Kaplan University Reviews

Pros

Relaxed learning environment, outstanding instructors

Cons

There are no cons that I can think of at this time.

Pros

Free tuition was a huge perk!

Cons

Adjunct status... few full-time opportunities. Isolating remote work environment.

Pros

Most of the students were amazing! Eager to learn and they were so helpful to eachothers needs as well. I really really loved my students.

Cons

Some of the students were completely catered. They were on student visas and would come check in and leave the classroom for the rest of the day and never come back. Kaplan was more worried about negative reviews than reiterating to students that they were on student visas... AND they would expect very thorough reviews on students every 6 weeks- some on students who may have only been in my classroom for a couple days—...

Advice to Management

Value your teachers more and give them some more leeway on how to conduct the classroom. Also, pay them better! Compensate them more for their lesson planning and don’t try to be so intimidating when sitting in on their lesson plans.

Pros

Great group of people to work with.

Cons

Ridiculous goals to meet

Pros

Great colleagues and flexibility to work from home

Cons

I never had less than a great review from my dean or assistant dean and had high marks on reviews from my students for 7 years. Then enrollment drops and they don't even explain why you cannot get a class --- ever. I finally found something else but communication after 7 years would be the classy thing to do. Also the live webinars every week HAD to be in the evening, which was a drag.

Advice to Management

Treat your adjuncts that have been there forever as more than disposable pieces of trash.

Pros

The health benefits are great and they are somewhat flexible with scheduling. You can start as early as 6:30 AM if you prefer and sometimes management will buy lunch for the team.

Cons

Managers will yell in your face at meetings, even if you are sitting right next to them. People were afraid to ask questions after the first 3 meetings and I was there for a year. Managers play favorites and will threaten to fire employees at least once a week. There is a high turnover rate. Promotions happen because of this high turnover rate, not because someone is competent. They are now Purdue Global, maybe the people...

Advice to Management

Talk to your employees as if they are humans. If you can't do the job yourself, you should not expect an untrained person to do it in your stead. It is unprofessional to ridicule and disrespect employees when there is a death in their family and cannot do overtime.

Pros

Constantly training you in areas that will increase your effectiveness and helpfulness to the students.

Cons

Need an improved business plan that matches the current online education climate

Pros

Pay and benefits are not bad.

Cons

Stressful Environment at times with monthly expectations.

Advice to Management

Need more resources to ensure ALL advisors can be successful at their job. Some advisors are designated more resources than others to help them in being more successful at their job, in which seems to be a bit inequitable to others.