Iowa State University
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Iowa State University College of Business
WHAT’S NEW AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS? Entrepreneurship! The Iowa State University College of Business is the first state university to offer an undergraduate business degree and eighth in the country to offer a PhD program in entrepreneurship. The university also offers a minor in entrepreneurship, which attracts about 300 students in various majors. Iowa State University is the place to be for entrepreneurship!
David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed
Business Record | February 17, 2017
Dean of the College of Business
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Our excitement this year grows as fast as our enrollment. We have another record: 4,772 students. We’re thrilled to see our program rankings on the rise. Our supply chain management program is experiencing a consistent pattern of high rankings, moving up to from ninth to fifth in the nation for research. Our master of business analytics program was ranked 16th in the nation for value before the program celebrated its first anniversary.
WHAT DOES IOWA STATE OFFER IN DES MOINES?
CONTACT US 2200 Gerdin Building Ames, Iowa 50011 www.business.iastate.edu
Working professionals can earn an MBA by taking classes part-time in our Capital Square office in downtown Des Moines. It’s a full-time education on a part-time basis, taught by the same quality faculty as our program on campus. We also offer a graduate certificate for our master of business analytics program. It’s designed for working professionals with at least two years of experience
in a data analytics field. Why the push for big data? Because 90 percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years. Only 18 percent of companies believe they have the skills necessary to gather and use insights effectively. This is a growing field and we’re helping students and young professionals prepare for the demand.
WHY CHOOSE US? •
We have more than 120 high-quality faculty dedicated to teaching, student achievement, and research.
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Our graduates become leaders and are prepared for an exciting career in business.
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The average starting salary for our graduates with a bachelor’s degree is $47,411.
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Our full-time MBA program is ranked among the top programs for job placement.
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We’re accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than 6 percent of business schools worldwide earn this designation.
DMACC’s Director of Continuing Education Michael Hoffman and DMACC Business Resources Executive Director Kim Didier are working to meet the educational and training needs of Central Iowa’s employees and employers.
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Des Moines Area Community College
HOW DOES DMACC HELP CENTRAL IOWA BUSINESSES THRIVE?
employees that address their business’s specific skills and training needs.
DMACC was founded a half-century ago to provide Central Iowans with the job skills that area businesses needed in order to grow. While that’s a goal that still drives us today, DMACC has grown to accommodate the changing needs of businesses and offers many more training resources including a multifaceted program where business consultants power growth by:
HOW WILL DMACC HELP FILL NEW JOBS CREATED BY BUSINESS GROWTH?
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Increasing the skills of current employees
•
Improving organizational efficiencies and workplace productivity
•
Reducing waste and increasing profits
•
Delivering well-qualified new employees
HOW DOES DMACC HELP IOWA BUSINESSES IMPROVE THEIR CURRENT WORKFORCE?
Rob Denson, President
CONTACT US FOR YOUR BUSINESS TRAINING NEEDS 515-256-4912 training.dmacc.edu
DMACC provides customized training that raises individual skills and organizational efficiency in businesses of every size and industry. DMACC also delivers access to state training funds. The College also offers short-term, noncredit professional development courses to current employees. DMACC frequently works with employers to create course bundles for current
DMACC helps fill the pipeline of qualified candidates by delivering affordable, accessible credit courses that result in valuable credentials, including a two-year Associate’s Degree and industry certifications. Some of our programs help unemployed and underemployed individuals acquire skills identified as critically needed by area employers. DMACC also works with industry advisory groups to ensure DMACC’s curriculum, facilities and technology always deliver the exact skills area businesses need to thrive.
HAVE THESE EFFORTS BEEN SUCCESSFUL? DMACC has helped hundreds of Central Iowa businesses improve their processes and train their workforce.
Business Record | February 17, 2017
DMACC Powers Business Growth
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Central College
HOW DO YOU PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE WORKFORCE READY?
HOW IS YOUR LOCATION AN ADVANTAGE?
Workforce readiness is about breadth of experience. It’s about having a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences, but also professional learning and experiential learning. Our students participate broadly in undergraduate research, servicelearning, internships and study abroad—we make opportunities for students to encounter these things.
In Pella, we’re affiliated with many robust organizations—schools, health care, international engineering and technology companies—for internships and job shadowing. Pella is also part of the Greater Des Moines Partnership region, so we have easy access to opportunities in the state capital. In Des Moines we partner with a full range of companies and not-for-profits to provide hands-on opportunities for students.
A Central education forces students to engage and think critically. Through having to use those skills, they graduate feeling competent and confident— and that yields creativity.
WHY CHOOSE CENTRAL? •
The highest-quality academics plus an unparalleled community of mentors, friends and supporters.
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Numerous opportunities to explore the world with study and internships abroad.
•
Professors are mentors, ready to lend an ear or give advice on jobs and graduate school.
