"Terrible corporate culture that insists on reinventing the wheel every year and firing faculty and other student-facing services right before Christmas (three years running) despite profitability and share buybacks. Leadership style is highly secretive (faculty are not permitted to know how many students are enrolled, the retention rate, etc.) and autocratic. Faculty have zero say about anything. Full-time graduate level faculty are expected to teach 36 students per class, 4 classes per semester, with weekly or almost weekly assignments due in each, the preferred turnaround time for which is 48 hours. Faculty work on weekends, leadership does not (leadership works M-Th). Faculty get no PTO or FTO, leadership get unlimited paid time off. Faculty have no upward mobility within the company and are chronically overworked, as are academic coaches. Nepotism and favoritism prevail in the leadership rungs, while fear is king among faculty and other support roles. Management is bloated and inefficient, and unable strategize more creatively around boosting the bottom line than firing those beneath them. Flex Path courses and enrollments are being pushed, and since admissions/enrollment for those courses is rolling, the faculty that teach them get no time off ever. Burnout is extreme, fear is rampant, and rewards are slim to nil."
"Good company in a challenging market working through the merger process."
"I enjoyed working at Capella and loved the environment. I learned a lot there and would accept the job again in a heart beat."
"I've been in IT at Capella for about 8 years. Well, sometimes I'm in IT, sometimes I'm not -- it seems they reorganize every 6 months or so. That has been frustrating, because I have been in the same job but have had many different managers, supervisors, team names, and reporting structures. This has caused morale to be fairly low."
What do you like about working at Capella University?
"Work life balance, overall flexibility, willingness to test new betas."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Research the company, understand industry and its many unique nuances."
What don't you like about working at Capella University?
"Lack of career path, pay is not competitive, down company culture."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Change the product to make it more innovative, clean up titles."
"Academically Capella is a sound and vibrant organization which is in direct contrast to business operations."
What do you like about working at Capella University?
"I enjoy being challenged to think outside of the box. I enjoy the learning opportunities and Capella's educational assistance program. I also enjoy working for an education company"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be ready to answer tough questions. Capella values a well-dressed articulate interviewer."
What don't you like about working at Capella University?
"Capella doesn't really have a reward system for people who go beyond the call of duty"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Implement a better reward system"
Capella University has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 11 Capella University Review Ratings left anonymously by Capella University employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 82% of employees would recommend working at Capella University.
Capella University employees earn $54,000 annually on average, or $26 per hour, which is 18% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 Capella University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Capella University Salaries by Job Title.
82% of employees would recommend working at Capella University with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Capella University 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 2.7 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Capella University is a Financial Business Analyst at $240,000 annually. Browse Capella University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Capella University is a Oracle DBA at $30,000 annually. Browse Capella University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Capella University to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities.
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