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Berkeley Haas is Launching an Online MBA - is that Dumb or Smart

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I agree…. I wonder if this is targeting the remote workforce. Those who have found remote jobs and have moved outside of the bay area or basically to remote locations and want to continue that lifestyle.

Personally, I think there is some acceptance and value in providing an option. However, I feel everyone is so tired of online that the idea of three years of online school is it going to be pretty negatively received… I’m guessing it’s going to be three years because it’s not going to be full-time and it’s going to be more along the lines of a part-time online MBA rather than FT… and perhaps for those folks the recruiting was already slightly out of the reach so perhaps this is a brilliant move. I don’t think anyone could blame them for trying it out it’s definitely the trendy thing to do… Heck my kids elementary school went online for a year… at the same time, even if you can it doesn’t always mean you should.


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Since the last year was in line, I think they feel they can pull this off… being the highest ranked business school offering an online MBA program, I can see how this could work for a small number of people, especially those who may not get into the full time or the evening program but could potentially be offered an option to join the online one….

I guess consider what if you get dinged from the full-time program did get an offer for an online one? Would you be tempted?

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If the online course is heavily discounted then I might be tempted to attend online class. Thing is as of now the online courses do not have the benefit of placement, networking with your colleagues and internships. So I doubt why anyone will be interested in just getting a certificate from a college.
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It seems to me that it's a similar approach as the Hybrid cohort of Anderson's PT Flex MBA, and to be honest, it's not a bad move for Haas. However, the current tuition will be too expensive for an online MBA, not sure how Haas will adjust the tuition.