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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Washington University, St. Louis

Olin Business School

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Olin Executive Programs
      • Olin Business School
      • One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1158
      • MO
      • St. Louis, 63130, Missouri
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 26
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 30
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 1,075
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 2001
      • Number of classrooms: 5
      • 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: 3
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 14

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Strategic Metals Management Program
      • Partner(s): Metals Service Center Institute

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,067
      • Full-Time MBA: 284
      • Part-Time MBA: 318
      • Executive MBA: 235
      • PhD Program: 53
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 755
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $750.00
      • High: $10,500.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $14,000.00
      • High: $962,500.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 93 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 0 %

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

      • Female: 45 %
      • International : 0 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 90 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Financial Skills for Nonfinancial Managers
      • Type of Course: Finance
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,000.00
      • Title: Leadership Essentials for Managers
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $9,500.00
      • Title: Supply Chain Management
      • Type of Course: Operations
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,000.00
      • Title: Women's Leadership Forum
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $5,950.00
      • Title: Managing Health Care Delivery
      • Type of Course: Healthcare Management
      • Course Length: 9 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $9,900.00
      • Title: Critical Thinking
      • Type of Course: Decision-Making
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,500.00
      • Title: Emotional Intelligence: A Leadership Imperative
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $750.00
      • Title: Leading Innovative Teams
      • Type of Course: Innovation
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $750.00
      • Title: Building Competitive Advantage Through Strategy
      • Type of Course: Strategy
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $750.00
      • Title: Women's Leadership Skills: Having Impact Through Influence
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $750.00

    • International programs:

      • Title: Bunge Leadership Development Program
      • Type of Course: Leadership
      • Partner(s): ESADE Business School
      • Year Established: 2004
      • Title: Brazilian CEOs: Strategy for Growth
      • Type of Course: Strategy and Growth
      • Country: Brazil
      • Partner(s): Fundacao Dom Cabral
      • Year Established: 2008
      • Title: China Mobile Growth Strategies Workshop
      • Type of Course: Growth
      • Country: China
      • Year Established: 2011

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 135

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 49

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 81

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 35 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 68 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 16 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 8 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 24 %
      • International: 16 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Digital signage was deployed, using centralized software and control. Customer Relationship Management software deployed and adopted by school. Student email outsourced to Microsoft Live@EDU. Single signon deployed to school applications. Unified print management and print charges with the University. Upgraded network for faster Internet access
      • Amount spent: $6,685,000.00

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