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California Aeronautical University Reviews
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Some sketchy stuff going on
Apr 24, 2023 - CFI/CFII in Bakersfield, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flying the Cessna 172 G1000 Good airspace Good controllers Flying for enough hours can open the door to other opportunities.
Cons
Management seems to have a lot of egotistical employees in power and hold favoritism for certain students and instructors Although airplanes are fairly new; many are always in maintenance and many discrepancies are deferred. Safety wise, it can be better. They’ve had an incident with their aircraft that could’ve potentially have escalated to something far worse. This incident wasn’t reported to the FAA as it should’ve been.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Good experience
May 11, 2023 - Flight Line Support Technician in Bakersfield, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Gets your foot in the door to start your aviation career.
Cons
I think management could be better.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Private For-profit "university"
Apr 30, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
None. This place should not have any accreditation in higher education.
Cons
Too many to list. My only suggestion is that you do NOT attend this place if you want an actual REAL degree. Also, keep in mind this place is family run so there is major nepotism going on. They also have reviews taken off Google.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
stable job for an administrative position
Cons
low pay. nepotism throughout the company.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Flight instructor
Dec 22, 2022 - Certified Flight Instructor in Bakersfield, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Minimal experience required for students attending the school.
Cons
Minimal pay for the amount of work a student requires from you.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
flight time and students available
Cons
everything else is the con
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good company to work for. Great people, and good syllabus for students.
Cons
Strict uniform guidelines, no overtime rule.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Never speak up or you’ll get fired
May 28, 2022 - Certified Flight InstructorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Part 141,hence, everything is written for you to execute.
Cons
Large fleet with at least 80% of the airplanes down for maintenance. You won’t fly too often this way. A lot of favoritism. Most of the instructors are students (including the assistant chief) that form their own groups. Since resource are most of the time limited, those favorites will get the few resources left. Most likely you will need a second job, because sometimes you won’t get assigned students ( not a favorite) to fly. The communication is non-existent between departments. Starting with the president, managers put their ego first. Hence, everything is being run inefficiently.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great Experience
Aug 24, 2022 - Senior Graphic Designer in Ventura, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great environment to work at and it felt great being part of something new and amazing.
Cons
I can honestly say there wasn’t any cons of working at CAU. Staff was great and the president Matt is great leader and pioneer.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good place to work. Love the environment
Cons
Consistently inconsistent with lots of things but getting better
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California Aeronautical University has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 20 reviews left anonymously by employees. 62% of employees would recommend working at California Aeronautical University to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
62% of California Aeronautical University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated California Aeronautical University 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.
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