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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

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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
1.0
Dec 12, 2015
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Pros

They give you perks and promises galore but then treat you terrible and unprofessional. Do not drink the purple Koolaid like I did!

Cons

Unprofessional, unethical leaders minus a few who are actually Christians. This place is overun by immortality, greed and lies. Stakeholders beware!

1.0
Sep 18, 2015

Adjunct Faculty

Recommend
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Pros

The students are the same as students across the United States. They really need help. They want to learn.

Cons

• The Ajunct pay is extremely low; it is about 50% of what you can make at a regular State University. To teach a class that meets on campus 2 or 3 times a week, with an enrollment between 20-30 students, GCU will pay you $2,000 - $2,500 for the entire semester. • Moreover, you – the employee- have to pay for parking. • In addition, GCU expects you to attend on campus meetings and take on-going teaching quizzes about GCU to earn “certificates.” • The Learning Management System is the cheapest in the industry; it is called Loud Cloud and was not designed by educators. • The campus itself is very unattractive. • There is no library. • Turnover is very high among the employees and students with limited knowledge run the IT department.

3.0
Jun 18, 2015

Choose Wisely

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, work from home and flex opportunities if you do your job well.

Cons

Peoria > Tempe. Be very careful where your job is posted. Any employee will tell you there is a significant difference in morale between these locations. I worked at both. Tempe is micromanaged to the extreme with poor employee morale. Even HR is a nightmare, completely unprofessional and uneducated shockingly enough. The UOP fallout that is upper management is more interested in motivation through intimidation than inspiration. If you do have to work in Tempe, focus on having good conversations and the friendships you develop. Ignore management my and their negativity entirely.

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