working @ kaplan

[Beadle]

So I've read all the threads I can find, but still can't get a good answer....

For those of you working at Kaplan (in the south, since i know pay varies nationally) teaching ONE class, how much do you net in a week (or a month, or whatever)? This includes doing all the little side jobs like proctoring, desk scut, answering phones, etc.

My gig there starts in a couple of weeks, so I'm just wondering what to expect.

Also....I will be in Dallas (vs. College Station) and was thinking I may be able to work at the Kaplan office there over break. Obviously, taking up a class might not be feasable, but they would probably have something for me to do. Does anyone have any experience as a Kaplan nomad? =)

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[biggoron42]

i teach pre-college stuff for kaplan in norman and OKC.

for all tests except the MCAT, teachers are paid $12/hr for their first course and $15/hr for every subsequent course taught.

for the MCAT, teachers are paid $15/hr for their first course and $18/hr for every subsequent course taught.

i bill this same rate whenever im asked to proctor tests, but i only get to over the summer. they have other student reps who do the desk work during the school year.

all in all, its an excellent part-time gig for a full-time student.

 

[BleepTastic]

I know you wanted southerners but I'm in the northeast and wanted to reply anyway.
If you have a lot of free time after 4pm then it would be pretty easy for you to pick up on all the sub. requests and proctoring requests that they constantly seem to have. The pay rate is usually less than teaching (10 bux around here). Each test is about 4 hours on avg and if you can grab 2 or 3/week, then you have about a 100 bux and you're making cash while you sit. Usually that entails that you're the first to respond to requests and that you have lots of free time. If you have a regular class then at least you know you can make some cash every week but it's probably going to be about 50/week for you. BEST case scenario then is 150/week pretax.

I just started three classes at once and it's kind of harrying because there isn't the same flexibility. But I realize I also like teaching now, so it's a trade off.
BTW we get 22 for mcat. Not me though, because I shouldn't be allowed around another MCAT.

 

[Beadle]

from what i've heard, kaplan also reimburses you for class "prep" time to encourage you to know the material cold before you teach it. apparently, they give you the same amount of prep hours as they do hours in the classroom. those prep times are at a lower rate (probably 10), but I don't know.

Not that $150 is bad, I just thought it would be more considering how much everyone gushes over it.

 

[BleepTastic]

The rate is closer to minimum wage for prep time and there is a cap on the # of hours. It would have little effect on your avg salary. It's like throwing in a Starbucks latte every week.

Oh and I was wondering who gushes over it? Maybe it's different there, but I've never heard anyone brag about their kap take home pay. It's a fair amount of stress for the amount you're paid.

 

[NoktorNoL]

The rate is closer to minimum wage for prep time and there is a cap on the # of hours. It would have little effect on your avg salary. It's like throwing in a Starbucks latte every week.

Oh and I was wondering who gushes over it? Maybe it's different there, but I've never heard anyone brag about their kap take home pay. It's a fair amount of stress for the amount you're paid.

Agreed - the pay isn't that great, but once you've prepped your lessons you can teach them over and over again, but still get paid for prep time before each lesson. But definitely make sure you are very prepared because students can ask some very random questions. Anyway, overall I think it's worth it as a part-time job, and the thing is that once you've trained with Kaplan you can teach almost anywhere as long as you teach one lesson to the new center you are trying to transfer to.

 

[johnny pollen]

I taught the LSAT and GRE for Kaplan a couple years ago in Chicago, and made $18/hour after about three years of service. It's a nice supplemental job, and -- if I recall correctly -- you can take one free course after one year of teaching.

Still, as an experience, it was fantastic for me. The training is lockstep, but it does prepare you to teach. When I started teaching college anthropology, I found myself hugely grateful for some of the (drilled-into-the-skull) teaching skills I learned at Kaplan.

 

[lk2230]

I taught SAT (and PSAT) classes for Kaplan on Long Island, in NY. This is one of the highest demand areas, so that may explain why the pay for me was a bit higher than some have reported here.

I was paid $20 per hour for teaching. (i.e. $50 for a 2 1/2 hour class).

I was paid $12 per hour for the time that I reported grading the essays (on the new SAT).

I was paid $10 per hour for the time that I spent proctoring the exams.

I was paid $7-10 per hour for the time that I reported preparing for each class (don't remember exactly).

That's pretty decent pay for a part-time job that requires few hours. In addition, that's without throwing in any extra work assisting with calls, organizing events, etc.

If I taught one class per week, with the class meeting twice per week, I think I made about $120-$140 per week. Not bad for about 7 hours work (time spent teaching plus the excessive prep time I reported). On weeks with an exam, I made perhaps slightly less, though sometimes more if I proctored two or more exams at once and doubled or tripled up the hours.

 

[Cmercury1]

If you can, try to work for an independent (not corporate) tutoring firm. I've found that they pay much better, starting at $34/hr, in my experience. I'm not sure if non-grads will get as competitive pay, or will be as easily hired, but it's worth a shot. If anyone's in the northern NJ area, send me a PM and I can give you the name of the place I work at. They're looking for verbal teachers. 😉

 

[biggoron42]

oh yea, in my area, we are paid $7/hr for prep time...and there is a very strictly prescribed amount that we are allowed to bill depending on how many times we have taught the course.

 

[Ruthie797]

So I've read all the threads I can find, but still can't get a good answer....

For those of you working at Kaplan (in the south, since i know pay varies nationally) teaching ONE class, how much do you net in a week (or a month, or whatever)? This includes doing all the little side jobs like proctoring, desk scut, answering phones, etc.

My gig there starts in a couple of weeks, so I'm just wondering what to expect.

Also....I will be in Dallas (vs. College Station) and was thinking I may be able to work at the Kaplan office there over break. Obviously, taking up a class might not be feasable, but they would probably have something for me to do. Does anyone have any experience as a Kaplan nomad? =)

I work in the northeast also....they pay 7$/hour for prep, 22$/hour for teaching, depends on how long you've been teaching though i think they start at 20/hour

 

[echostormfury]

I'm in Utah (and we get paid dirt, although my center encourages me that out of state pay will be much better once I'm out of here) and I get $7 to prep, $12 for 1st time, $15 for subsequent.