ONLINE DIVISION IS A JOKE. - Admissions Representative South University Employee Review

1.0
Mar 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Starting salary of 40k for admissions reps/recruiters. - Positive training experience with incredible training supervisor. - Overtime is sometimes available if you need more pay.

Cons

- Managers have no respect for employees. - HR only applies to new employees. Seasoned vets do whatever they want and get away with it, from sexual harassment to being truly cruel, abusive, and degrading to employees. - Many people who work here have criminal records. - HIGH turnover - The only employees who have worked there for a significant period of time are there because they make 6 figure incomes. They get paid extremely high salaries because the job used to be commission-based before the federal government changed that, ruling it unethical. However, employees at that period were "grandfathered" in to their current salaries. - I can't say enough negative things about this place. I would not wish this place on anyone. - Employees must follow "compliance" guidelines but are encouraged to basically trick" students into going to school so that South can rob them of their Pell funds and federal loans. - The graduation rate is practically nonexistent. - Students rarely finish more than one class. The goal is to get them to finish the first week of their second class, then they are financially responsive for both classes. - Cost per credit is $402, and each class is 4 credits. Outrageous!

Explore other reviews about South University

5.0
Jul 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All