Kaplan reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

76% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Kaplan has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,587 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaplan 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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3K reviews
4.0
Oct 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a part time instructor, the flexibility in scheduling was a huge advantage. I was able to balance work and school very easily, and the managers at my center understood the importance of my school schedule. The salary was certainly a major draw as well. Very few places that a college student or medical student can earn that much part time.

Cons

Schedule wise, you are at the mercy of when classes are available. I taught mainly MCAT coursework, and at the time, there was only 2 administrations of that exam during the year, so there were periods of time where there were either no classes or only one or two, which made it difficult to get hours. Of course on the flipside, that also meant as we approached those two dates, there were lots of classes and I was constantly bombarded with requests to fill classes.

1.0
Oct 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are interested in working in the education industry, Kaplan has a diverse portfolio of different businesses. As a result, there is substantial opportunity for exposure to multiple for-profit education business models

Cons

Kaplan's status as a for profit education company leads it to seek out revenue at the expense of students' learning. Employees are of a generally low intellect and caliber and are not happy to be employed at Kaplan. Those on the "pure" education side are generally unhappy to be working at a for profit, while those on the business side generally wish they were working in a higher caliber organization.

3.0
Oct 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's good to work here if you like working with kids. The hourly pay isn't awful at $12/hr, but private tutoring (not at Kaplan) can easily net $40+.

Cons

The downsides is really bad management, they don't know anything about business and they barely keep a plug and play business model profitable. The management can also be confusing, I have like three bosses and routinely one of them will say I'm not doing so great, and the other two will say I'm doing a great job and not to listen to the first one because they just got a bad performance review.

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