Does Seattle Community Colleges pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Seattle Community Colleges employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Seattle Community Colleges. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Seattle Community Colleges?

48% of Seattle Community Colleges employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Seattle Community Colleges 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Seattle Community Colleges?

Director (5) , Executive Assistant (3) , Program Specialist (3) , Associate Director (2) , Fiscal Analyst (2) , Program Coordinator (2)

What are the pros of working at Seattle Community Colleges according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and access to resources" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Seattle Community Colleges according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible leadership and the district and college level." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary is decided by the state and raises come slowly" ((in 3 reviews))

Seattle Community Colleges reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Jill Wakefield

55% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Seattle Community Colleges has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Seattle Community Colleges employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

55 reviews

4.0

Jan 21, 2021

In the midst of a restructure

Dean of workforce

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working to help low income, first generation students of color achieve their educational goals and creating systems to support them.

Cons

Like all community colleges nationally, the Seattle Colleges are struggling financially. This is leading to a restructuring and budget cuts. This has been in process for the past five years. College employees are being asked to take on more responsibilities without additional support.

5.0

Jan 15, 2021

Great work life balance

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Coworkers are nice.

Cons

Lots of labor work that doesn’t require my skill sets

2.0

Nov 23, 2020

Administration Heavy

Information technology specialist iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive Environment, feel like I'm actually helping a community

Cons

Heavy administration makes huge cuts to the non-administrative roles, including food services and faculty.

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Jobs at Seattle Community Colleges

Campus Safety and Security Officer (Part-time Temporary)

Reference Assistant (Part-Time Temporary)

Part-Time Faculty Pool - Cooperative Work Experience (Internships)

Part-Time Faculty Pool - Accounting

Part-Time Faculty- Surgical Technology