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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Pittsburgh

Katz Graduate School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Center for Executive Education
      • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
      • 4227 Fifth Avenue
      • Alumni Hall, Fifth Floor
      • Pittsburgh, 15260, Pennsylvania
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 56
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 49
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 2,040
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 2000
      • Number of classrooms: 3
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: No

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 9
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 2
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 20

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Management and Leadership in Education
      • Partner(s): University of Pittsburgh School of Education
      • Title: Management Essentials for Practicing Dentists
      • Partner(s): Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry
      • Title: Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Certificate
      • Partner(s): Avid Learner
      • Title: Certified Management Accountant Learning System
      • Partner(s): Institute of Management Accountants
      • Title: Masters Certificate in Project Management
      • Partner(s): PM Centers USA
      • Title: Masters Certificate in Business Analysis
      • Partner(s): PM Centers USA

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 907
      • Full-Time MBA: 187
      • Part-Time MBA: 570
      • Executive MBA: 71
      • PhD Program: 52
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,040
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $695.00
      • High: $7,960.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $5,000.00
      • High: $200,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 38 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Management Essentials - Mini MBA
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,000.00
      • Title: Management and Leadership in Education
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,600.00
      • Title: Management and Leadership Program
      • Type of Course: General Management
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: Leadership, Followership and Star Performer
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: Cross Organizational Influence
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: C-Level Communication
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: New Manager's Boot Camp: Basics to Supervising People
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: Leading Global Teams
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: Coaching for Top Performance
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $695.00
      • Title: Certified Management Accountant Learning System
      • Type of Course: Institute of Management Accountants
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,595.00

    • International programs:

      • Title: Change Management
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Partner(s): US Business School Praha
      • Year Established: 2007
      • Title: EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Country: Brazil
      • Year Established: 2010
      • Title: Project Management
      • Type of Course: Project Management
      • Country: Brazil
      • Year Established: 2009

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 121

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 39

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 34

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 43

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 28 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 27 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 8 %
      • Team Projects: 7 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 65 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 5 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 30 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 10 %
      • International: 50 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Financial Lab; new classroom technologies; digital display screens; new virtual infrastructure; enhanced wireless access throughout building; SharePoint Intranet for faculty, staff and students; all student team rooms outfitted with LCD screens; all faculty and staff meeting rooms outfitted with LCD screens; enhanced student print kiosks; and enhanced student placement software package for use by graduating students and Career Services.
      • Amount spent: $4,200,000.00

  • COMMENTS

      • The Center for Executive Education’s focus is to emphasize a global strategy and provide executive training globally. We currently offer Project Management training in Brazilian Portuguese in Brazil, and have launched two new global executive development programs, the Management and Leadership Program and Executive Leadership Program. Our custom programs bring classes on-site for added convenience to organizations around the globe.

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