Dubuque Colleges Fight University of Iowa Pitch for New MBA Program in Area

Plans by the University of Iowa to extend the reach of its business program into Dubuque at the request of Deere & Co. employees is eliciting pushback from private colleges that call it “predatory” and “absolutely unnecessary.”  The UI is looking to offer a master of business administration program in Dubuque, adding to programs it now offers in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport in addition to Iowa City.  But representatives from several private colleges in Dubuque are fighting it.