instructor

massage therapist

medical billing and coding specialist

admission representative

dental assistant

American Institute


A typical day involves managing a heavy workload with minimal resources, inconsistent guidance, and limited structured support, raising concerns about sustainability and staff well-being. Upper management appears disconnected from the educational program, often operating as though they are running a different type of organization. Several in leadership positions lack teaching experience or classroom exposure, which leads to unrealistic directives and constant questioning of staff about student outcomes without understanding the realities of working directly with students.

The organization shows signs of poor structural alignment, and decision-making can feel biased and influenced by preferential relationships, rather than being based on transparent or performance-driven criteria. Accountability is frequently shifted to staff, even when outcomes stem from executive-level decisions. Staff and instructors remain overworked and under-supported, often compensating for leadership gaps.

While colleagues are dedicated and student-focused, the overall culture reflects systemic strain, which could negatively impact staff morale, retention, and student support quality if not addressed.

There is no support available for students or staff!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some agency over your own class.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There are certain tasks that we get a base amount of hours paid for even though the company knows (we have complained many times) that the tasks take way longer to complete. For instance, you will get paid for 5.25 hours for each day online class, but the night online class which requires the same amount of time to complete gets compensated for only 3.25 hours. Both online classes require at least 8 hours (sometimes more depending on the week) to complete. There are way more red flags with the pay as well. The students are usually lied to when signing up which means that once they realize, they usually will drop out but the drop ends up being counted against the instructors retention. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company expects you to work unpaid and if you say anything about it they will write you up. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Teaching different skills and hoping you have enough supplies to teach the students.

I had one month training learning the computer end of the job training as a massage therapist instructor, however my actual experience when I got there I had no training. The managing instructor at the time was also a new hire. So I had to figure things out myself as I went along. Needless to say there were more errors than anything. There were no guidance as far as guidance for new hires as a new massage therapist instructor. No boundary setting between instructor and the students. The students were let out earlier during the evening class which is against the schools policy as far as the time needed for students to graduate with the hours needed. No fairness as far as hearing both sides between students and instructors. 

The first 3 months I worked here, I wanted to leave. My manager did not care for me and most of the time I had to figure things out on my own; they just needed to fill a position. Whenever there was an issue, it was addressed poorly whether or not I’d been at fault. It was not fair because the work-studies were never at fault for anything so I got blamed for all their slack because I was the full-time employee. I always did my work diligently, respected everyone in the office, and never caused any trouble.

A typical work day is usally exciting during the mornings witht the flow of the students with classes and wine down during the rest of the day. I enjoyed working independantly as well as working as a team. The hardest part of my job with actually leaving, the most enjoyable part is I was a student and the school offered life time job placement. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is not one, prepare to be overworked.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No clear guidance, high expectations, everything is your fault no one else’s. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very negative environment, everything is dry.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hearing all the things you do wrong- negativity. Responding to emails constantly and providing students assistance.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing honestly everything about working there was terrible 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The students have more pull than the instructors and the bad mouthing about each other 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
As toxic as it gets really . Go somewhere else

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I’d rather be a barista somewhere taking peoples orders

Fell right in place once I went to orientation and started my first day at the American institute of Dental Assisting. The staff and dental instructors were very understandable, and let student work hands on with real people on clinic nights. Defiantly hard work but practice makes perfect work. The day I graduated a dental assistant was the day I knew I did it and so can others become a professional assistant that can make others in life have quality in life.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people to work with, and excellent environment.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The travel time because it was farther than I expected initially.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is Very supportive.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The typical day includes teaching theory and practice of electrical services for the students.

A typical morning is fast paced but slows down towards the mid afternoon. What I learned is how to thrive in adversity in a diverse work dynamics. My co-workers were great to work with, and the hardest part of the job was resigning to raise my family. The most enjoyable part is still being able to come back to speak with my coworkers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructor 53 salaries reported	$34.38 per hour
Massage therapist 13 salaries reported	$24.88 per hour
Medical billing and coding specialist 23 salaries reported	$26.39 per hour
Admission representative 15 salaries reported	$30.57 per hour
Dental assistant 13 salaries reported	$26.38 per hour

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