Anyone have any opinions about Devry University?

Question

What do you all think of the education obtained from a University like Devry University?

Just an F.Y.I. I attended Devry University - Columbus Ohio after going to Ohio State University and finding out I could not make it there. I decided that I did like the Computer field and thought Devry would be my fastest option to actually get a degree and get out of school.

Answer 1

I attended ITT Technical Institute, where I graduated Valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA. ITT Tech, like Devry, is what is called a "for-profit" college. Generally speaking, therefore, they are more interested in income rather than education. I can't speak specifically regarding Devry, but I can tell you that I will never again attend a for-profit college.

I will give the advice I get everyone when it comes to choosing a college, make sure, absolutely positive that the school you want to attend is regionally accreditted. I believe there are six regional accredation agencies in the United States. I would highly recommend ONLY attending colleges and universities that have been regionally accreditted.

As a side note, you will find that Devry and ITT Tech cost about double what an in-state university will cost.

Don't mess around, and do your research, you will find that Devry is accredited by the HLC and the NCA. They are not regionally accredited. I wouldn't recommend them.

Answer 2

Specific to DeVry: YOUR cost is very confusing. They give you scholarships but somehow, you end up thousands of dollars in debt. The turnover for the financial advisors seems rapid, so it's hard to talk to the same person twice. Different advisors give you different answers. One says you are getting money back, another says you owe, one says don't pay attention to what is on the website, another tells you they can't help you - go to the website.

Poor communication - if you change your program, they may not make note of it for 7 months. Meanwhile they are applying for funding based on the wrong program.

Unless you want to relocate to another campus, the Pittsburgh area engineering program is not ABET certified - this info is not volunteered - you must ask them.

I think they are an expensive, deceptive, money-making machine. Wouldn't recommend.

Answer 3

Those trade schools you see advertising on TV are a gigantic rip-off. They load you up with the maximum student loan, show you how to write a resume and solicit one or two employers for your behalf when you graduate. Nobody ever fails the course.

If you don't get a job, it's your problem, and they advise you to sign up for their "masters degree program". You can get the same entry-level position without a laser-printed diploma.

60 Minutes did a film about this. I'm stuck with a computer degree, no job and a gigantic student loan that won't go away.

Answer 4

I think if you are learning specific computer skills, most employers are more concerned with your mastery of those skills than they are with where you learned them. Many computer experts never went to college at all. I think less of them, however, when they try to pretend to be a university and offer other trade school-type classes. Generally the degree is not accepted by traditional universities if one tries to go on for a graduate degree.

Answer 5

It will train you for a specific job, and you will be able to complete the degree fast. Other than that, I don't think there are really any particular or significant advantages, like you might see at a liberal arts institution.