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Bryan University Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)

Eric Evans

94% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Bryan University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bryan 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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144 reviews
1.0
28 Jul 2017
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Pros

I worked with some pretty incredible people. Most (not all) of my co-workers were great people. The people you work with are great to interact with socially. The pay is good. The hours are good.

Cons

High-pressure sales tactics that will make you question your morals and ethics. You will be asked to manipulate and twist reality for an enrollment. You are expected to enroll students despite it not being in their best interest all for "keeping numbers up." Management will hound you like a rabid animal. Trust me when I tell you this is a Business, not an Educational system. They care about money and numbers, not students. I left voluntarily with no infractions on my record due to the inability to bring myself to manipulate people to do something that would do more harm than good. While the programs are right for some students, they are not a good fit for all, but don't tell your management that because they will tell you that you aren't in the right "mind-set." You will be told that you are doing great, but it still isn't good enough. You are set up to fail because no matter how well you do they will find something that you aren't doing good enough. Most of your leads (or students inquiring) have trouble understanding basic questions, knowing basic vocabulary words, and some you even enroll can't write a complete sentence properly, yet you are expected to enroll them in college level courses. Essentially, you are robbing people that are not smart enough to know better, making money for the owners, and putting these people in a no win financial situation. Check accreditation!!! Most of their programs will not transfer to other Universitities and this causes students to have a lot of student loan debt without the benefits of furthering their education on the Master-level. Essentially, they will most likely have to start from step 1 with a new degree at another institution if they seek graduate level education (and some do seek that).

3.0
27 Mar 2017
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Pros

People you work with, close to the light rail ,asu , downtown,and airport. They have a gym. Good pto time( time accrues) .They do have a 401k. If you are into beginning healthy they do have a buff committee, and try to have events , spirit weeks and other things to maintain the morale . Bryan use to pay well , but that is about to change due to the "new accreditation".

Cons

They change procedures to damn much. They only thing they haven't changed is the name of the university.They don't believe in trial and error. You have to let things run its course for a while to know if it works.Also there is politics involved. If they like you or if you are close to certain group of people your job is secured. If they don't need you anymore they will find a way to get rid of you. Admissions is safe , if you are performing well. You have no worries. They are doing layoff right now due to the "new accreditation" and "low enrollments"Be careful.

1.0
15 Mar 2013

Unqualified managers

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Pros

Bryan University is privately owned by a man who is passionate about education. He keeps student fees remarkably low ($24,500 for a 2-year program). The president and chief academic officer is a fine educator and the same can be said for the dean in Los Angeles. The problem came when most of the instructors were shifted to reporting to management in Tempe, AZ. The owner is a good hearted person who promoted an individual who was not qualified to run rough shot and micro manage the entire staff.

Cons

Pay is below the standard and work hours were long. It was impossible to change text books and the classes were only 5-weeks long. Instructors were seasoned professionals and knew what changes were needed for best student outcomes. We were ignored in favor of what brought in the best money. I had hopes this school would be different from other career schools, it was not in my opinion. I left.

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