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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Kennesaw State University

Coles College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Coles College of Business
      • WebMBA
      • 1000 CHASTAIN rD
      • GA
      • Kennesaw, 30144, Georgia
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 189
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 94 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 18
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 18
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 18
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 10 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 511
      • Part-Time MBA: 402
      • Executive MBA: 109
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $20,100.00
      • Non-Resident $20,100.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $60.00
      • Non-Resident $60.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 96
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 42 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 83 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? By invitation only
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 100 %

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • South 100 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 22 %
      • Asian American 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 68 %
      • Chose not to report 7 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 96
      • Median 60
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 36
      • To 228

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 32
      • Median 30

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 15 %
      • Consulting 3 %
      • Consumer Products 15 %
      • Financial Services 28 %
      • Manufacturing 6 %
      • Non-Profit 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 6 %
      • Technology 21 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 68 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Assistantships 5 %
      • Loans 95 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 588
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 580

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 540
      • To 640
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 149

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 64
      • Non-Tenured: 60

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 16
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 50
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 2 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 1 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 100 %
      • Are adjuncts: 0 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 0
      • Hours per week outside of class: 20
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Through an online portal
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 33
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 33
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • Accounting
        • Management Information Systems
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Capstone class
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 30
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New hardware and software added to classrooms to enable efficient learning (even across borders). i.e Professors teching students in classes around the world through our video technology added to the classrooms here.
      • Amount spent: $3,400,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: https://careerctr.kennesaw.edu/

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