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Grand Canyon University reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,504 total reviews)
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Brian Mueller

61% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Grand Canyon University has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,504 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grand Canyon University 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
2.0
Sep 3, 2014

The Rot is at the Core

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Christian faculty and atmosphere created by Christian students is wonderful. Middle management cares for their employees and protects them from poor upper management.

Cons

Real leadership is deficient. The business side of GCU is definitely not Christian as evidenced by their open opinions of anyone who did not come from University of Phoenix (and a few who did). They talk the talk of Christianity, but this really seems to be a ploy to put butts in seats. Berating subordinates in meetings, exaggerating monetary contributions to the community, exaggerating placement rates, etc. are not signs of Christian love. To save money, this for-profit university staffs areas with student workers to avoid hiring FTE's. This may bolster the stock price by reducing personnel costs but it also reduces the quality of service to students. It is a shame that Christianity will take another black eye when this charade is exposed as just another money-making venture by carnival barkers.

2.0
Aug 5, 2013

A wolf in sheep's clothing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They offer a great starting wage and a generous amount of days off

Cons

Management doesn't have a clue what they are doing and everyone tries to kiss Brian Mueller’s butt. When I was first hired, management kept talking about the other place in which they were referring to University of Phoenix and how they are not like them, but my question is how are you not like them when 95% of your workforce came from there?

1.0
Dec 13, 2022

GCU IS RUN BY SLAVE TRADERS

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Pros

NONE, THEY ARE SLAVE OWNERS

Cons

After numerous years of service and submitting two weeks, gcu decided to get rid of me immediately. Thankfully I had savings, I had hundreds of hours of PTO given my dedication to the role, however, due to their impossible goals and idiotic leadership, I was forced to work myself to death. They understand no one wants this job, turnover is incredibly high, and managers are babysitters that tend to be temperamental and racist. I've never been so depressed in my life working there and many of my comrades that have escaped still suffer from the treatment and unattainable goals that are given to counselors. If you are thinking about this job, work anywhere else, gcu is poisonous, and will dehumanize you endlessly in order for a budget to be met. Working there has been the worst time of my life and I'm incredibly grateful that I've escaped, my colleagues that still work there are on anti-depressants to cope with the fear and brutality of the job. It's literally enslavement

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