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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

West Virginia University

College of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Center for Executive Education
      • College of Business and Economics
      • P.O. Box 6025
      • WV
      • Morgantown, 26506, West Virginia
      • United States of America
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 5
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 7
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 1,009
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1997
      • Number of classrooms: 1
      • 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: 9

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Academy
      • Partner(s): Office of Graduate Education & Life (WVU), WV Nano
      • Title: SHRM Learning System
      • Partner(s): Holmes Corporation, Society of Human Resources Management
      • Title: SHRM Essentials of HR Management
      • Partner(s): Holmes Corp, Society of Human Resources Management

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 326
      • Full-Time MBA: 50
      • Executive MBA: 132
      • PhD Program: 54
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,586
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $295.00
      • High: $1,995.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $4,300.00
      • High: $98,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 84 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 1 %

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

      • Female: 51 %
      • International : 10 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 90 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Forensic Management Academy
      • Type of Course: Business management training for forensic lab managers, law enforcement professionals and other forensic service providers
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,995.00
      • Title: SHRM Learning System
      • Type of Course: Training, development and PHR/SPHR exam preparation for Human Resources professionals.
      • Course Length: 7 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,295.00
      • Title: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Academy
      • Type of Course: Business planning for students and professionals in the science and technology disciplines
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,995.00
      • Title: SHRM Essentials of HR Management
      • Type of Course: Introductory Human Resource management training
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $495.00
      • Title: Hospitality and Tourism Executive Series
      • Type of Course: Customer service training for managers in the hospitality and tourism industry
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $295.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 93

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 22

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 43 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 14 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 24 %
      • Other: 19 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 25 %
      • International: 0 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded wireless LAN, Second computer classroom, New server room with upgraded server, Lecture capture technology introduced, Upgraded to 64bit desktop OS, New lab and classroom PCs installed
      • Amount spent: $450,000.00

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

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