What an MBA from Meredith College means…

An MBA is not just a degree, it is an experience. It is not about reading and taking exams. An MBA is about your professional development. Through interactions with fellow students and business leaders from a wide-range of organizations in the area, your experience adds breadth. Small classes allow for meaningful interactions with faculty, and your knowledge and skills gain depth. Pursuing an MBA develops the perspective and skills needed to succeed as a manager and to serve as a leader in today’s business organizations.

Whether you intend to change careers or want to move forward in your current organization, an MBA is an investment in your future. The Meredith MBA program will maximize the return on your investment through:

• A program that delivers a relevant, practical, and transformative education.
• Faculty who are both scholars in their field and master teachers, capable of bringing out your personal best.
• Application, hands-on experience, and collaboration with peers.
• Opportunities to customize your learning program.
• Meaningful interaction with top executives willing to talk with you one-on-one about your career goals.

Our key advantages in the highly competitive MBA education market…

Graduates from the Meredith MBA program thrive because of our small class sizes, personalized attention and service, and willingness to help working professionals balance work, life, and school. As a part-time, evening program, the Meredith MBA program is flexible and adaptive to your needs. Combined with a high-quality curriculum designed to sharpen your communication skills, relationship skills, and leadership potential, a Meredith MBA is more than just a great value.

• Faculty will know your name, where you work, and what you do. They build upon your strengths and understand the competencies you need to develop.
• Heavy emphasis is placed on improving your written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• The importance of ethical business practices and personal integrity is emphasized throughout the curriculum instead of being an afterthought.

How we define success…

Meredith MBA students are earning the reputation they deserve by demonstrating they can apply their knowledge and skills with measured results.

• A team of Meredith MBA students finished first in the 2006 Graduate Business Student Competition sponsored by the Small Business and Technology Development Center. In this live-consulting competition, Meredith MBAs were selected by the judges over teams from various MBA programs across North Carolina.
• Meredith MBAs have outstanding performance on the ETS national standardized test of graduate business education. Meredith MBA students post average scores ranging from the 60 th to 95 th percentile on the various test components.

MBA graduates from Meredith College enjoy successful careers throughout the Triangle. The list of companies with Meredith MBA alumni is impressive: IBM, GlaxoSmithKlein, Progress Energy, RTI International, John Deere, and Red Hat. Our graduates are represented in nearly every industry and sector of the economy. Most important, our graduates recommend our program to their friends and colleagues.

Denise M. Rotondo, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business