Energage Names ACE a 2025 Top Workplaces USA Award Winner
The college has earned the honor for the past four years.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA / ACCESS Newswire American College of Education (ACE) was recently honored as a fourth-consecutive 2025 Top Workplaces USA award winner at a celebration in Las Vegas. Additionally, ACE earned all twelve culture badges for the second consecutive year. The honor is issued by Energage and is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey.
Energage is a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand workplaces with exemplary work cultures. Survey results are calculated by comparing the survey's research-based statements, including 15 Culture Drivers that are proven to predict high performance against industry benchmarks.
ACE President and CEO Geordie Hyland, Chief Human Resources Officer KK Byland, Chief Academic Officer and Provost Jodi Feikema, and Vice President of Human Resources Natalie Pelham attended the celebration.
'We are thrilled to see ACE continue to grow and maintain a positive and engaging work culture,' Byland said. 'We are beyond grateful to our employees who took the time to offer their insights because we strongly value their feedback and experiences. It's been a fantastic week connecting and celebrating with other like-minded organizations in Las Vegas this week.'
The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations across 60 markets for regional Top Workplaces awards.
'Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,' Energage CEO Eric Rubino added. 'That's something to be proud of. In today's market, leaders must ensure they're allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That's paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.'
About American College of Education
American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, fully online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 60 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master's or bachelor's degree, along with graduate-level certificate programs. In addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified B Corporation and part of a global movement to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
About Energage
Making the world a better place to work together.TM
Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 18 years of culture research and the results from 27 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.
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