The Distance MBA Program attracts individuals from multiple industries, educational backgrounds, functional disciplines across the United States, Canada and from more than 45 countries and 6 continents around the world.  Students may be in class with a manager from China, a director of a non-profit in Canada, production supervisors from automotive or an Army officer in Afghanistan.  The mix of backgrounds, educational experiences, and diversity of experiences as well as business cultures help make the Distance MBA Program a rare and rich learning environment.

The average student  has 11.86 years of full time professional experience with 6.66 of those years with management or supervisory responsibilities.  Over 17% of the Distance MBA Program students have completed a graduate degree prior to entering the MBA program; the average undergraduate GPA is 3.2 on a 4.0 point system.  What is most important about the students in the program is their zeal for learning from their professors and from each other, the rich experiences they bring to the classroom and their dedication to getting the most out of the program they can.