These women are among the fewer than 4 percent of college-educated women who graduated from a women's college. Of the 1992 Fortune 1000 companies, one-third of women board members are graduates of women's colleges. Undergraduate residential programs Women are earning an increasingly larger share of bachelor's degrees in business, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 1995, women earned 48 percent of undergraduate business degrees, compared to 9 percent in 1971. Undergraduate business programs at women's colleges provide opportunities for women to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to succeed in the business world.
Courses explore topics of, by and about women.
By participating in campus and community organizations, students apply the theories they learn in the classroom to real-world situations. Business internships, which place students with employers such as Andersen Consulting and Paine Webber for a limited period of time to gain experience and supplement their education, are invaluable. A college's career services office helps students locate top internship and career opportunities as well as professional and graduate schools. Continuing education and graduate programs Many women's colleges, in addition to their residential program for women, offer continuing education and graduate programs designed for men and women who maintain full-time jobs in addition to family and community responsibilities. Both undergraduate and graduate students have close contact with their professors, and course formats are designed to fit their busy schedules.