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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

York College of Pennsylvania

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • York College of PA
      • Part-Time MBA Program
      • 441 Country Club Rd
      • PA
      • York, 17403, Pennsylvania
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.ycp.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@ycp.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $8,720.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,720.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $670.00
      • Non-resident $670.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Part-Time MBA: 100
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 922

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 37
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 73 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 59 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 530

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Considered
      • Resume/Work Experience: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Considered

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 24
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 22

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 57

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 65
      • Non-Tenured: 36

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? No

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Teachers in the part-time program: 17
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 8
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Added Business & Government course to teh MBA Core. Added new MBA concentration in Continuous Improvement.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Continuous Improvement
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must have completed at least 33 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
      • Credits required to graduate: 33

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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://www.ycpalumni.com
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.ycpalumni.com
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? No

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