Kenan-Flagler Business School

-Their commitment with our personal development and our development as leaders was amazing. The entire program is designed in such a way that we can only work as a group. Although we had tutors available to help us in the different subjects, I don’t think anyone used them since we could always count on our peers to help us understand difficult concepts. This program was excellent!

-What makes Kenan-Flagler unique is the incredibly attentive student focus of faculty and staff combined with an extremely collegial and supportive (but still exceptional) group of students - it has been an unreservedly fantastic experience.

-The EMBA Program at UNC is perhaps the best value for money. Compared to other EMBA Programs in its league, UNC is at least $40,000 cheaper and provides an excellent learning environment. Student loans for international students are very easy to obtain compared to other schools. The staff provides guidance on funding, positioning for promotions and changing jobs.

-I would like to have seen a greater emphasis on going deeper into fewer readings and assignments rather than the breadth offered in some of my courses. I felt a bit overwhelmed at times, especially when life and work had higher demands on my time. Deeper investigations into fewer readings might have made it easier to balance and might have provided room for more diverse approaches to problem solving and class discussions about case studies and readings.

-The UNC EMBA program delivered far above my expectations. I chose a distant program in order to have the experience with people from different backgrounds. I chose a residential program for the purpose of bonding closely with my classmates. I chose a program with electives, to have a MBA emphasis and variety in class work. UNC delivered far beyond my expectations, on every level.

-The school should integrate additional projects or papers directly related to our current work and positions. This would also help employers consider sponsoring employees for EMBA programs if they feel the company will benefit from what the employees are learning in their classes and course work.

-It would have been nice to have more executive visiting the program to discuss how applicable topics impacted their business and how they wrestled with decisions. Career support was somewhat limited, but could be expected given type of program.

-The program's support staff is remarkably accommodating and receptive to needs. The classroom facilities at the business school are a bit dated and can be uncomfortable for the long days of the EMBA curriculum. However, the Rizzo Executive Conference Center (Saturday classes and lodging) is fantastic.

-More direct corporate recruitment (small, medium and large companies) on campus. The historical sensitivities of companies' financial support of EMBA programs is largely not applicable these days. Only three of 56 in my class had "full rides" from their companies. Forty-plus has zero financial support.

-I'm concerned about the effect on the brand image of KFBS's EMBA of the introduction of an online-only MBA program. I think this is a totally different offering than the on-campus EMBA and would prefer to see it lead to a different credential.

-As far as execution, pedagogy and the overall learning experience, I think the KFBS EMBA program is absolutely first-rate. There is a small proportion of faculty that I think could improve their teaching, but this proportion is small compared to every other educational institution I have been involved with.

-I attended the weekend executive program and many of the classes pushed into late hours on Friday nights. I felt that some of them were not necessary and the school lost the class’ attention after being in class for over 8 hours.

-There was an outstanding sense of community, outstanding logistics and scheduling, great facilities. The program staff was unfailingly helpful and enabled the operation to run very, very smoothly.