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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Grand Canyon University

Blanchard College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Ken Blanchard Executive MBA
      • Ken Blanchard College of Business
      • 3300 W. Camelback Road
      • Phoenix, 85017, Arizona
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 13

    • Classes meet:

        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $46,000.00
      • Non Resident: $46,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,878
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,937
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Must have 5 years of management experience-Must have a 3.0 minimum GPA undergraduate degree
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 12
      • Applicants accepted: 12 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 100 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 8 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 92 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 8 %

    • Entering U.S. citizens are from the following regions:

      • West: 50 %
      • Midwest: 8 %
      • Southwest: 34 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 8 %

    • U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

      • African American: 33 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 58 %
      • Average months of work experience: 60
      • Average age: 47

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 35
      • To: 60

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 17 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 25 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 41 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 33 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $70,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting 17 %
      • General Management : 9 %
      • Human Resources: 8 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
      • Management Information Systems : 17 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 33 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products: 8 %
      • Financial Services: 0 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 17 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 17 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 17 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 33 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Datron World Communications
      • Chicanos Por La Causa
      • US Army

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 70 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 13

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 10

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 50 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 75 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 15
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2011
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/MS (Science), MBA/MSN (Nursing)
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Marketing, Strategy, General Management, Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2011

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: SMART technology in all classrooms

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 9,000
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 7
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.gcu.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes

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