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Great people, strong mission, but very low pay - Associate Director of Admissions Western Seminary Employee Review

4.0
27 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people who care for our students (mostly counselors and ministry minded people). Beautiful main campus in Portland which is strongly connected to the neighborhood. Solid theology that lives itself out in relationships. Strong new leadership will hopefully steer us wisely for decades. If you need health insurance and want tuition credits that's available. It's a fun environment of dedicated people who make the most of shoe-string budgets.

Cons

Understaffed departments are very concerning. Entry level jobs (i.e., maintenance, advising, admissions, admin) are all paid extremely low. If you don't need the health insurance, you are not compensated for it. Tuition credits build up slowly over 3 years to the maximum amount with different level available depending on how many hours your work each week. Lack of flexibility in some departments for perks like flexible work hours, working from home, being a counseling student while working full-time, etc.

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5.0
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Pros

Great institutional mission and culture

Cons

Small school challenges like enrollment

3.0
5 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Most people below Executive Leaders are good people and easy to get along with

Cons

Western offers no development opportunities, no bonuses, and pays 30% less that comparable roles at other IHLs. Leaders make empty promises of advancement and better pay, and there are no options for promotion.

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