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Portland Community College reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(293 total reviews)

Dr. Mark Mitsui

15% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Portland Community College has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Portland Community College 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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293 reviews
4.0
Jul 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Because it's an educational institution employees have access to tuition waivers and such. There is a general encouragement and facilitation by management for staff learning and development. Backgrounds of coworkers are varied and often educated and interesting.

Cons

There is a glass ceiling between the "Classified" side and the "AP/Faculty" side. A lot of the issues with any huge employer are there; A lot of internal bickering and strife, union disputes, funding issues, a feeling of getting lost in the machine.

4.0
Jun 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

management is supportive, great benefits and pay, good place to work if you want to teach or help people, they encourage professional development; strong union- job security (it is almost impossible to get fired if you have been around for a while)

Cons

It is hard to move up within the college if you do not have previous management experience, there are more opportunities for lateral moves; it is so big, sometimes it can get a bit bureaucratic - for example, it takes for ever to hire someone because of the lengthy HR process; because people do not get fired, some "long timers" are not as motivated as new hires are; it may be hard to get in - many staff work as part-time and temporary before getting full -time position

4.0
Jun 27, 2010

People friendly place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

slower pace, people friendly, plenty of interactions with people, especially with students. Can make a difference in the lives of students.

Cons

Not so dynamic, somewhat inefficient

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