Lean on the EMBA Program Office
Our EMBA Program Office team focuses on saving you time, so you can focus on learning and bonding with classmates while hotel reservations are made for you, meals on campus are taken care of, textbooks are purchased and delivered electronically, and cross-program networking opportunities and campus activities such as tailgate picnics and guest speakers are arranged.
How to Add MBA Studies to Your Life
Make Your Family and Partner Part of the Experience
For many of our students, going through the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program is a family affair. We welcome families and partners at events such as family picnics and the annual Haas Gala. Your family may also decide to come along for an immersion week and join in on non-curricular dinners, receptions, and tours.
Enjoy the Social Side of School Life
As you bond with fellow students, dinners and late-night study sessions during each block are often where long-lasting friendships are formed, life philosophies debated, and startup ideas explored. Before you know it, school also offers a rich social life.
Take Your Classroom Learning to Work (and Vice Versa)
Balance becomes less of an issue as the line between school and work starts to dissolve. This happens when what you’re learning affects how you work—and the classroom becomes a place where you can work through workplace challenges.
Working in Concert to Make Commuting Manageable
Our students come from all over to attend the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program; it’s easy with a schedule that respects the rest of your life and with a tight-knit community that actively finds ways to keep everyone connected.
Nearly half of our students commute to the program, coming from such places as Seattle, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., Toronto, even Kailua and Kharkiv. They choose Berkeley Haas because they want a top Bay Area executive MBA program and are attracted to our unique culture and on-campus experience.
The bonus? Our format, location, program support, and strong student community work in concert to make commuting manageable.
Three Days On, Four Weeks Off
In the Berkeley Executive MBA program, classes meet for three days (Thursdays–Saturdays) about once a month, minimizing how often you’ll travel to campus and giving you enough time when you’re here to shift your focus to school and build deep connections with classmates.
The Bay Area: Easily Accessible From Everywhere
Oakland International Airport (OAK) is minutes away, with San Francisco (SFO) and San Jose (SJC) International Airports within one hour’s drive as well. BART trains connect both OAK and SFO to Berkeley. You can often find classmates on your flight or at the airport. Connect on social media to see who’s where and to make study and ride-share plans.
No Need to Make Hotel Reservations
We arrange for students to stay in the same hotel during core course blocks in Terms 1-3. Check in Wednesday evening, attend classes Thursday-Saturday, and drive or fly home Saturday afternoon or evening. Need to extend your stay by a night to catch a flight or safely make a long drive home? We’ll cover half of your additional Saturday night stay.
A Supportive Student Culture
All executive MBA students juggle school with some combination of career, family, friends, and commute. Your classmates understand this. They also understand the benefit of working collaboratively to grow success for the entire community. You can count on them to loop you in and catch you up—and to ask the same of you when needed.
How to Add MBA Studies to Your Life
Make Your Family and Partner Part of the Experience
For many of our students, going through the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program is a family affair—especially since they are here, in part, to make a better life for their families. We welcome families and partners at events such as family picnics and the annual Haas Gala. Your family may also decide to come along for an immersion week and join in on non-curricular dinners, receptions, and tours.
Enjoy the Social Side of School Life
As you bond with fellow students, dinners and late-night study sessions during each block are often where long-lasting friendships are formed, life philosophies debated, and startup ideas explored. Before you know it, school also offers a rich social life.
Take Your Classroom Learning to Work (and Vice Versa)
Balance becomes less of an issue as the line between school and work starts to dissolve. This happens when what you’re learning affects how you work—and the classroom becomes a place where you can work through workplace challenges.
For Experienced Professional And Working Parent, What's the Value of an MBA?
As a scientist making business decisions, Sally saw the value of adding an MBA to her toolkit. She commutes from San Diego to study in the Berkeley EMBA; find out why it's been worthwhile and how she balances school with work and family.