Executive Education

Executive education refers to specialized programs designed for professionals looking for opportunities to develop knowledge and skills with real tangible, applicable outcomes.

To have a competitive advantage in today’s global economy, individuals and the organizations they work for need to manage change, explore opportunity, and innovate. Executive education equips leaders and aspiring leaders with the skills needed to stay competitive.

Walton College Executive Education offers learning programs designed to strengthen leadership, management, and technical business skills for individuals and organizations across a wide range of industries.

Our curriculum design capabilities and knowledge meet the needs of organizations through highly targeted leadership and business course content.

We offer an interactive group-based learning environment that encourages participant collaboration as they tackle their challenges and explore their opportunities. Participants walk away with actionable skills and new insights that grow their organizations and advance their careers.

Being a part of the state’s flagship university and a land-grant institution which promotes scientific inquiry, knowledge creation and creative works that integrate and coordinate education, research, and service activities.

Creating learning programs for professionals is an extension of our educational mission. We serve the state and broader region as we create knowledge and connect the broader society to impactful research and its practical application. Our program participants are working adults and lifelong learners with high expectations of a learning environment. Through our knowledge of adult learning theory and best practices, we ensure our programs are effective, enjoyable, and empowering.

Renowned Walton College faculty and well-known industry practitioners facilitate our programs and courses.

Walton College Executive Education works across industries with a variety of corporate partners, including J.B. Hunt Transportation Inc., Uber Freight, and Happy Egg Co. We also work with government partners, including Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Teacher Retirement Systems.

We partner with your company’s training and development teams to continue to offer the best programming and meet your team where they are to support your varied needs. 

Walton College Executive Education works across industries with a variety of corporate partners, including Walmart, J.B. Hunt Transportation Inc., Uber Freight, and Happy Egg Co. We also work with government partners, including Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Teacher Retirement Systems.

We partner with your company’s training and development teams to continue to offer the best programming and meet your team where they are to support your varied needs.