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Barbara Bierach - 07-29-2010
MBA programs which combine online instruction with limited on-campus time are becoming a popular option for students who want to attend brand-name schools without giving up their jobs, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Babson College’s Fast Track MBA for example, a seven-year-old part-time program in Wellesley, Massachusetts that blends a limited amount of on-campus time with a concentrated online component uses the same professors as the full-time program. This so-called hybrid program even includes group project work—a hallmark of many MBA programs—which is done virtually via conference call or Skype.