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Rollins MBA Adapts to Needs of Central Florida Business Community

In response to the changing needs of the business community, the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College has announced it will expand its program offerings to include a Saturday MBA program.

With intense productivity pressures in the U.S. workplace, employees are expected to do more in less time. According to the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC, the average American worker has added 199 hours to his/her annual work schedule since 1973. That's the equivalent of five additional 40-hour workweeks per year, leaving only weekends for professional development. The Saturday-only MBA program at Rollins fills this need and enrolled its first class in January 2005 at the Crummer School.

“Working professionals are finding it harder to continue their education during the traditional work week,” said Craig McAllaster, dean of the Crummer School. “This program is the ideal way to earn an MBA while maintaining a demanding career.” The intensive, 19-month Saturday MBA program is tailored for working professionals with at least 5 years of work experience at the managerial or professional level. The program is expected to be especially appealing to physicians, attorneys and other professionals who operate independent practices. “The program offers a dynamic classroom filled with a blend of corporate executives, as well as doctors and lawyers whose diverse experiences enhances the learning environment,” said Jennifer Devitt, director of the Saturday and Executive MBA programs.

Tuition includes a notebook computer and lunch on class days. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an optional international study trip. Candidates for the Saturday MBA program are required to have earned a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or a four-year international equivalent and have taken the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The GMAT requirement is waived for prospective students who have already earned an acceptable graduate or doctoral degree.

The Crummer School offers three other options for earning an MBA:

• The Executive MBA is designed for the senior executive with more than 15 years of managerial work experience. The 21-month program meets on alternating Fridays and Saturdays and includes an international study trip.
• U.S. News and World Report ranked the Crummer School’s Professional MBA program in the top 25 part-time programs, and it boasts one of the highest completion rates nationwide graduating more than 85% of participants. Classes are held in the evenings twice weekly in the 32-month program.
• The Early Advantage MBA program is the only full-time MBA program in the nation to accept high-potential students with no work experience. Students earn practical work experience during the two-year program through internships, consulting projects, mentor program and an international study trip.