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Howard Community College reviews

1.9

21% would recommend to a friend

(236 total reviews)

Daria J. Willis

9% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Howard Community College has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Howard Community College employee rating is 49% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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236 reviews
1.0
Apr 25, 2024

Awful Place to Work

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Pros

New facilities and clearly a wealthy campus in a wealthy county. Department budgets were healthy as of the last time I was a cost center manager.

Cons

Too many to list - but the problem ultimately stems from the top. The president never once addressed me by my correct name after meeting me several times. Was very difficult getting any time to even introduce myself to her in the first place, and that absenteeism was present all down the chain of command. So many good people have left under questionable circumstances, and then are replaced by folks who simple cannot perform. If even half of the stories being told about this place are true, folks should stay far away. Perhaps the worst is that strong internal candidates are not promoted in favor of external know-nothings whose failures cost the college both money and reputation. Employees don't feel that management has their backs anymore, and anyone talented has left or is counting the days until retirement.

1.0
May 2, 2024
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Pros

My paycheck still comes through.

Cons

It seems clear that the administration is running this school into the ground, for reasons unknown, and the Board of Trustees is just standing by and watching it happen. The college president and the vice presidents have done everything possible to alienate, anger, disenfranchise, and otherwise upset the faculty. They've launched "improvements" that make no sense, given faculty little if any time to adjust to changes, and when we raise concerns we're told we're "complaining" or "standing in the way of progress." Rather than take any criticism or accept any responsibility, the administration - in particular Daria Willis - passes the buck, and when people voice legitimate complaints their either fired or forced to resign in order to be replaced with Willis' cronies. This used to be a great college, and it can be again, but something has to happen at the top or the ship will go down with all of us in it.

1.0
Oct 9, 2023

New President ruined everything

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Pros

There are still some people left that value students and higher education.

Cons

Cons? How much time do you have? The politics of the new administration, including wild agenda regarding racist hiring, has driven this once nationally ranked community college into the ground. Disagreeing with managing means immediate firing! Many have been escorted out by security, retirement benefits withheld, pay withheld, little to no notice to find a new job, and the list goes on. The BoT and Governor of the state are aligned with the new President and her self-appointed team, so there is little to no hope of change coming soon. (This site still lists Kate Hetherington as CEO - this is incorrect, she resigned years ago. We miss her!)

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