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Found 323 of over 332 reviews
59% Recommend to a Friend
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- "Management made so many unnecessary changes that benefited their profit margin not caring about students" (in 21 reviews)
- "Also there is extreme Nepotism which would not be bad if all were competent in the jobs they were placed in." (in 6 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Love Working as a Career Coach
Jun 14, 2022 - Career Coach in Meridian, MSRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The leadership is great. Coworkers are amazing. Overall, positive experience.
Cons
Raises seem to be fairly structured, so it can't go above a certain amount.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
High level of participation encouraged Freedom to develop courses
Cons
Workload is sometimes too high
- Current Employee★★★★★
Working from Home is the best Benefit
Jul 20, 2022 - Transfer Credit Evaluation SpecialistRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
I’ve been with the company a long time , but that’s mostly because it’s work from home .
Cons
A lack of perks and not very generous raises or time off policy. Overall it’s a job .
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
APU is a great middle option between community college and standard Universities. The classes are intended for full-time working adults meaning anyone going full-time as a student can do 4 courses at once with relative ease.
Cons
Site can go down and some Professors are better than others but in my experience it was extremely simple and with very little in the way of major stress.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great university to work for part time
Jun 3, 2022 - Adjunct FacultyRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Great classes offered - Easy to follow course instructions - Good communication with head of dept
Cons
- Pay based on # of students in class - Required participation certain # of days per week
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place for a PTE gig
May 16, 2022 - Professor in Virginia Beach, VARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
You always get a course so you are teaching almost every term. Pay is bi-weekly even for Part-time Great Program Director Great place to have a PTE gig
Cons
Pay is low even for FTE If you work for them FTE, you cannot get another job which is frustrating because the pay is very low. Most professors have other jobs to sustain because we don't get paid well, all below 70K
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good team/work from home/helpful management
Cons
Not the highest hourly pay. Ever changing metrics
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
No pay raise in 12 years
Jun 16, 2022 - Adjunct Faculty in Charles Town, WVRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The work is remote. Students are nice.
Cons
No pay raise in 12 years, but increased workload.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Decent pay & benefits; generally good people to work with.
Cons
No investment in employees, low employee morale, too many committees & not enough action.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Supportive colleagues and administrators. Some good part time benefits.
Cons
Salary is mediocre and lately stagnant when salaries generally on the rise
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American Public University System has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 332 reviews left anonymously by employees. 59% of employees would recommend working at American Public University System to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.
59% of American Public University System employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated American Public University System 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.
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