DeVry University has been a great investment for me, anyone else?

Question

I graduated a couple years back from DeVry University with a B.S in Computer Information Systems and my career is really coming off. I made a search on this site for thoughts on the school and they have been mostly negative. I disagree! I worked in some major schools (USC, Pepperdine) and I must say that I am very pleased with the education I received. I am now working on my MBA through their Keller Graduate system,

Anyone else with great results? Any employers that agree/disagree with the reputation of this school?

DeVry/Keller do have Online programs and If I were an employer, I would cross out on-line programs from being legit education. I mean my biggest argument here is that at my current employer I sit next to people from USC, Standford, and some other Cal States and I feel that their knowledge is not far superior than mine.

Answer 1

Here's what the Online University Consortium has to say: http://www.onlineuc.net/warning.html.

It is directed at UoP, but has info on all for-profit schools including DeVry and Keller.

“The University of Phoenix is very adept at spinning the accreditation story. Like all universities, they do have regional accreditation. However, they haven't been able to secure program/professional accreditation. And all of the best business degree programs now carry both regional and professional accreditation from an accrediting body that's been approved by the Department of Education.”

“Aside from accreditation, your biggest concern should be how employers view degree education and where it comes from. Employer organizations are beginning to "just say no" to graduates of for-profit education businesses. Two examples prove this trend. First, there's a recruitment software company, owned by the Washington Post, called BrassRing that has publicly stated that companies are now searching for candidates and specifically eliminating certain schools from their employee search. BrassRing is able to track this trend because several large corporations they work with on recruitment are excluding graduates of for-profit schools in their hiring search criteria.”

Good luck!