ECPI University reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(483 total reviews)
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Mark Dreyfus

42% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

ECPI University has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ECPI University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Dec 3, 2017
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Pros

It's not all bad. If you're firm, willing to take on additional responsibility, and know your value (and have the right Campus President), you can earn a reasonable salary . Some of the students are really great people. I was particularly fond of the working adults who came back to school to pick up a tech skill set and knew EXACTLY what they wanted to do. For those students, the degree was arguably worth the cost of tuition. Some of the faculty and staff members are lovely people who put students first and believe in what they do. Perks vary across campuses. In some locations, vacation time is flexible, as are schedules generally. In others, seemingly arbitrary rules dictate everything from "timeclocks" and lunch breaks to vacation schedules. If you keep your students happy, you can mostly fly under the radar. That's not to say you can or should get away with slacking, just that the primary administrative concern is pass rate/ student body totals. Keep students in seats and you'll stay out of trouble. I guess that's a pro.

Cons

There is no policy on salary increases and a wide range of salaries, even within similar positions on the same campus, creating quite a bit of frustration. This is not a school that puts students first, nor is any For-Profit institution. (Having said that, please see the "pros" I've shared, as there are some real benefits for certain students who attend this school.) Campus Presidents make local policy and are wholly responsible for HR, academic, and administrative decisions, so some campuses enjoy a general sense of community and are relatively happy places, and some are miserable hellholes. There is NO opportunity for advancement beyond Department Chair (called "Program Director" for some reason), no tenure, and absolutely no job security. Teach at ECPI to learn how to really do it from the trenches: you haven't taught a college course until you've taught one for 5 hours with very little supplemental material and students who have been conned into attending by a dishonest and unethical team of "Admissions" staff. Which brings me to the school's penultimate problem: admissions. The bar for admission to ECPI is so low that the school regularly admits non-english speakers, students with severely disruptive behavioral problems, and optimistic illiterates. Does everyone deserve a chance at higher education? Perhaps. But rest assured that these students aren't admitted on the basis of such lofty ideals. They're admitted because the school's compressed schedule (0 to Bachelors in 2.5, right?) allows students to BORROW INSANE AMOUNTS OF MONEY BEFORE INEVITABLY FAILING TO MEET SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS STANDARDS, RESULTING IN FEDERALLY MANDATED SUSPENSION. So yeah, you can teach here and do okay, for a little while. Folks are mostly nice, some of the students are great, and the money sure beats the hell out of adjunct pay at a local University or CC. But good luck sleeping at night.

1.0
Apr 18, 2017

Do NOT work here!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with the students that are mature and professional enough to be a partner in their education. Trust me this is not the average ECPI student as ECPI does not care about the quality of person they enroll, just whether they can get student loans or not.

Cons

Everything else. They do not value education. Typical Career College, bring money in, but put little to no care into the graduates that they are turning out. Many of the students are uneducated prior to enrollment and just as uneducated upon graduation. Pay-Terrible, Culture-Toxic, People-Depends on the day, but generally not trustworthy, Opportunity for growth-Oh they will tell you there is, but there isn't. The employees are miserable and a lot of them feel trapped and unable to speak up which is why this feedback is anonymous.

1.0
Jun 23, 2016

Do Not Take the Admissions Advisor Position!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can't think of any really

Cons

Inside Sales, all they care about is calls, calls, calls. Have to call people even after they tell you not to! Management forces you to use high-pressure sales techniques. Management does not treat the admissions advisors with respect. Salaried position, but make you punch in and out on a computer, and don't you dare go over 60 minutes for lunch!

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