Where the MBAs are Business schools turning suburbs into academic wing.(Business)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October, 2000 | by Comerford, Mike

MBA programs are coming to a location near you! Such has been the message from area educational institutions hyping their new suburban locations offering master's of business administration degrees. Area business schools are getting more aggressive about seeking out the lucrative graduate business student's tuition fees, luring them with convenient locations, e- commerce curriculums and fast-track MBAs for the working professional in a hurry.

By one estimate, about 25 separate programs exist in the suburbs. "Business schools are increasingly acting like businesses rather than straight academic institutions," said Dan LeClair, a spokesman for the St. Louis-based accreditation service AACSB-The International Association For Management Education. "They are...