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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Kentucky

Gatton College of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Executive Education Center
      • Gatton College of Business and Economics
      • 550 S.Limestone St.
      • 255 Gatton B&E Bldg.
      • Lexington, 40506, Kentucky
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 8
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 14
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 720
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1978
      • Number of classrooms: 2
      • 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: 2

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Becker CPA Review
      • Partner(s): Becker Professional Education
      • Title: Society for Human Resource Management Certification
      • Partner(s): Society for Human Resource Management
      • Title: KY Institute for Economic Development Course
      • Partner(s): KIED Inc.
      • Title: KASBO Pre-Conference Workshops
      • Partner(s): KY Association of School Business Officers (KASBO)
      • Title: Economic Outlook Conference
      • Partner(s): Commerce Lexington and The Lane Report
      • Title: School Financial Management Institute
      • Partner(s): KY Department of Education, KASBO

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 272
      • Full-Time MBA: 65
      • Part-Time MBA: 81
      • PhD Program: 82
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,409
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $95.00
      • High: $975.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $7,000.00
      • High: $192,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 75 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 0 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Certificate in Business Administration
      • Type of Course: Certification
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $888.00
      • Title: Society for HR Management Certification
      • Type of Course: Certification
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $975.00
      • Title: Economic Outlook Conference
      • Type of Course: Conference
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $95.00
      • Title: Becker CPA Review
      • Type of Course: Review course
      • Course Length: 15 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,245.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 91

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 54
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 10 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 16 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 9 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 0 %
      • Other: 75 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • International: 3 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Addition of ECHO360 classrooms and personal capture, Updated classroom projectors, Improvements made to wireless network, Increased student storage space by porting student email to cloud solution, Upgraded Blackboard version - includes use of Blackboard Outcomes for Assessment of student learning outcomes, Adobe Connect Pro to facilitate online course delivery
      • Amount spent: $50,000.00

  • COMMENTS

      • The Executive Center provides high quality Executive, Managerial, Professional and Organizational Development programs that support the outreach initiatives of the University of Kentucky and the Gatton College of Business & Economics. It draws on the outstanding University of Kentucky distinguished faculty and engages community leaders to provide attendees a cutting-edge and highly engaging learning environment.

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