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Responsibilities included representing the University on-and-off-campus to prospective students, parents, and secondary school counselors and other individuals involved in the college selection process. Plan and implement recruitment activities for assigned high schools and counsel prospective applicants on the admissions process and opportunities within the University. Conduct one-on-one admissions counseling by in-person appointments, phone and email. Review and score University applications for the purposes of making admission decisions. Other responsibilities included managing ongoing strategic communications with high school and independent counselors, including email, print, and other media as well as assist in the development of on-campus events and programs for groups and individuals in an effort in increase overall student population.

While at ECPI University I Initiated a personalized and directed training initiative which considered the essentials of qualitative selling within an educational environment. I personally assisted in the development of a comprehensive 30-day training program which included all requirements for realization of organizational goals concerning Directors of Admissions, Admissions Advisors, High School Admissions Advisors, High School Coordinators, and related staff. I also initiated weekly problem-solving meetings to reduce interdepartmental conflicts resulting reduced organizational conflict and improved morale. In addition, I managed a successful team to achieve and surpass University goals for ten consecutive semesters, conducted annual performance reviews for subordinates, and counseled subordinates concerning personal or job related development.

I worked for ECPI for a few years as an admissions advisor. They claim to not be a sales school but that is a lie. They give you unrealistic sales goals and overload you with tedious tasks. So sad that a company with so much potential to be great all around with students, faculty and good programs are losing good, quality people because they are cheap cheap cheap and treat their employees as if they are disposable. You will definitely feel unappreciated, you will feel bad for taking a day off because that's how they make you feel, and the list goes on and on. My favorite is that all of the upper management drive high end vehicles and still pay someone that works in accounting for 4 years $13.00 an hour. You're better off being stress free and working somewhere else. What I learned is that this is not an organization where you will feel valued for anything you do...they will take and use everything they can from you and still tell you at the end of the day that you're disposable. So if your looking for a quick job for a year while you figure out a career path then maybe ECPI is for you but don't expect for it to be anything more than that. One more thing, it's in writing that admissions has holidays off (memorial and labor day) but this is another lie. Your manager will get an email a week before the holiday monday from upper management saying "surprise admissions office is open on holiday monday". True story.

Classes at ECPI are 5 hours and for many years I taught 2 classes per day ending up working 15-hour days two days a week.

Many students were the first in their family to go to college and it was not unusual for students to be the first in their family to finish high school. It is wonderful to see these students succeed and find a better life because of their experience.

The Faculty and Staff were, for the most part, congenial, motivated, hard-working, and dedicated. I just loved the people I worked with and so many of the students as well.

Management was under strict control of Virginia Beach executives and had little flexibility in what they could and couldn't do. Many were fired during my years there. 

It was difficult to work 8 years with the only vacation from Christmas to New Years. 

Nothing can take away from the joy of knowing so many students had richer and better lives because of taking psychology classes. 

I had been a full-time employee (Tier-2) but requested to be paid per class during my last two years as I was unhappy with administration but still devoted to students. It was a poor economic decision on my part and cost me $12k per year. I should have left but was swayed by students who were dedicated and devoted.

I have been a part-time online CIS adjunct for about ten years now at several different schools. ECPI was my first adjunct job. They lack so much from a management and technology perspective (for online). 

They don't have contracts, so you'll never know ahead of time when / if you will be teaching (so, if you're anxious about consistent work...keep your anxiety meds close by). You just have to login at the end of their sessions to see if you've been given classes...if you don't view the class and setup in certain amount of time, they assign to someone else (since there's no communication, you'll need to work on your clairvoyance skills). 

The technology for classes was often a problem and there was no support. I was often given demo courses to teach (new courses) with no support / instruction on using the technology (although some of the technology I knew how to use from teaching at other schools).

After about six years I received an ECPI shirt from them (I nice shirt, too)...I also stopped getting assignments that same year  and eventually lost access to email and the LMS, so I guess that was their way of saying I was being let go. And pay? $1500 per course and never received a raise (at other places, it's obligatory based on number of classes taught...probably why I was let go). You can make more adjuncting, having to deal with less stress, elsewhere.

I should've known something was wrong with this company when I went in for my "interview". For example, the site president would ask me a question, after 30 seconds of listening to my answer he would interrupt me and move on. It was obvious they were desperate to hire adjunct faculty. At first I was told how there were endless amounts of classes to be taught therefore lots of opportunity to make money since you get paid by how many courses you teach. I was also told not to worry that nearly all adjunct go full time. They tried to get me to sign a contract right there. I said I needed to think about it and would be in touch. The next day I called back, spoke to the president again, asked the same questions, but this time the answers were a little different. No guarantees on how many courses to teach or who would be teaching them and defineately no commitment of a full time spot. I would send them emails asking questions and either get no reply, a reply days or weeks later, or have to send second emails. The whole thing was very unprofessional. Most of the faculty and students are very nice which makes it hard to leave the company but the administrators are terrible.

