City Year reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Michael Brown

46% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

City Year has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Year 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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2K reviews
5.0
Dec 2, 2025

Rewarding

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A rewarding experience which allowed me to gain exposure to high-stakes environments while serving the community.

Cons

Extraneous time commitment which could often be mentally and physically draining. However, it instilled great discipline.

1.0
Nov 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-meet a lot of community members -building connections across the nation

Cons

- those who have been there for years are not open to change or allow room for failure - they stress DBIE but don’t do well with conflict and situations I would not recommend anyone work for City Year Columbus, especially in the development department. There were a few people there that made it bearable, but once they left everything got worse. From company culture, to pay, to professional development, it all was downhill.

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