Devry University: worth it?

I went; got a degree in business. It didn't make a huge difference but it did cost a lot of cash. I guess I wouldn't have had some opportunities if I hadn't, but in retrospect, I would have gone to a local university instead, had the timing been right. All in all, I found the school was more interested in their financial success than my scholastic success. Just remember, DeVry is a publicly traded company on the NYSE so profits are a must and some things may slide as a result.

let your conscience be your guide...

 

Goto Community College for cheap. I don't know anything about Devry though. I always see their commercials though.

 

I've never seen a uni with a television advert. Perhaps it's more normal in the US of A, but I doubt it.

Besides, I didn't even realize DeVry was a university. I always thought they were a "community college" or whatever you call them.

 

LOL @ the DeVry ads showing up on this site now.

To OP: First, look at the cost of attendance. If that doesn't scare you off, consider this: their Sherman Oaks campus in California is located at a mall.

Do you want to graduate from a mall?

Take that for what it's worth.

 

No.

 

Actually almost all univeristies have a TV ad. They are only played during sporting events though.

As for Devry, I would just go to a community college. Or better yet, go to a local university. The money would be spent better at the latter.

 

Go to community college and then transfer to a nice 4 year public school, you'll thank me later.

 

totally. community for the basic classes and a 4year for the major specific ones

 

Well...Do you want to go to a school that advertises during Jerry Springer?

 

Devry is not worth it!! I agree with others go to a Community College then transfer to a 4 year university.

 

I graduated a few months ago, and overall I would say no, it's not worth it. It was worth it to get a degree though, but if you're trying to choose, look somewhere else.

 

All depends on how well the local companies think of the program you want.

If they think that program is a joke, and it is your primary education. It isn't worth it.

For job retraining it might be worth it, since you can leverage you previous experience to help you get a new career started.

If that specific degree program at Devry is a program supported by the local companies, yes.

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Basically look around to see what education systems the big companies in the area tend to support in a big way.

Sometimes it'll be Devry, sometimes it'll be a college/university, and at times they may decide to support a local high school and build a industrial/computer education program there for their future pool of employees.

 

Go to a community college. Get an AA, then transfer to a 4 year university and get a BS / BA.

Not worth it. No firsthand experience, but why not go to a CC for cheaper.

Only way would be to supplement/retrain if you already have an education.

 

That is what I did. I agree with most of the others, I wouldn't use DeVry as my primary education.

 

Or just go straight four year, provided you meet the entry requirements and cost isn't too much of a determinant. I've taken courses at both a university and a community college (and am currently doing so), I have a definite preference for the university and would take all of my courses there if they didn't charge me $750 a unit to go over 17 units a semester (can't afford to take 20 and 21 units each semester for 2 years at that rate; only costs me about $300 for all 14 units at the C.C., compared to $10,500 at my university).

 

No

Is Devry Worth it?

Not only no, but hell not. I am currently enrolled there and I am about 5 classes away from graduation. They constantly mess up the GI Bill program, and always come back with a way that I somehow owe them money when they are already getting paid 100% from the VA. I do not know how people without the VA helping them afford this stupid school. Anyone interested in this school needs to do some more research, because they say that they will help you get a job when you graduate, but I am not going to get a degree to flip burgers at McDonalds or serve people in a buffet line.

 

HELL NO

- Liquorpuki, Devry Grad 2003, BS EET

 

To answer your question, I don't know. I don't take those kinds of schools seriously. As many have said here, go to a community college and get your prerequisites done and then transfer to a public college (if you transfer to a private college, a lot of classes won't transfer and you will end up going an extra semester or two). I learned the hard way. This really is the best route to go. Only if I had just listened to all of the advice I was given. Instead, I jumped straight into a private university and left after a year 35k in the hole with student loans. I am now at a community college for this year and transferring to a public college next year. Oh yea, don't transfer a lot like me. It is a huge pain in the ***. I am now going to have to go to college an extra year because of transferring credits and whatnot.

 

Devry is a for profit university and therefore is fully driven by the profit motive. Admissions at these types of "institutions" are under extreme pressure to get anyone with a pulse to enroll. They frequently exaggerate the pay level you can expect when you graduate and the programs are grossly over priced and often unaccredited.

Do not go to Devry or any for profit college or vocational school. Stick to community college, public universities or private *non-profit* universities. Make sure whatever program you enroll in is fully accredited or you'll be wasting your money and time.

 

Avoid for-profit universities at all costs. Enroll in a communtiy college, work hard, and transfer to a 4 year university. Don't waste time and money on ********* like DeVry.

 

As others have said, for profit schools don't often have their priorities straight, as their responsibility is to their investors first and their students second.

 

Funny that you say that as I spent one semester at University of Phoenix. I find that a 5-week course is essentially useless if you truly want to learn. It is nice for the classes I truly disliked or the teachers that were total tools, but otherwise, I find that no one can really get through an entire semester of curriculum in 5 weeks and really learn it. This was not my own independent thought either as it has been shared among others that attended the school.

Regarding the money, I did have a student loan but of course that is money I have to pay back. The price was high and the cost of materials were obnoxious for digital books. I was also met with a random additional bill at the end of the term that I fought. After they acknowledged their error I was sent another that I had to pay because I could not prove that they were wrong. I find this to be sketchy to say the least.

I have no experience with DeVry.

So you graduated from there but say no? How come?

 

These reviews might help you some.

 

You should be asking yourself why you want a higher degree rather than where to go. The two are coupled, therefore, we can't give you reasonable answer without know why you want to attend.