National University Employer Reviews

If you are a fan of education and the educational process, give National University consideration for employment.

its good to work there as it give me lot of experiences in oracle.

Back biting managers who have power struggles and sacrifice staff. No support. Wretched pay. If you need a free education it is worth it. Stay away otherwise. Be careful when you leave your final check may bounce :)

Great place to get your feet in the Higher Education industry. National University offer wonderful benefit, including free education. Full time employee can obtain bachelor for free after 6 months and Master degree for with a massive discount or free (depending on how fast you want to finish).

I work for the school of Engineering and the environment – more... couldn't be more encouraging, one of the most positive place I've worked at. I love coming to work every day and my days are productive yet fun. It is a great place to work and learn. – less

While at National Univ. Vista Campus I ran the North County branch of the teacher credential program. I supervised over 300 students programs, facilitated contact with the CA dept of Teacher Credentialing, gave monthly seminars ect.

I never knew if I had a class to teach. The administration was never there to assist the professors. The Administration did not back up the staff.

Overall, this is a great place to work. I have found the faculty to be polite and not demanding. I have enjoyed working with the other assistants.

I am an Adjunct Art History Instructor for the Interdisipline Studies
Program created by National University for students in preparation for the Teacher's Credential Program. Its a great program with very disciplined students. I enjoy this program very much.

This job was definitely one of the most rewarding and fun jobs I have had. It was like being in high school everyone got a long and wore many hats to help one and other out. The management was great and understanding. The compensation is not much but they offset it by paying for your degree.

National University has put together the most professional group of educators in the nation. Their willingness to accommodate working students in unsurpassed, with a rigorous and meaningful curriculum designed to meet current industry needs. Adjunct instructors at National University are hired to teach college courses on a part-time or per class basis. – more... Adjunct instructors typically teach classes online or at the university. This includes preparation of class materials and in-class instruction in line with the established curriculum or competencies for a given class. – less

I worked for National for a total of 4 years and made many friends. The National University System is a very well run machine and they provide all the tools to their employees to get the job done. Great place to work!

They advertise as non-profit but they run like a for profit school. The pay is $30,000.00 annually. They base raises on how well the company does. The raise this year was less than 1%. The moral is very low. Major focus in numbers. They have a rule by any means necessary to get an enrollment. Advisors are cut throat. There is no room for advancement. – more... Management follows a manual no leadership – less

National University is a good place to work for people who value advancement and job security. As a not-for-profit, firing people is not common for National. However, the hours are long, and if you work in one of their mall-based "Online Information Centers", very unusual. They pay nobody what they are truly worth (as a not-for-profit, NU can get away – more... with this), and the policies of the school, as well as management's inability to see its issues, have made it a revolving door of turnover. (That and the fact that advisors do jobs that are divided into three at other schools.) Still, those who demonstrate competence move up quickly (within a year or so these days), and the benefits package is first rate, as it is with all education jobs. For people who just need a job, it's a great place to start; whether or not it's career material depends heavily on the individual. – less

Busy payroll office. Day spent on phones, computer, scanning documents, auditing. Learned new computer skills. Department manger and co-workers worked as a team and were very suportive not only to me, but to each other in their daily duties. Hardest part was getting up to speed on projects as this was only a part-time position and I had to learn fast. – more... Most enjoyable part of the job was having co-workers who had excellent work ethics. – less

Overworked, underpaid, exhausted. That describes pretty much all employees at NU. Upper management does not care for employees. All they want is numbers, numbers, numbers. The job is repetitive and boring, unchallenging. The University spends over a million dollars opening OIC after OIC yet continues to underpay and overwork its employees. NU is where – more... lazy people go to die. DO NOT APPLY. – less

A typical day at work consisted of answering daily phone calls internal and external, assisting department employees, faculty, students and staff, creating templates and responding to many emails, weekly and monthly reports, posting grades and many other tasks.

Throughout my time at National University, I have dealt with unsupportive management. I – more... was not given a great first impression due to a horrible evidence I found about their previous experience working with another colleague that I eventually had to work and deal with half the year. Its no wonder many people have left that position. I had to learn the hard way. The management team tolerated this employee which led to many employees believing there was favoritism involved with a supervisor and colleague. I have learned that if your immediate supervisor does not give you a resolution to your concerns, go above and beyond which is the only way for things to get solved. Trust me, I hate drama, but this place was loaded with it. I truly felt like I was in a high school kind of environment.

I have also learned that many co-workers are unhappy with their pay and complain that there is very little movement for career growth. I have seen many people leave to go back to their old jobs or have found something better. I commend you if you have found better with higher pay. Employees don't feel supported by their supervisors (unless you have a very good management team which there is very little of).

The hardest part of the job is having to resolve student concerns and complaints due to other employees not providing the assistance or the correct information these students need. I will say there isn't enough training involved to get the jobs done, done correctly and done on time. There has always been an issue with not having enough employees to help within the departments. My experience was quite frustrating especially with the fact that I did not feel appreciated nor was I paid enough for my experience. I'd have to say the only enjoyable part of the job was meeting a few good reliable employees as well as receiving a free scholarship. That is all NU is good for. Get your degree and and move forward. – less

Great place for educational benefits. The university's downfall is that it considers the educational benefits in to how you are financially compensated.

A typical work day consisted of documenting confidential student information into the National University database creating and maintaining databases and spreadsheets, utilizing technology to correspond to staff, manaing and maintaining confidential student accounts, digitally scanning and indexing documents, the hardest part of the job had to be organizing – more... the file cabinets, the most enjoyable part of the job was the people I got to meet and conversate with. – less

National Univerity is a great place to work. The University provides excellent education to its students and an excellent workplace for its employees.

National University major concern is numbers they want advisors to enroll 15-20 students a month. The pay is low. The pay is $14.00 an hour. They require advisor to do soliciting and telemarketing. They require advisors to cold call organizations. They require advisors to constantly call people and tell them what what degree need instead of listening – more... to the students. They are not concerned about employees. Advisors do 5 jobs. The managers are not leaders they follow a manual .DO NOT WORK FOR THIS PLACE. – less