founded 1997

Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999 36 Executive MBAs graduated in 1994 N/A

Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
24


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Coursework

Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
16 / 100% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
0 / 0%

International content 20% Entrepreneurial content 7% E-commerce content 2%

Significant changes since 1997

The school has done a reorganization of its courses, reducing the duplication of material presented. There is also an increase in community business leaders participating in the program as speakers.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Mandatory

The school runs a one week international field study. The location changes annually.

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

Distance or Web based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet 35%

Contact the school for further 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 Entergy
Alltel
McDonalds
Arkansas State Government
U. of Arkansas Medical Campus


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Faculty / Teaching Methods

Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 85% Adjunct faculty 0% Other 15%
Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 99%

Teaching methods
Case study 39% Lecture 40% Distance learning N/A
Other 21%

Class schedule
Total hours in class 550 Total hours of work outside of class 1020
When and how often classes meet Evenings


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