The Chronicle of Higher Education – Great Colleges To Work For Program
ModernThink Higher Education Insight Survey – Topline Survey Results
Poor 0-44% Warrants Attention 45-54%; Fair to Mediocre 55-64%; Good 65–74%; Very Good to Excellent 75-100%
Item | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Communication | 61% | 63% | 68% | 71% | 73% | 68% | 73% | 72% |
Confidence in Senior Leadership | 65% | 69% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 72% | 79% | 78% |
Collaboration | 72% | 72% | 76% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 81% | 80% |
Survey Average | 74% | 75% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 78% | 83% | 83% |
Job Satisfaction & Support | 81% | 79% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 84% | 87% | 85% |
Professional Development | 79% | 80% | 87% | 82% | 87% | 84% | 87% | 83% |
Supervisors/Department Chair Effectiveness | 81% | 81% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 83% | 87% | 83% |
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging* | 88% | |||||||
Faculty & Staff Well-being* | 88% | |||||||
Mission & Pride* | 91% | |||||||
Performance Management* | 75% |
2021 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For Honor Roll Distinction – Distinction. Special recognition was given for Job Satisfaction & Support; Compensation & Benefits; Professional Development; Mission & Pride; Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness; Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
2020 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For. Special recognition was given for Professional/Career Development Programs; Respect & Appreciation; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; Teaching Environment (Faculty Only)
2019 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For. Special recognition was given for Compensation & Benefits; Work/Life Balance; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; Respect & Appreciation; Diversity
2018 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For Honor Roll Distinction – Distinction. 1 of 12 community colleges in the United States are recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education with Honor Roll distinction. Special recognition was given for Compensation & Benefits; Facilities, Workspace & Security; Job Satisfaction; Professional/Career Development Programs; Respect and Appreciation; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; Teaching Environment (Faculty Only); and Work/Life Balance. In 2018, the MGCCC program recruitment process was featured in a national publication, Higher Education Workplace Trend Summary 2018 (p. 18).
2017 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For Honor Roll Distinction. 1 of 12 community colleges in the United States are recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education with Honor Roll distinction. Special recognition was given for Professional/Career Development; Compensation & Benefits; Facilities, Workspace & Security; Job Satisfaction; Work/Life Balance; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; Respect & Appreciation; and Diversity.
2016 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For Honor Roll Distinction. 1 of 12 community colleges in the United States are recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education with Honor Roll distinction. Special recognition was given for Professional/Career Development; Compensation & Benefits; Facilities, Workspace & Security; Job Satisfaction; Work/Life Balance; Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship; Respect & Appreciation; and Diversity.
2015 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For. Special recognition was given for Professional/Career Development; Facilities, Workspace & Security; Work/Life Balance; and Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship.
2014 – Recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as being a Great College to Work For. Special recognition was given for Facilities; Workspace & Security; Job Satisfaction; and Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship.

ModernThink Report Gateway Reports – The Dashboard on the Gateway allows individuals to access overall response rates by job category. You will also find your percent positive and negative scores. Your percent positive and percent negative scores represent the overall percentage of survey respondents who selected positively connoted responses and negatively connoted responses respectively, to each survey statement.