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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Vanderbilt University

Owen Graduate School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Executive Development Institute
      • Vanderbilt University
      • 401 21st Ave South
      • Owen Graduate School of Management
      • Nashville, 37203, Tennessee
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 14
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 10
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 660
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? No
      • 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: 0
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 14

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 459
      • Full-Time MBA: 347
      • Executive MBA: 103
      • PhD Program: 9
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $1,980.00
      • High: $8,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 40 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 1 %

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

      • Female: 30 %
      • International : 1 %
      • Business owners: 30 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 98 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Executive Leadership
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,970.00
      • Title: Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,970.00
      • Title: Leading Projects for Strategic Results
      • Type of Course: Open Enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Strategic Innovation
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Leadership Coaching
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Leading Change
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Thinking Like a CEO
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Negotation Skills for Managers
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Marketing for Strategic Growth
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00
      • Title: Managing New Product and Service Development
      • Type of Course: open enrollment
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,980.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 42

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 30
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 30
      • Non-Tenured: 12

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 50 %
      • Distance Learning: 2 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 8 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 60 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 30 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 10 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 20 %
      • International: 5 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: LCD panels installed in all study spaces, a virtual desktop service providing access to all necessary course software from any platform, two classrooms completely remodeled and upgraded, lifecycle replacement of all computers for faculty, staff and classrooms, digital signage installed in public spaces, lecture capture and synchronous learning platforms, upgrade to learning management system, upgrade of email and calendar systems.

  • COMMENTS

      • Please note that as of January 1, 2012 our prices will increase for our open enrollment programs. Two-day programs will be $1980 and three-day programs will be $2970. Prior to January 1, 2012, prices are $1800 and $2700 respectively.

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

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