Achieving alumni status at an institution like the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School or Stanford used to mean years spent on campus and an outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, some students can add top-tier schools to their resume after several weeks, and far less money.
They’re attending a growing number of executive education programs across the US, contributing to a market that’s expected to swell to more than $1.2 billion over the next decade, according to estimates from trade group Unicon.
Colleges are building new facilities and adding staff to bolster their offerings, as well as creating courses to keep up with ...