AIB College Of Business

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

AIB College of Business is a nonprofit, independent, coeducational college dedicated to business education. It is located in Des Moines, Iowa. Everett O. Fenton and Ray Hansen founded the school in 1921 as the American Institute of Business. The college assumed its present name in 2001.

AIB College of Business occupies a 20-acre campus. It offers more than 20 programs leading to associate of applied science degrees. Bachelor of science degrees are also available in business administration, accounting, steno reporting and court reporting. All associate degrees can be pursued online as well. The college also offers an associate degree program in Voice Captioning.

AIB houses many professional and social student organizations, including Greek societies like the Alpha Iota International Honorary Business Sorority, and Phi Theta Kappa. The college is a member of National Junior College Athletic Association, and its athletic teams are nicknamed the Eagles.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and law.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 985 in 2009-2010 (1,001 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

AIB provides on-campus housing for 309 of its 1,001 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (253 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Information Technology

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

HOSPITALITY (5 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (30 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter

LIBERAL ARTS (0 awarded)

• General Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services