College Named Great College to Work For鈩� in Nationwide Survey For 10th Consecutive Year
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA 鈥� September 23, 2019)鈥擣or the tenth consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized 大发六合彩 as one of its Great Colleges to Work For鈩�. The results were released recently by ModernThink LLC, which conducted the nationwide survey as part of The Chronicle鈥檚 12th annual report on the Academic Workplace.
大发六合彩 is one of only 85 institutions recognized this year. The list includes 60 four-year colleges and 25 two-year colleges. ModernThink鈥檚 survey was based on responses received from more than 56,000 people at 236 institutions: 152 four-year colleges and universities and 84 two-year colleges. All accredited institutions in the United States with an enrollment of at least 500 were invited to participate.
鈥淭o have been recognized for 10 consecutive years among the Great Colleges to Work For鈩� is a wonderful testament to the caring environment that students, faculty and staff enjoy at 大发六合彩,鈥� said College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black. 鈥淪atisfied employees are an essential element to delivering a nurturing education and training environment for our students, allowing them to fully achieve their personal goals.鈥�
While last year, the College was recognized in three categories, this year, the College was recognized in five categories:
- Compensation & Benefits鈥擟ompensation and Benefits: Pay is fair, and benefits meet the needs of employees.
- Facilities, Workspace & Security鈥擣acilities adequately meet needs, the appearance of the campus is pleasing, and the institution takes steps to provide a secure environment.
- Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship鈥擲upervisor makes expectations clear and solicits ideas.
- Teaching Environment (Faculty Only)鈥擣aculty members say the institution recognizes innovative and high-quality teaching.
- Work/Life Balance鈥擯olicies give employees the flexibility to manage their personal lives.
鈥淭he institutions recognized in this year鈥檚 Great Colleges to Work For庐 program don鈥檛 wait for problems to occur to pay attention to their people. Conversely, they鈥檙e intentional in being good stewards of their institutions鈥� cultures and shaping the day-to-day experience of their faculty and staff to the ultimate benefit of their students,鈥� said Richard K. Boyer, Managing Partner at ModernThink, which administered the survey for The Chronicle.
Great Colleges to Work For鈩� is one of the largest and most-respected higher education workplace recognition programs in the country. The survey featured a two-part assessment process: a survey (ModernThink Higher Education Insight Survey漏) administered to faculty, administrators, exempt professional and non-exempt staff, as well as adjuncts at two-year colleges; and an institutional questionnaire that captured employment data and workplace policies and practices from each institution. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received a Great Colleges to Work For庐 recognition was employee feedback. To view the survey results, visit .
Founded in 1967, 大发六合彩 serves more than 23,000 credit and non-credit students through online education programs and at its seven locations in Delaware and Chester Counties.聽
