Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business

Virginia Tech
Pamplin College of Business
Type Public business school
Established 1965
Parent institution
 Virginia Tech
Endowment Increase$817 million (parent institution)[1]
Dean Robert Sumichrast
Undergraduates 3,845
Postgraduates 389
Location Arlington
Blacksburg
Falls Church
Richmond
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Website www.pamplin.vt.edu

The Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business (commonly known as Pamplin College of Business or Pamplin), is Virginia Tech's business school. Founded in 1965, it has more than 41,000 alumni. The current Dean is Robert Sumichrast. In 1986 the college was renamed following a donation from alumnus Robert B. Pamplin and his son Robert B. Pamplin Jr..[2]

The college offers three different kinds of Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, three different Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA) degrees, and a Master of Accounting and Information Systems (MACIS) degree. In addition, Pamplin offers two Ph.D. degrees, non-degree executive development programs, and majors and minors for undergraduate students. Pamplin jointly offers a Master of Information Technology (MIT) degree with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.[3] The most recent national U.S. News and World Report rank shows Pamplin's undergraduate program is 23rd among public institutions and the Evening MBA Program is ranked 16th overall.[4] As of 2015 Pamplin accounts for approximately 20 percent of all business degrees awarded from Virginia's 14 senior public institutions.[5]

History

Robert Pamplin

Academics

Pamplin offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus. In addition the college offers MBA programs in Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Roanoke. The undergraduate program offers majors in accounting, business information technology, economics, finance, hospitality. information systems, management, marketing, and tourism management.[7] Minors are offered in: Applied Business Computing, Business Diversity, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership, Multicultural Diversity Management, and Professional Sales.[8] Pamplin offers study-abroad opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students. Pamplin students can attend Virginia Tech's Center for European Studies and Architecture in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, and other European universities offer opportunities as well.[9]

Rankings

U.S. News & World Report rankings
Master of Information Technology 2
Evening Master of Business Administration 16
Public Undergraduate Program 23
Overall Undergraduate Program 39

Pamplin is a highly regarded business school and is one of a handful of core recruiting schools for some of the nation’s most selective firms. Current rankings by the U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek:

Departments

Pamplin has several academic departments/schools:

Academic centers

Pamplin has a number of "academic centers" that are designed to bring students and industry experts together in an effort to further knowledge and best practices in key areas of business and industry.[14]

Career placement

Graduates from Pamplin are recruited by some of the best companies in the nation. In addition, the Commonwealth of Virginia has a number of companies based in the state, as well as large regional offices of those based elsewhere. Pamplin maintains a high job placement for its graduates.[15] According to PayScale's 2015–2016 report, Pamplin's MBA graduates have an average mid career salary of $125,000.[16]

Programs offered

The range of programs offered by Pamplin includes:[17]

Doctorate programs

Evening MBA/EMBA programs are located next to metro stations that provides easy and quick access to Downtown Washington DC.
Pamplin offers a Professional MBA within the Greater Richmond Region.
Pamplin Hall on the Main Campus where undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students typically have classes.

Graduate programs

Undergraduate programs

Campus locations

The school has several campus locations throughout Virginia including:

Metro for Students in Washington metropolitan area

Graduate and Professional programs are located near Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport which are located within the Washington metropolitan area. These programs are served by off-campus stops on the Washington DC Metro.

Leadership

The following is a list of deans of the college:[18]

Dean Tenure
Herbert H. Mitchell 1965-1982
Richard E. Sorensen 1982-2013
Robert T. Sumichrast 2013–Present

Clubs and Organizations

Pamplin has a number of clubs, organizations, and events for its students. Some of the most popular are the Accounting Society, Beta Alpha Psi, Business Technology Club, Business Horizons, Delta Sigma Pi, Hospitality Management Association, Virginia Tech Management Society, National Association of Black Accountants, Pi Sigma Epsilon, Society for Human Resource Management, Student-Managed Endowment for Educational Development, and the American Marketing Association:[19]

Alumni Relations

The Pamplin College of Business Alumni Association is an alumni organization for former students of the college.[20] In total 24,185 alumni live in Virginia, and 41,738 reside Domestically and Internationally.[21]

Pamplin Advisory Council

The Pamplin Advisory Council was founded in 1969 and was chartered to offer ideas and guidance to the dean of the college. In addition, the council assists with connecting the college with the business community.[22] Currently there are over 70 member on the council.[23]

Publication

The college publishes a business magazine called the Virginia Tech Business Magazine which discusses the latest news going on with Pamplin.[24]

Notable alumni

General Lance Smith

See also

References

External links

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