Strayer University reviews

3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

(706 total reviews)
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Karl McDonnell

59% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Strayer University has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 706 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Strayer University 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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706 reviews
1.0
Jun 2, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Pays well compared to industry standards -Training is paid -At some campuses office space is provided -Will gather sales experience -Rewarding when you have students that are so happy when you help them reach their educational goals

Cons

Unrealistic sales goal expectations, they want you to make 5 students a week and realistically you may enroll only 2-3 student on a great week. This company places so much daily pressure, ex: you could have enrolled 3 students on one day and the next day enroll no one and management will put added pressure and stress on you for not meeting your daily goal. They say "goal" and each day ask you how many students you will enroll that day. If you have no one in your pipeline, then that looks bad and if you forecast 1 or more, and don't meet your forced personal goal then its another stressor. I see new hires walk into the door and want to scream, "RUN!!! as fast as you can and never turn back!" If you hate micro-management, this is another reason why this company isn't for you. Every few hours, I have to send senior management an update of what I did up until that point. Management is incompetent. They only promote based on who received the most enrollments. Management talks down to you. I seen someone yelled at and was told, "If you want to leave you can leave, no one is stopping you." Management is unprofessional! In order to take vacation, you must give an 30 day notice but they can and will change your schedule with less than a 24 hour notice and make it mandatory for you to come in. Moral is low. Attrition rate is high. Training is limited. This a company that cares only about money, nothing about their employees or its students. Its all about the dollar sign. Its sicking how they pretend to want to help students, and the next minute call them idiots and incompetent. Management will not listen to you. I wish I would have had someone tell me this before I started.

1.0
May 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

90% tuition discount (however, I would never attend here. and forget having the time to take classes anyway) it's a job and I can pay my bills (albeit still struggling)

Cons

This is the worst company I've ever worked for. There is no work life balance. All they expect you to do is work. If you have a manager that you get along with, you're lucky and should feel very fortunate. Hours are always changing, and sometimes they expect you to work up to 60 hours a week to enroll those students to put more money in their shareholders pockets. THEN they take away overtime, but still expect you to put the time in with their "extended hours"

2.0
May 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits were good Advancement opportunity if you are willing you give up your life and mind

Cons

Management was the so unprofessional!!! Senior management was even worse. They that intimidation was the best way to communicate. The constantly changed the policies and procedures. Management did not look at outside factors that effected numbers, they thought it was Admissions job to waive the magic wand. No sense of employee loyalty, they will demote you for no reason or just cause. It could have the potential to be great for adult learners but its not geared towards education....they just want the number!!!

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