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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Rockhurst University

Helzberg School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Executive Fellows Program
      • Helzberg School of Management
      • 1100 Rockhurst Road
      • Kansas City, 64110, Missouri
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $49,900.00
      • Non Resident: $49,900.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 208
      • Part-Time MBA: 177
      • Executive MBA: 31
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 215

  • 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? 7+ years progressive, professional work experience, 5+ years managerial work experience, Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university,Interviewing panel

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 560
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 81
      • Applicants accepted: 60 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 72 %
      • 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: 25 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • Midwest: 100 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
      • Chose not to report: 12 %
      • Average months of work experience: 215

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 108
      • To: 360
      • Average age: 41

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 32
      • To: 30

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 19 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 38 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 99 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consumer Products: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 7 %
      • Government: 12 %
      • Manufacturing: 12 %
      • Non-Profit: 19 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 25 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Farmland Foods
      • Sprint
      • UMB
      • DST
      • American Italian Pasta

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 58 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Need, Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No
      • Maximum loan amount: $0.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 32

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 5

  • 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? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 25

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 30 %
      • Team Projects: 40 %
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 4
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2007
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership

    • 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
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2007

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Updated 47 existing multimedia classrooms and an additional 14 non-multimedia classrooms with state of the art, education-focused equipment and technology. Fully-functional campus portal to all University students, faculty and staff. Students also get to keep that e-mail address for life. With the implementation of the hosted e-mail students also receive 25GB of free storage space using SkyDrive form Microsoft.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,548
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • 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.rockhurst.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • 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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