Worked for ECPI for seven years.

No work/life balance.
Pay is much lower than industry average.
Employees are strongly discouraged from making suggestions.   Culture is that only management knows what is best and feedback from workers is not necessary or wanted.
Expected to come in on holidays and weekends, no excuses/other plans acceptable.
Often expected to take on tasks not in job description for no extra compensation or even a thank you.
Respect is constantly demanded but not given.

The biggest thing-they give very small raises, if any at all.  The culture is that you are expected to be giving 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time with no room for human error.  Because of that, it is not possible to "exceed expectations," because the expectation is perfect performance and enthusiasm every minute of every day, so no one can achieve the highest rating on performance reviews.  Also, performance reviews are specifically to point out flaws, not achievements, to ensure no raises.

This is not sour grapes.  This is genuinely the culture across campuses.  I learned this after speaking to peers from other campuses.  The same exact verbiage comes from all of upper campus management, so it's clearly in their training when hired.


Poor leadership. Poor quality. Poor pay. The company is lead by a family to make profit off of education, specifically and especially from military members and families. The way they sell it is as an accelerated program to get you into the market faster (not better)...so they are paid in full and you are out the door left to realize the corners cut and disservice that provides you as a graduate. The compensation is horrible, and to make it better the school loves hiring grads for short term periods post graduation because it helps them flub their numbers and confuse metrics regarding post graduation employment. ECPI has a great habit of laying off teachers on teacher appreciation week, or right after they announce how great they are doing as a company. ECPI should let education be done by academic institutions with the goal to educate vs make education their means to make a profit. They thrive on taking advantage of the GI bill and folks with a 'get rich quick' idea of  education.
I would recommend anyone to apply to any other place as a student but ECPI. And any educators employed by them, please know you likely deserve better from a real academic institution. 

Pros: 
          * it's a job
          * some flexibility although limited
          * great co-workers
          * some students are a pleasure to teach
          * pay is comparable  to other education institutions
          * great instructors keep the student success  high 
            

Con: 
          * limited to no pay raises
          * administration /management : 
               unprofessional  an  not supportive of faculty
          * limited to no orientation of new faculty
          * money focused (for profit school)
          * instructors are micro - managed 
          * pass students who fail,  to keep numbers up
          * instructors are asked to make exams easy when students    
              complain or not doing well even when the exams are fair
          * instructors get class assignments days before courses
          * instructors may be asked to switch classes mid-mod
          * instructors may not get class rosters until the first class
          * frequent book changes which is associated with  :
              instructors are not involved in  selecting textbooks
              new textbooks are given to instructors the first day of class
              instructors are forced to start courses unprepared
              instructors are playing catch-up the whole mod            
          * limited full time faculty
          * full time faculty are salaried but required to clock in & out
          * not enough faculty to cover courses and clinical
          * no compensation when full time faculty cover extra clinical 
          * often lose faculty members due to job dissatisfaction

ECPI is a wonderful place to work. The terms are 5 weeks, so it is very fast-paced. However, once you get the hang of it, the pace is manageable. ECPI provides a much needed service to the community. Students are often "second-chance" students, meaning they may not have done well in high school or they are older students who are looking to make a change in their lives. They require a lot of support and "cheerleading" from the faculty, and it is so rewarding to experience their successes.  
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  The typical work day is 8am-5pm, but management will work with you so the hours are flexible. The pay is competitive, if not higher than similar programs at surrounding schools. Management is approachable and is willing to work with both staff and students with any issues they may have. 
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  The only negative is how the company does paid time off. The school is closed for 2 weeks a year (the week of 4th of July and the week between Christmas and New Years). Faculty and staff must use PTO during these weeks if they want to receive a pay check. Since the average PTO amount accrued is 8 hours/month, this makes it difficult for staff to accrue PTO time. So, if you have a family vacation, special occasion, sickness or appointment that occurs outside of those 2 weeks, you will have a short check.

I am a former employee who left on good terms. I have worked in similar environments at other for-profit colleges, and ECPI is hands down the worst. The owner of the company doesn't care about employees, and neither does the rest of management. Employees are only treated well if they miraculously meet unrealistic sales goals. Their processes are archaic and tedious, yet management refuses to listen to good ideas for positive change. They also promote "positive thinking" to the point of absurdity as if it is some magical cure-all for the company's many issues. There is no training and despite being told countless times there would be opportunities for growth, there was not nor will there be. Upon being hired, I was told they only hire from within for management, but then everyone who was hired into management was from the outside. This company doesn't even close for bad weather. The day to day experience leaves one feeling depressed and looking for a new job since you are treated as nothing but a number. The only positive perk was that there were some cool coworkers, but everything else was awful. Only work here if you want to be treated poorly and never develop your potential.

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