American Public University System Reviews

Pros

In my 6+ years at APUS, I've had numerous opportunities for professional development. My supervisors have honored my requests to take on additional responsibilities and learn new skills, and have carved a path for my career growth. Each year I'm able to attend conferences or seminars, and have also been added to internal committees for high-level initiatives.

In addition:
-Colleagues are talented and hardworking.
-Department has been adding positions, helping us work on projects that have been pushed down our priority list due to bandwidth.
-Work-life balance, ability to work from home twice a week.

Advice to Management

Consult with teams that do the work before promising a project launch date.
Provide similar perks to both office locations (i.e. coffee cart).

Pros

The ability to teach your classes without someone looking over your shoulder. Supervisors have your back when dealing with students. Supervisors keep you updated on any changes forthcoming.

Advice to Management

Push for pay raises for your adjunct faculty!

Pros

- This company predominately promotes from within which has granted a large number of people to be promoted faster than most would have the opportunity at other colleges.
- Ability to work remotely when needed in most areas
- Benefits package is great compared to other companies I have worked for
- Challenging work that helps people get their education
- Co-workers are amazing here and a big reason why I have stayed
- They have started to offer some great perks like a barista cart where you get a free drink every day.

Advice to Management

Company had grown significantly and with that has brought change. Focus of your change leadership plan and find a balance between maintaining a company that promotes from within and bringing in fresh leadership.

Pros

Telecommuting capability. Although most companies allow this now.

Advice to Management

I don’t even know how to give advice, it’s so bad.

Pros

APUS is a company that sits in the heart of a small community with a keen appreciation for the rich culture and history of its hometown. APUS is a conscientious organization that values its employees and students. Despite how large this company has grown over the years, its high touch approach to dealing with employee relations and customer service has never faltered. This is a forward thinking company with a vision to be the best higher education institution! There are many ways APUS proves how valuable its employees are daily, including: fair and competitive compensation, stellar benefits, telework, and opportunities for advancement.

Advice to Management

You're doing great...but keep the lines of communication open with your employees. It's important that they feel like they are aware of the strategy and how they fit into the fabric of the organization. You should also remind them how much value they add to the company!

Pros

I've worked here for over 5 yrs, and it used to be a decent job. I enjoyed working at home, especially when the kids were younger. They offer full benefits and let us buy company shares.

Advice to Management

Its bad enough that you make us teach so many students. At least avoid family holidays for meeting week. Probably won't matter to me. After this year, I'm done. I can find a job that pays more and doesn't schedule meetings over Mothers Day.

Pros

Faculty supervisors are responsive. Don't micromanage like several other schools that I teach at.

APUS is one of the few schools that provides 401k matching for adjuncts. No other benefits to speak of.

Advice to Management

LMS is obsolete and cumbersome. Transition to Canvas or Brightspace system, which provides much more interactive tools that will increase staff effectiveness and student learning.

Pros

401k, medical, dental, vision, good experience for resume

Pros

Offices are against the commute

Advice to Management

Get with the innovations that are occurring in the online education world. You are being left behind and are getting beat by the competition in nearly every aspect of this business due to your risk adverse approach to development and your sales-focused versus strategic partner approach.

Pros

Get to keep up with the most up to date teaching strategies