Worst place I have worked where upper management degrades others & the company is non-compliant with Title IV funding. - Admissions South University Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2014
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Pros

Some good programs and nice building. Enjoyed working with most of the local staff. Pay was okay and benefits were good.

Cons

Title IV regulations state that you can no longer monetarily incentivize admissions staff in recruitment for number of starts. However, the company constantly threatened jobs if numbers were not hit. At one point management wanted all of admissions put on a performance plan even though most of the staff worked very hard. Very hostile work environment from the corporate leadership. I witnessed ridiculing, name calling, degredating emails, constant threats about my job and other's jobs, humiliation, micro-management, and ultimately firing admissions staff for not hitting their numbers. This is a college that primarily cares about profit and secondarily about education.

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5.0
Jul 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for. Great pay and benefits. Organized with opportunity for growth.. well recognized in the industry for producing prepared successful students. Loved it there

Cons

Not enough interaction with other campuses and sometimes with faculty but that was starting to change

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Pay was within industry standards for my position (although on the low end). I met some awesome people, they just weren't around for long (see cons).

Cons

No training provided at all. Very high turnover. The amount of people who left or were fired during my time there was unbelievable. I knew that this was an issue with South, but did not know that it would be this bad. This turnover prevented the creation of meaningful connections with others. They do not always hire the most qualified people. Management is unhelpful and often distant. During my stint I had 5 different supervisors. My first supervisor was by far the best, but this person was suddenly fired or resigned. I believe that this is a problem from the top down. In my opinion supervisors do not get help or get unreasonable expectations from their supervisors and this filters down to others. Money is always tight and we are often unable to get what we need. Cross departmental communication is rare. Culture of fear exists. Employees are terminated seemingly for vague reasons and sometimes not even given details of why they were terminated or given a chance to defend themselves. Do not work here.

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