When the fall semester wraps up later this month, Kansas Wesleyan University will graduate the 500th student from its Master of Business Administration program. Not bad, considering the University has offered the MBA program for 15 years.

Established in 1994, the MBA program at Kansas Wesleyan enhances the business community with professional managers, administrators, and leaders in business, technology, health care, social agencies, education, religious organizations, sports management, and civil service. Kansas Wesleyan offers both an MBA degree and an MBA degree with a concentration in Sports Management.

As an enhancement of this approach, Kansas Wesleyan's MBA program is open to persons from all academic backgrounds.

Likewise, the positions in which Kansas Wesleyan's MBA alumni work are equally as varied. Positions held include the following:

Accounting and Accounting Management

Chief Financial Officers in higher education and health care

Banking Executives

Teachers, Professors, Academic Department Chairs, University Vice President for Administrative Affairs

Director of Product Development

Community Corrections and Law Enforcement Administrators

Financial Analysts and Fund Administrators

Recreation Director

Global Quality and Quality Control Managers

Health Care and Long-Term Care, including Nursing and Health Center Vice President

Human Resources

Vice President of Marketing and Marketing Directors

Inventory Control Supervisor

Information Technology Managers

Upper-Level Management in manufacturing

Minor League Video Coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Community Economic Development Director

Business Recruiter

Grants Coordinator

The Kansas Wesleyan MBA program also is designed for the working adult and allows students to complete their degrees in a convenient, affordable, and timely manner.

Evening courses are offered in an eight-week format during the fall and spring semesters and the month of June. Kansas Wesleyan's MBA program is designed so students can complete their degrees in one to two years, depending on the number of courses taken each session.