WHY LIBERAL ARTS? We hear a lot about a skills gap in new employees— most often communication and critical-thinking are lacking. Employers need these “soft skills,” and we are providing extensive preparation in communicating and working with others.
Mark Putnam, President Business Record | February 17, 2017
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HOW IS CENTRAL FOCUSING ON STEM?
CONTACT US 812 University St. Pella, IA 50219 1-877-462-3687 www.central.edu
We see STEM as an important part of the liberal arts—all students need basic science literacy. We’re seeing a blending and merging of science disciplines, which is why our engineering program is mechanical-electrical. Engineers in advanced manufacturing need a knowledge of both. Our engineering graduates are also required to take the entire liberal arts core, so they bring broad knowledge to their industries.
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Central’s 73 academic programs include pre-professional tracks. Zero classes are taught by teaching assistants.
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Grand View University
We are excited to launch our Master of Science in Athletic Training program this fall. There is a growing need in health care to focus on traumatic and chronic injuries that occur in competitive and recreational sports and Grand View is proud to be training tomorrow’s health care leaders.
WHAT SETS US APART? At Grand View, you’ll find a quality education that’s affordable – Most students find that the cost of Grand View is comparable to a state university. After grants and scholarships, 86% of 2016 full-time freshmen paid costs that were comparable to or less than the published in-state prices at Iowa’s public universities.
Kent Henning, President
CONTACT US 1200 Grandview Avenue Des Moines, IA 50316 515-263-2810 www.grandview.edu
And with GV COMPLETE, our whole-degree planning and financing program, students and families will know what an entire degree at Grand View will cost from day one. No surprise tuition increases and a plan to complete their degree in four years. They know how much they will need to borrow, and what the student’s monthly payments will be after graduation – all before the students begin their first day of class.
HOW ARE GRAND VIEW GRADUATES FARING IN THE JOB MARKET? Very successfully. Grand View has a solid history of strong career placement and graduate success. For more than two decades we’ve had nearly 100% reported overall placement within six months of graduation.
WHY GRAND VIEW? •
A high quality education at an affordable price
•
40 undergraduate and 5 graduate programs to choose from
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A friendly, transformed campus with modern facilities and top-notch athletics
•
Faculty with a commitment to academic challenge and putting student success first Business Record | February 17, 2017
WHAT’S NEW AT GRAND VIEW?
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S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N T R E NDS IN E DUCATIO N
Iowa State University College of Business
WHAT’S NEW AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS? Entrepreneurship! The Iowa State University College of Business is the first state university to offer an undergraduate business degree and eighth in the country to offer a PhD program in entrepreneurship. The university also offers a minor in entrepreneurship, which attracts about 300 students in various majors. Iowa State University is the place to be for entrepreneurship!
David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed
Business Record | February 17, 2017
Dean of the College of Business
14
Our excitement this year grows as fast as our enrollment. We have another record: 4,772 students. We’re thrilled to see our program rankings on the rise. Our supply chain management program is experiencing a consistent pattern of high rankings, moving up to from ninth to fifth in the nation for research. Our master of business analytics program was ranked 16th in the nation for value before the program celebrated its first anniversary.
WHAT DOES IOWA STATE OFFER IN DES MOINES?
CONTACT US 2200 Gerdin Building Ames, Iowa 50011 www.business.iastate.edu
Working professionals can earn an MBA by taking classes part-time in our Capital Square office in downtown Des Moines. It’s a full-time education on a part-time basis, taught by the same quality faculty as our program on campus. We also offer a graduate certificate for our master of business analytics program. It’s designed for working professionals with at least two years of experience
in a data analytics field. Why the push for big data? Because 90 percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years. Only 18 percent of companies believe they have the skills necessary to gather and use insights effectively. This is a growing field and we’re helping students and young professionals prepare for the demand.
WHY CHOOSE US? •
We have more than 120 high-quality faculty dedicated to teaching, student achievement, and research.
•
Our graduates become leaders and are prepared for an exciting career in business.
•
The average starting salary for our graduates with a bachelor’s degree is $47,411.
•
Our full-time MBA program is ranked among the top programs for job placement.
•
We’re accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Less than 6 percent of business schools worldwide earn this designation.
DMACC’s Director of Continuing Education Michael Hoffman and DMACC Business Resources Executive Director Kim Didier are working to meet the educational and training needs of Central Iowa’s employees and employers.
businessrecord.com | Twitter: @businessrecord
TR E NDS IN E DUCATI O N S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N
Des Moines Area Community College
HOW DOES DMACC HELP CENTRAL IOWA BUSINESSES THRIVE?
employees that address their business’s specific skills and training needs.
DMACC was founded a half-century ago to provide Central Iowans with the job skills that area businesses needed in order to grow. While that’s a goal that still drives us today, DMACC has grown to accommodate the changing needs of businesses and offers many more training resources including a multifaceted program where business consultants power growth by:
HOW WILL DMACC HELP FILL NEW JOBS CREATED BY BUSINESS GROWTH?
