0 Continuous Employment to a MBA Student

In any economy, it can be difficult to leave a stable job to pursue a full time MBA. She worked in a company of Los Angeles marketing area for about five years before deciding to return to school in 2007.

Williams was approved by the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management full-time MBA program. But, as he says, "Life has been made," and referred the registration for professionals.

In a year and a half, was inscribed, Williams has changed.

"I see the difference in myself in just being able to communicate with people in my office, and be able to talk to my boss about the cash flow and profit and loss statements," he said. "When I started, I had no tongue. I had no knowledge. I do not have it all."

"In many ways, he said," continuous employment to a business student is very close to the concept of residence in the faculties of medicine. As they work, (students) can provide real-time, the real problems they face in the learning experience. "

Benefits of part-time MBA programs will not end immediately the application of knowledge. According to the 2007 survey by GMAC to return part-time MBA programs is significantly higher than that of full-time or EMBA programs, and a shorter repayment period.

But on the surface when you consider the cost of part-time, this value is unclear. For example, the total cost of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business part-time MBA is about $ 85,000. If you compare the cost of the program full-time over two years (about $ 90,000 two years), which seems a lot of savings.

The distribution is similar to other schools: UC Berkeley Haas evening and weekend cost the MBA program of $ 94,000 (versus about $ 94,000 for out-of-state tuition to full-time), and UC Irvine Merag , the cost of part-time program is also the same time the state-full (approximately $ 80,000).

In any economy, it can be difficult to leave a stable job to pursue a full time MBA. She worked in a company of Los Angeles marketing area for about five years before deciding to return to school in 2007.

But to look only at the total costs is often misleading. On the one hand, part-time students often receive tuition assistance from their employer. And part-time programs are less stringent in general or that require fewer courses of full-time programs, just over a longer period.

"During the recession in the second half," says Cooper "is still great interest in MBA programs, particularly part-time MBA programs that help the student to continue to work full time and earn an income."