College Board reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)
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David Coleman

66% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

College Board has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The College Board 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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662 reviews
2.0
Aug 5, 2015

Could be a great company if it had great leadership

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Pros

great benefits but people that have been there a long time never leave because of the benefits..

Cons

the newest CEO and CIO are missing leadership skills.

3.0
Aug 13, 2023

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Pros

Good Benefits - retirement contribution with match, great healthcare, week of Christmas off, PTO-sick leave pretty generous, 2 month paternity leave for either parent. After working for 5 years, you can get tuition assistance for your dependents. Mostly remote which makes it much easier to balance work/life demands. Very smart and committed people work there who really do care about creating opportunities and supporting students who want to make college a reality. Company matches charitable donations. True sense of community within some departments. C-levels do seem to know employees at all levels. If you are patient, there is opportunity to grow in the company and work in different and very cool departments.

Cons

Exceptionally woke company led by CEO w/liberal white savior complex - if you are center left or middle, keep your head down and opinions to yourself. If you move to a lower cost of living location you will get a salary cut. If you are hired, negotiate for the highest salary possible as there are limits to internal raises if promoted. Raises for exceptional output and promotions are only twice a year instead of as earned and visibility into decisions is limited. Salaries are low for employees at the bottom of the ladder, but very generous for those at the top . No work being done to support career training - focus seems to be solely on getting kids into college. Diversity measures superficially focused on skin color instead of being more inclusive about culture, experience, identification, etc.

2.0
Jan 20, 2022
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Pros

College Board has a good mission statement and a lot of talented staff.

Cons

Leader David Coleman makes all corporate events all about him. He uses exclusionary language that, unless raised in or knowledgeable about Judaism, don't make any sense. Tons of overtly religious rhetoric. it was truly shocking. I raised concerns anonymously and I know several others did, but nothing changed. No support for remote workers--you're on your own for materials and equipment. One of the higher ups would complain publicly about "reverse sexism" as if that were a thing. But the main drawback is that in 2021 they laid off 15% if the workforce and with more colleges not requiring the SAT, there are sure to be more.

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