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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

The Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Penn State Executive Programs
      • Penn State
      • The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business
      • 382 Business Building
      • University Park, 16802, Pennsylvania
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 28
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 46
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 2,378
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1987
      • Number of classrooms: 7
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: Yes

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 15
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 26

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: ALMC: Fundamentals of Defense Supply Chain Management Course
      • Partner(s): Army Logistics Management College
      • Title: Essentials of Supply Chain Management
      • Partner(s): Southern Maryland Higher Education Center
      • Title: International Leadership Development Program
      • Partner(s): Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 446
      • Full-Time MBA: 186
      • Executive MBA: 81
      • PhD Program: 78
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 5,030
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $3,600.00
      • High: $15,950.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $15,000.00
      • High: $191,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 1 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 7 %

    • Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:

      • Female: 20 %
      • International : 7 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 100 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Aligning Strategy, Leadership, and Culture: Keys to Competitive Advantage
      • Type of Course: Strategy & Leadership
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $7,950.00
      • Title: Developing Managerial Effectiveness
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $7,150.00
      • Title: Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
      • Type of Course: Financial Management
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $5,750.00
      • Title: Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,950.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Operational Excellence. Provides 3 CEUs.
      • Title: Designing and Leading Competitive Supply Chains
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Leadership
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,150.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Leadership
      • Title: Essentials of Supply Chain Management
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,200.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Management. Provides 3 CEUs
      • Title: Processes and Tools for Supply Chain Success
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,200.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Management and Operational Excellence.. Provides 3 CEUs
      • Title: Achieving Supply Chain Transformation
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Leadership
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,200.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Management or Leadership. Provides 3 CEUs
      • Title: Global Supply Chain Strategy & Risk Management
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,600.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Leadership.
      • Title: Supply Chain Collaboration and Alignment
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,600.00
      • Comments: Fulfills criteria for a Certificate in Supply Chain Operational Excellence.

    • International programs:

      • Title: ExxonMobil Chemical Company Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
      • Type of Course: Supply chain management
      • Partner(s): ExxonMobil
      • Year Established: 2002
      • Title: ExxonMobil-Shaping EM Supply Chains
      • Type of Course: Supply chain management
      • Country: Belgium, Singapore, China
      • Partner(s): ExxonMobil
      • Year Established: 2003
      • Title: SABIC: Supply Chain Conceptual Understanding and Implementation
      • Type of Course: Supply Chain Management
      • Country: Saudi Arabia
      • Partner(s): SABIC: Saudi basic Industries Corporation
      • Year Established: 2011

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 146

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 64
      • Non-Tenured: 82

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 64
      • Non-Tenured: 52

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 40 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 16 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 5 %
      • Other: 39 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 12 %
      • International: 5 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New computers for both labs in Keller building, network infrastructure updates, new computers and monitors in Trading Room, new ticker for Business Building lobby, digital signage, server storage solution, lecture capture, podium upgrades for MBA classrooms, new computers for MBA classrooms, new projectors for MBA classrooms, wireless replaced, server upgrades, video conferencing upgrades and equipment additions.
      • Amount spent: $694,930.00

  • COMMENTS

      • Our flagship Executive Management Program (EMP) is currently undergoing a redesign to better meet the needs of our clients.

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