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标题: 美国PART-TIME MBA Profiles——Worcester Polytechnic Institute [打印本页]

作者: s 时间: 2010-9-16 14:13 标题: 美国PART-TIME MBA Profiles——Worcester Polytechnic Institute

PROGRAM BASICS
Part-Time MBA Program

Graduate Management Programs

100 Institute Road
Worcester , Massachusetts 01609 United States

Program Web site:
http://mgt.wpi.edu/Graduate/index.html

Status:
Private Institution

E-mail:
gmp@wpi.edu

Part-time enrollment (2009-10):
198

Times offered:

Evenings

Via the Internet (unscheduled)

Semesters offered:

Fall

Spring

Summer

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Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program:

94  %

Part-time MBAs graduating since program began:
1,120

Average months to complete program:
48

Maximum months permitted to complete program:
96

  Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program?
No

  If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program?
Yes

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

Resident: $  13,452
Non-Resident: $  13,452

Tuition per credit:
$  1,121

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 287
Full-Time MBA: 17
Part-time MBA: 198

Undergraduate business school enrollment:
200

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Marketing

Other graduate degree programs:
MS in Operations Design and Leadership

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ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD
Total applications, most recent entering class:
85

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:
65  %

Admitted students enrolled:
90  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
0

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
0

  Applicant interviews are:
Not required

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
  Rolling admissions?
Yes

  GMAT required?
Yes

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?
N/A

Average GMAT:
626

Median GMAT:
620

Middle 80% GMAT:

      From:  550
      To:  650

  Is proficiency in English required?
Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?
Yes

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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
550

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  GMAT Score:
Very Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Considered

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
30  %

International students:
2  %

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

African American: 3  %
Asian American: 2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 94  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
   Mean:
93

   Median:
85

   Middle 80% range:

      From:  30
      To:  144

   One year or less:
2  %

Middle 80% range:

      From: N/A
      To: N/A

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Mean base salary, 2008 grads, six months after graduation:
$  92,500

Mean entering student age:
32

Median entering student age:
30

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 20  %
Finance/Accounting: 10  %
General Management: 30  %
Marketing/Sales: 5  %
Management Information Systems: 20  %
Operations/Production: 15  %

Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 20  %
Consumer Products: 10  %
Financial Services: 15  %
Manufacturing: 20  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15  %
Technology: 20  %

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

Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10:
10  %

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

Loans (private and government): 100  %

Mean financial aid package:
$  10,000

Median financial aid package:
$  10,000

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Other

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:
0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Part of the admissions application

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?
No

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
31

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 7

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 9

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 7

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 0

International Faculty:

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 4

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 12

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
23 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:
18 %

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STUDENT LIFE
Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Entrepreneurship

Information Technology

Other

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Women in MBA

Other

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

Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?
Yes
、

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 55  %
Experiential Learning: 5  %
Lectures: 20  %
Team Projects: 20  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
12

Teachers in the part-time program:
26

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
12

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:
100  %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
50  %

Average core class size:
25

Average elective class size:
18

Electives available:
21

Recently added electives:
Technological Commercialization
Entrepreneurial Selling

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Last curriculum revision:
1997

Recent curriculum changes:
Major curriculum revision currently underway. Courses and content added/edited annually.

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Entrepreneurship

General Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Other

Additional concentrations offered:
Information Technology
Information Security Management
Supply Chain Management
Technological Innovation
Process Design

Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?
Yes

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Credits required to graduate:
49

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
All new state-of-the-art computers in B-School computer lab. Upgrades in B-School Oracle-Lean lab. Major network upgrades. Server infrastructure upgrades. Desktop PC upgrades.

Amount spent:
$ 150,000

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
1,120

Active MBA alumni clubs:
0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
25  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  100

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  50

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess 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://www.wpi.edu/alumni/index.html

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
No

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?
Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?
Yes

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

United Technologies
  20

EMC
  10

Raytheon
  8

Hewlett-Packard
  6

National Grid
  5

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