Saint Mary's College of California （以下简称SMC）被US News评为regional universities in western U.S的第12名；地处北加州，离旧金山和Berkeley很近，离硅谷也不远，工作机会相对较多；国际生非常少，可以有更多机会和美国读商学院的professional一起交流学习。欢迎大家了解和申请SMC的MBA或MS项目。
[College Profile]Established in 1863; 是历史悠久的具有天主教背景的私立学校 innovation and student-centered; 4,100 current students (2,800 本科生/ 1,300 研究生) Undergraduate to doctoral studies Quality provider of undergraduate, graduateand executive education
[Ranking]
Forbes ranked Saint Mary’s #5 nationwide among colleges for “raising your earnings potential”; U.S. News & World Report ranked Saint Mary’s #12 among regional universities in western U.S.; Saint Mary’s ranked #26 by Washington Monthly College Guide based on a college's contributions to society; Forbes ranked Saint Mary’s College #85 in America’s Best Colleges 可以说，SMC在加州local的reputation挺不错的。
[Location]
California Bay Area, 30 minute's drive to San Fransisco; 1.5 hour's drive to Silicon Valley.
地处加州湾区，离旧金山、伯克利很近（半小时车程），离硅谷也不算远。对于打算在加州找工作的同学来说，应该是很有利的优势。
[Scholarship]
• Scholarships range from $4,000 to $10,000 • AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Scholarship for Diversity • Dean's Scholarship for Women Executives • Dean's Scholarship for Executive MBA and MS-FAIM • Deju Hispanic Scholarship for PMBA • Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Scholarship • Wilder Trust Scholarship • William L’Heureux Scholarshipfor Responsible Business, Global Business Leadership & African-American Diversity SMC有不同种类的奖学金，现在SMC的商学院也在考虑专门为国际学生提供Research Assistantship，可以在学习之余在校内工作，积攒经验。SMC的老师们都非常给力，对学生关心有加，希望学生可以成功。而且商学院里几乎没有国际学生，是个很好的机会真正融入美国社会，和美国人交流、合作project，学到很多。
[Quality education]small classes; 每个班级保持20-30人，小班化教学，老师几乎认识每一位学生 outstanding faculty; 教师具有工业界的实践经历，大多数老师不仅要做研究，上课上得也非常好 personalized attention; focus on active learning 上课的互动非常多，启发思考，培养critical thinking的能力
[Career Resources] • Career Center on Campus o Personality assessments, resume and cover letter development • Career Beam o Compilation of 300 industry profiles, 37 million corporate intelligence reports, & 47 million industry contacts o Executive webinar career series o Personal over the phone one-on-one career coaching 在美国找工作，networking绝对是王道。学校老师很愿意帮助同学。
[Faculty] • Faculty trained in top U.S.and overseas universities • Scholar-practitioners, some with international prominence • Global consulting/work experience • Focus on theory grounded in practice
[Optional Resources] • Keiretsu Forum, the world’slargest angel investor network 直接了解风投 • Sit in on private Keiretsu Forum meetings to hear start-up companies make their pitches to angelinvestors • Annual Business Idea Competition 获奖的学生可以获得一小部分资助 • Professional Development workshops throughout the year to enhance your experience. Topics include:sustainability, managing non-profit organizations, social media marketing,career management, etc.
[Alumni] • 40,000+ Saint Mary’s Alumni • 50+ alumni events every year –students are encouraged to participate • Network, Learn, Serve • Alumni receive continued accessto CareerBeam, Professional Development workshops, lunch-n-learns, and more 由于SMC是北加最早开设Executive MBA的学校之一，所以校友网络是挺强大的。前面说了，在美国找工作，networking是王道，有reference和没reference差别很大。
[Programs]
有Executive MBA 包括：1.Executive MBA 2.Hybrid Executive MBA 3.Trans-Global Executive MBA 还有以下三类 4. Professional MBA (修满学分毕业） 5. M.S. in Financial Analysis &Investment Management 6. M.S. in Accounting （2013年新开设的一年项目）
以下是一些具体项目的介绍
[Professional MBA] • Flexible: Monday - Thursday evenings • April and October • 18 courses: 7/8/3 • Course waivers available • Four concentrations: • Finance • Marketing • International Management • Entrepreneurship
[Financial analysis & InvestmentManagement] • 15-month • January & July • Chartered Financial Analyst(CFA) • Tuesday and Thursday in downtown San Francisco • 11 courses
[Accounting] • 15-months, beginning in July • 150-hour requirement for CPA • Evening and Saturday classes • Hybrid program (50% live web conferencing evenings, 50% on campus.)
申请网页：http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/node/6625
学校主页：http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/
有问题除了在这里提问以外，还可以直接发邮件到admission officer处询问——
Holly Dalton Director of Admissions &Recruitment (925) 631-4503 Tammy Soulsby Associate Director of Recruitment (925) 631-4504
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