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MBA Program

Dr. Joseph Cazier
Rm. 4051, Raley Hall
Phone: (828) 262-2922
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Welcome to MBA

Walker College MBA Program

The mission of the MBA is to provide educational experiences to prepare our students for life-long learning and professional leadership responsibilities in a dynamic global environment. The program provides individualized attention through extensive student-faculty collaboration.

Students in the MBA program are expected to develop a core set of competencies including functional business knowledge, leadership and teamwork skills, analytical and critical thinking skills, responsiveness to domestic and global business environments, appreciation for diversity and multiculturalism as well as ethical and legal responsibilities, professional development and communication skills.

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One Year Program

The MBA is offered in a compressed time frame allowing the student to complete the program in one year from their start date by going full time year round and taking summer classes and/or internships. We also offer rolling admission so you can start your program in the Fall, Spring or Summer.

Off-Campus students in Hickory go halftime year round with classes two nights a week and generally finish in two years. Students may also attend part-time on campus.

All Majors Welcome

The MBA program is open to all undergraduate majors from all colleges who have completed the necessary business prerequisites to take masters level business classes. The prerequisites essentially amount to a business minor plus a core statistics class. The required courses are statistics, financial accounting, economics, corporate finance, marketing and organizational behavior.

The college is in the process of developing intense one-hour learning modules for each of these topics which may fulfill the prerequisite requirements with approval of the program director.

Small Class – High Quality

Our commitment is to provide a high quality program. One of the factors that differentiates the Walker College MBA Program from programs at many other universities is our small class size. With a target class size of 20-25, students receive more individual attention in class and individual assistance with career related issues than are available with larger classes. Quality is more important than quantity.

Financial Aid

The college has a limited number of assistantships and out of state tuition waivers which are awarded competitively to full time students. This can help significantly with the cost of graduate school.