Programs News
Professional MBA program expanding to Charlotte, NC
Dozens of prospective students attended a Moore School Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) informational session held in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 18. The PMBA program is poised to expand its distance education offerings to Charlotte beginning this fall.
“There is strong interest in our program and those in attendance said it fits their needs
perfectly,” said Libby Shropshier, PMBA Marketing Manager. Prospective students are Charlotte
business professionals, representing such companies as GMAC, Wachovia, Vanguard, Accenture, and
Bank of America.
An information session held two years ago in Charlotte revealed a strong interest among
Charlotte professionals in the Moore School’s PMBA program. “The Moore School of Business’
international ranking and the fact that PMBA courses are taught by the International MBA program
faculty are important to prospective students,” says Shropshier. Charlotte area professionals
in the past have had to commute to York Technical College in Rock Hill to attend PMBA classes via
distance learning. The exact location in Charlotte will be announced next month pending contract
negotiations.
The PMBA program is designed for working professionals who want to earn a USC MBA and
continue to work. Evening classes are broadcast live to remote locations, where students can
interact with professors via interactive audio equipment. Students also attend some Saturday
classes in Columbia during the course of the semester. For the busy professional, classes are
available through streaming video two hours after broadcast. An undergraduate degree in business is
not required and there are no prerequisite courses.
Established in 1970, the Professional MBA program was the first of its kind in the United
States. Utilizing technology such as Web browsers, interactive audio, and satellite transmission
keeps the PMBA program at the forefront of convenient, but quality distance education for business
professionals.
In addition to earning an MBA degree from a top-notch business school, PMBA students at the
Moore School find the networking opportunities with other professionals in their program are
invaluable. Students in the PMBA represent diverse industries as well as branches of the Armed
Forces. Bank of America, BellSouth, BlueCross and BlueShield of S.C., General Electric,
International Paper, John Deere, Michelin, SCANA, and Sonoco are among the companies represented by
Moore School PMBA students.
More information about the
PMBA program.