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Course Hero, a Learneo business, is an online learning platform with over 100 million course-specific study resources contributed by our community of students and educators, and produced by our team of educational content specialists in collaboration with subject experts. You’ll find practice problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and step-by-step explanations for every subject you’re studying—from economics to literature, biology to history, accounting to psychology, and everything in between. Through Course Hero, you can quickly find what you need to learn deeply. We work closely with educators to help support student learning and complement what’s happening in the classroom. We want to see more students walking up to the podium on graduation day, proud of what they’ve accomplished, and ready to build great lives for themselves. We aim to help them get there. read more
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PARTICIPANTS
93
TOTAL
RATINGS
2643

Course Hero Company Culture

Course Hero Culture

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4.3/5
Course Hero's Overall Culture is rated B+

Awards

Best Company Perks & Benefits 2025 (Small & Midsize Companies)Best Company Perks & Benefits 2025 (Small & Midsize Companies)
Best Company Work-Life Balance 2025 (Small & Midsize Companies)Best Company Work-Life Balance 2025 (Small & Midsize Companies)

Course Hero CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
John Peacock Course Hero's CEO
John Peacock
85 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Transform studying into a seamless experience for every course.

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Course Hero Culture At a Glance

Course Hero has 179 employees. 93 employees at Course Hero have reviewed Course Hero across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 93 Course Hero employees give their leadership a grade of A-, or Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Course Hero are extremely happy with their total compensation at Course Hero, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Course Hero are extremely happy with their team. 93 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Course Hero are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Course Hero believe the environment at Course Hero is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Course Hero is comfortably fast. About 77% of the employees at Course Hero work 8 hours or less, while 1% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Course Hero are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Course Hero employees generally work 8.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Course Hero report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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97% of Course Hero employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Course Hero employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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97% of Course Hero employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Course Hero employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
95% of Course Hero employees call their work environment positive
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H1B Visa

In 2019, Course Hero applied for 17 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 88% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Course Hero unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Course Hero has a total of 179 employees

17
Total Applied
  • 88% Granted (15 out of 17)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 17)
  • 12% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (2 out of 17)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 17)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Course Hero

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40%

Course Hero currently ranks in the Top 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Course Hero

Top
35%

Course Hero currently ranks in the Top 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
59%Promoters
28%Passives
13%Detractors

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  3. 3rd
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    84 / 100
  4. 4th
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    74 / 100
  5. 5th
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    75 / 100
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PTO / Vacation Policy
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