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UCLA Anderson and the EMBA program were perfect for me. The reputation and rigor of the program, combined with the proximity to my home and work, was ideal. I enjoyed my classes and classmates and the professors were great. The travel programs in which I participated were an enriching addition to my experience.

The classroom experience could be improved if the size of the class was larger. While Anderson goes to great lengths to maintain a small class size with the highest caliber of students, expanding the class would further diversify the background of experiences included in the classroom discussions.

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SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments: The EMBA program has instituted Certification tracks in 5 areas: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Leaders in Sustainability, and Advanced International Management and provides increasing international opportunities, e.g. 6 Exchange Partnerships with top international Busienss Schools and 11 one-week International Travel Study courses. Its mandatory experiential Strategic Management Research project also has an international focus and places a strong emphasis on developing global leaders.

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni: 20,153
Active MBA alumni clubs: 32
Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 11
Business school endowment $116,943,891.00
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.uclalumni.net
Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
Business school alumni networking site: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x24248.xml
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

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Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
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
Write a complete business plan
Present final
company-specific project results to relevant parties
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Active learning environment in Rosenfeld Library (group pods); UCLA Anderson Board Room in Rosenfeld Library; Jim Easton Global Connections classroom (tech classroom); wireless upgrades; faculty expertise system; virtual server capability; new e-mail/calendaring system for students; new network infrastructure; new storage infrastructure; website refresh; new e-mail/calendaring system for faculty/staff; CRM system for Alumni Relations and Development.
Amount spent: $3,100,000.00

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods:
Case Study: 15 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 25 %
Lectures: 35 %
Simulations: 0 %
Team Projects: 25 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 71 %
Average class size, core EMBA class: 70
Average class size, EMBA electives: 25
Elective courses: 55
Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:
Hours per week in class: 8
Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 21

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2008

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STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
Description: 5-day International Business Seminar which includes in-country class lectures, company visits, and cultural activities.
Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
Description: UCLA Guesthouse and local hotels
Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Student EMBAssadors who provide help and advice; Significant others events; Alumni panels who share their experiences with students discussing things that worked (and didn't work!) for them.
How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 10

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FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school: 144
Full-time faculty:
Tenured: 65
Non-Tenured: 41
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 12
Women on Faculty:
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 18
Minority Faculty:
Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 9
International Faculty:
Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 18
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured: 64
Non-Tenured: 47

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FINANCIAL AID

EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 60 %
Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Yes
Maximum loan amount: $42,000.00

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EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 77 %
Middle 80% base salary range:
Low: $65,000.00
High: $170,000.00
Students work in these functional categories:
Consulting: 9 %
Finance/Accounting 17 %
General Management : 24 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales: 7 %
Management Information Systems : 12 %
Operations/Logistics: 17 %
Other: 14 %
Students work in these industries:
Consumer Products: 3 %
Government: 5 %
Manufacturing: 5 %
Media/Entertainment: 15 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 13 %
Real Estate: 4 %
Technology: 24 %
Other: 14 %
Top organizations sending students:
U.S. Military
Northrop Grumman
Walt Disney
Cisco
Amgen

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U.S. students in newest entering class who are:
African American: 2 %
Asian American: 19 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
Native American: 3 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 67 %
Chose not to report: 6 %
Other: 0 %

Average months of work experience: 163
Middle 80% range work experience in months:
From: 84
To: 288

Average age: 38
Middle 80% age range:
From: 30
To: 46
Work background:
Have advanced degrees: 33 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 7 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 33 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 11 %