CAL POLY Reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,119 total reviews)
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Jeffrey D. Armstrong

72% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

CAL POLY has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CAL POLY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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27 May 2026
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Pros

Depends on which packaging class you ISA for -Learning to use the Zund table (408, 485) -Reviewing tricks you learned for ArtiosCAD & Solidworks (234) -Learning to use package testing machinery: compression, shock, drop, vibration, etc. + forklift certification (475)

Cons

The fear of potentially damaging *really* expensive machinery

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