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
2.0
Feb 21, 2010

Not worth it.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

90% tuition discount for employee, 75% tuition discount for dependents, good health insurance, opportunity for growth within the company, vacation and sick leave starting on Day 1 of employment.

Cons

Although the benefits appear to be above average, Strayer has started taking holidays away from employees, and requiring us to work. In return, each salaried employee (exempt from overtime) is supposed to receive a day off at another date. This never works because it's always "crunch time" or a vacation "blackout" period. This company has so much financial success, yet its employees see none of the rewards for their hard work. Only 40 hours of vacation time can be carried over from one year to the next. Since you cannot take vacation because of the long hours and aggressive goals, you will lose that vacation time every year.

2.0
Oct 19, 2009

Managerial nepotism runs rampant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

helping people achieve life long educational goals. medical and educational benefits.

Cons

Rampant nepotism. Lack of managerial oversight of anyone in the upper administrative realm. Hostile work environment. Work without pay (nonexempt level employees required to work without compensation for overtime, holidays, etc... ) \ Expect to work 10 to 12 hour work days for a very very salary.

2.0
Aug 17, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

90% tuition discount. for employees. Organization is growing, room for advancement if you are geographically mobile.

Cons

High pressure phone sales as an Admissions Officer. The vast majority of your day is spent on the phone trying to get potential students in the door. Since the organization is growing so fast, they do not have enough highly qualified people.

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