•
Increasing the skills of current employees
•
Improving organizational efficiencies and workplace productivity
•
Reducing waste and increasing profits
•
Delivering well-qualified new employees
HOW DOES DMACC HELP IOWA BUSINESSES IMPROVE THEIR CURRENT WORKFORCE?
Rob Denson, President
CONTACT US FOR YOUR BUSINESS TRAINING NEEDS 515-256-4912 training.dmacc.edu
DMACC provides customized training that raises individual skills and organizational efficiency in businesses of every size and industry. DMACC also delivers access to state training funds. The College also offers short-term, noncredit professional development courses to current employees. DMACC frequently works with employers to create course bundles for current
DMACC helps fill the pipeline of qualified candidates by delivering affordable, accessible credit courses that result in valuable credentials, including a two-year Associate’s Degree and industry certifications. Some of our programs help unemployed and underemployed individuals acquire skills identified as critically needed by area employers. DMACC also works with industry advisory groups to ensure DMACC’s curriculum, facilities and technology always deliver the exact skills area businesses need to thrive.
HAVE THESE EFFORTS BEEN SUCCESSFUL? DMACC has helped hundreds of Central Iowa businesses improve their processes and train their workforce.
Business Record | February 17, 2017
DMACC Powers Business Growth
15
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S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N T R E NDS IN E DUCATIO N
Central College
HOW DO YOU PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE WORKFORCE READY?
HOW IS YOUR LOCATION AN ADVANTAGE?
Workforce readiness is about breadth of experience. It’s about having a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences, but also professional learning and experiential learning. Our students participate broadly in undergraduate research, servicelearning, internships and study abroad—we make opportunities for students to encounter these things.
In Pella, we’re affiliated with many robust organizations—schools, health care, international engineering and technology companies—for internships and job shadowing. Pella is also part of the Greater Des Moines Partnership region, so we have easy access to opportunities in the state capital. In Des Moines we partner with a full range of companies and not-for-profits to provide hands-on opportunities for students.
A Central education forces students to engage and think critically. Through having to use those skills, they graduate feeling competent and confident— and that yields creativity.
WHY CHOOSE CENTRAL? •
The highest-quality academics plus an unparalleled community of mentors, friends and supporters.
•
Numerous opportunities to explore the world with study and internships abroad.
•
Professors are mentors, ready to lend an ear or give advice on jobs and graduate school.
WHY LIBERAL ARTS? We hear a lot about a skills gap in new employees— most often communication and critical-thinking are lacking. Employers need these “soft skills,” and we are providing extensive preparation in communicating and working with others.
Mark Putnam, President Business Record | February 17, 2017
•
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HOW IS CENTRAL FOCUSING ON STEM?
CONTACT US 812 University St. Pella, IA 50219 1-877-462-3687 www.central.edu
We see STEM as an important part of the liberal arts—all students need basic science literacy. We’re seeing a blending and merging of science disciplines, which is why our engineering program is mechanical-electrical. Engineers in advanced manufacturing need a knowledge of both. Our engineering graduates are also required to take the entire liberal arts core, so they bring broad knowledge to their industries.
•
Central’s 73 academic programs include pre-professional tracks. Zero classes are taught by teaching assistants.
businessrecord.com | Twitter: @businessrecord
TR E NDS IN E DUCATI O N S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N
Grand View University
We are excited to launch our Master of Science in Athletic Training program this fall. There is a growing need in health care to focus on traumatic and chronic injuries that occur in competitive and recreational sports and Grand View is proud to be training tomorrow’s health care leaders.
WHAT SETS US APART? At Grand View, you’ll find a quality education that’s affordable – Most students find that the cost of Grand View is comparable to a state university. After grants and scholarships, 86% of 2016 full-time freshmen paid costs that were comparable to or less than the published in-state prices at Iowa’s public universities.
Kent Henning, President
CONTACT US 1200 Grandview Avenue Des Moines, IA 50316 515-263-2810 www.grandview.edu
And with GV COMPLETE, our whole-degree planning and financing program, students and families will know what an entire degree at Grand View will cost from day one. No surprise tuition increases and a plan to complete their degree in four years. They know how much they will need to borrow, and what the student’s monthly payments will be after graduation – all before the students begin their first day of class.
HOW ARE GRAND VIEW GRADUATES FARING IN THE JOB MARKET? Very successfully. Grand View has a solid history of strong career placement and graduate success. For more than two decades we’ve had nearly 100% reported overall placement within six months of graduation.
WHY GRAND VIEW? •
A high quality education at an affordable price
•
40 undergraduate and 5 graduate programs to choose from
•
A friendly, transformed campus with modern facilities and top-notch athletics
•
Faculty with a commitment to academic challenge and putting student success first Business Record | February 17, 2017
WHAT’S NEW AT GRAND VIEW?
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