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Calbright College Reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Ajita Talwalker Menon

53% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Calbright College has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calbright 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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30 reviews
1.0
30 Aug 2021
Recommend
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Pros

All jobs are work from home

Cons

-Worst benefits at any school by far -Hires instructors and counselors as independent contractors to avoid Calpers enrollment and health benefits, even when that’s in violation of PERL and Ed code -Several leadership positions are filled with overpaid inexperienced people who have never even worked at a college -Part time contractors are used for important work, while actual employees are given work to do by the contractors. It is so backwards it’s not even funny. -Management relies on two or three rockstar employees to do everything, including leaderships job, even if those employees are constantly burned out -No one takes ownership of problems and everything is last minute rushing and putting out fires all the time. There is no planning because no one has worked at a college before so they don’t know what to do. -Instead of having experienced people lead the college, they have overpaid administrators who hire contractors to tell them what to do instead of listening to people with actual experience at a college -They don’t listen to faculty and do not listen to students. They lie about opportunities for jobs and then make faculty lie to students. It’s unethical and as a public college they should be ashamed.

1.0
10 Feb 2023

Seems like management asked for positive reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work If misleading leadership is your kind of thing, this will be the place for you.

Cons

From what I saw, there is essentially 1/3 left of current employees that were there from when I worked there. Members of the executive team have left for better positions working in other sectors such as government. This college is highly political and mislead enrollment numbers while I was there.

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Calbright College Response
3y
I am truly sorry that your experience at Calbright was not positive. A lot has changed at Calbright, and the college is charging forward with programs geared to make a difference in the lives of our students. We are also working hard to make the employee experience a positive one. As stated, I am sorry that your experience was not as we would hope it to be, but rest assured that we are working daily to make Calbright a destination for students and staff.
1.0
18 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fully remote. Strong classified contract.

Cons

Inexperienced managers/directors that rely on micro-managing employees. They will throw you under the bus at the first chance they get. No student code of conduct, so everything is blamed on the employees. No protection or consideration from managers regarding harassment from students on the engagement Slack platform, so students are free to be trolls. No accountability for bad managers, they’re just interested in saving face. If you’re engaged in the union, they’ll push you out.

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Calbright College Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I am sorry that your experience was not a positive one. I do understand your circumstances, and I hope that you will find happiness in your next position. As you know, we investigate allegations and concerns, and our students and staff's safety is our utmost concern. Even though you may not know the outcome or how a situation was handled does not mean that it wasn't handled. I hope you find a position that utilizes your skills and is a better fit. Although your time at Calbright was not what you hoped for, I hope that you will someday be able to feel that you were treated with dignity and respect.
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