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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Kennesaw State University

Coles College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA Program
      • Coles College of Business
      • 1000 Chastain Rd
      • MD3306
      • Kennesaw, 30144, Georgia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 19

    • Classes meet:

        • One weekend per month

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $52,500.00
      • Non Resident: $52,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 511
      • Part-Time MBA: 402
      • Executive MBA: 109
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • 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? In lieu of the GMAT, a students' academic transcript is carefully scrutinized, particularly for courses that illustrate quantitative abilities. This withstanding, the same consideration will apply to the entire admissions package submitted for any cohort.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $75.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 105
      • Applicants accepted: 48 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 90 %
      • 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: 38 %
      • International: 3 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 3 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 97 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 100 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 34 %
      • Asian American: 14 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 48 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average months of work experience: 180

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 300
      • Average age: 40

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 45

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 20 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 15 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 10 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 90 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting 10 %
      • General Management : 10 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 38 %
      • Management Information Systems : 8 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 22 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Consumer Products: 13 %
      • Financial Services: 7 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 3 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 7 %
      • Non-Profit: 13 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 36 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • AT&T
      • Coca-Cola
      • Hewlett Packard
      • Georgia-Pacific
      • Chick-fil-A

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 95 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 149

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 64
      • Non-Tenured: 60

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 16
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 50

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Int'l teaming residency with ASEBUSS (Institute for Business and Public Admin.)
      • 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? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 35

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 50

    • 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: 2008
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Description: Teaming, Leadership and Motivational Coaching

    • 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
        • Write a complete business plan
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
        • Other
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2008

    • Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

      • AT&T

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New hardware and software added to classrooms to enable efficient learning (even across borders). i.e Professors teching students in classes around the world through our video technology added to the classrooms here.
      • Amount spent: $3,400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • 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? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://community.kennesaw.edu/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://coles.kennesaw.edu/networking/linkedin.htm
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • Additional school comments: Our Program runs "one weekend per month," Saturday and Sunday. Teaming is not only experienced, but taught in our program and is incorporated into our International Residency through our Partnership with ASEBUSS. Each of our students is assigned an individual coach, as well as a coach for their team who is trained by us. The coaches assist with the further development of the individual student and the team.

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