American Public University System Reviews

Pros

Work from home flexibility is about all.

Cons

I'm a FT faculty member in the School of Security and Global Studies. I teach 6 classes every month, which comes out to roughly 130 students, or 22 learners per class. I also manage 5 classes and must regularly update them. So you may be wondering what this workload translates to in human terms? The answer is 10 -12 hour days 6 days a week. On the 7th day, it's more like 4 hours. When you break down the hours worked with my compensation, which is less than 70k, my hourly pay is around $10.00 an hour. I can honestly tell you my daughter makes more working the drive through at MCD than I do, when you break it down hourly. Even doing a crappy job with minimum interactions/feedback, my reality is 12 hour days, 6 days a week and Sundays 4. How could it not be with such outrageously high teaching loads? I've already got a heart stint and am not interested in another. This will be my last year teaching here. My doctor is pretty much requiring it.

Pros

The very top tier, from former President Wallace Boston to current President Wade Dyke, to the Deans of Security Studies and the Business School, are all top notch. Ivy League level excellence mixed with a flexible, cost-effective business model, produce adaptable degree programs aligned to defense industry needs, e.g. similar to Booz Allen Hamilton or PwC.

Cons

The university has struggled historically with diversity issues, especially African American, Latino and LGBT. Cronyism and hiring of personnel friends is rampant at the middle management level, even up to the Provost. Essentially, the good ole boys/girls club who have been there for 20 years really run the university and will target for elimination anyone deemed a threat. For this reason alone, until the old guard is removed I would avoid working for or supporting this company. The top tier of the President (hired in 2020) and Board of Trustees are fully aware of this situation (Oxford University and U. Penn level), and so things will improve, especially as Equity/Diversity/Inclusion addresses issues of harassment and Title IX complaints, which as a gender-fluid non-cis female I always felt the bitter sting of by a white female leadership team who would target anyone expressing diversity issues and with the all male Provost level looking the other way.

Pros

Salary meets the area, some flexible work schedule

Cons

Management needs to go and remember people are capital

Pros

Interview Process was smooth and enjoyable. Everything is online. Team is very friendly and down to earth. The mission holds the environment of the staff.

Cons

Everything is online. Nothing to really be concerned about if you know you will be working with people and with technology.