DeVry University Reviews
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lack of counselors.....
School not recommended by
Tyrone Smith
on
March 03, 2010
2/2 people found this review helpful
Well I just started at Devry University in the fall session. I have no problem with the curriculum, my problem is the lack of help that I get from the career couselors. I don't like when I get given the run around.
During my admission process I hand carried my military SMART transcript to Devry and I had one sent there which I verified. This day Mar2010, my transcript has not been evaluated and when I asked about it they told me someone made a mistake. Unacceptable answer for me. I also email the counselors and they claim that they never get my emails so I started sending my emails so that I can get confimation back so I know that they are reading my emails. I went to campus and asked did you get my email, they still said no.
I am seriously thinking about doing a local community college. My experience with Devry has not been good so far. I don't have anything against them. I just retired from the military last year and just trying to further my education.
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School recommended by
Jeremy DeLeo
on
February 25, 2010
9/11 people found this review helpful
I will refrain from commenting on others reviews and simply give you my sincere experience at Devry. Let me sum it up very simply by saying that all my expectations have been met or exceeded. The classes are well organized, the materials covered are relevant, and the instructors are very accesible. Classes are no walk in the park and you can expect to have to work hard in order to receive good grades. Another topic is financial aid, the department requires many documents in order to exaust there search for you to have money to attend school and it not come out of your own pocket. All colleges are as much a business as they are a platform for higher learning which means they pay close attention to the schools only major stream of revenue. I assure you that once the financial aid requirements are satisfied you will be free to concentrate on your classes. Lets make one thing clear, if you are not ready for college and you are not prepared to put in the time to succeed it will not matter in the least which university you attend because you have already set yourself up for failure. My last comment about the school concerns a department I did not think I would be developing a relationship with as an online student. The guidance department. I have a personal coach who calls me every week to get feedback from me about the school as well great discussion about concepts that help students succeed. He has opened my mind to several learning concepts and put to rest several rumors about the school. I highly recommend Devry to anyone wishing to furthor their education.
Thiefs, scum, liers
School not recommended by
Neil Hairston
on
February 24, 2010
6/11 people found this review helpful
In cincinnati I attended 1 online class and droped it. called back to enroll this semester and they said that I could not enroll because I owe them $4000 becaused I loged in 1 day. the 1st day of the class.they said if i dont pay they were going to send it to collections.I am a Vet and the gov pays for my school.I would recommend you run from this school and if you drive by it check your wallet to make sure they didnt steal it.
Devry University is all about the Money!!
School not recommended by
Roy Parker
on
February 22, 2010
7/8 people found this review helpful
I went to devry for one semester and I owe 8,900 they let me start school with out even making sure that my fanicail Aid would even go through. They registered me for a class that I wasnt suppose to be taking and charged me for it. I tried to get my transcipts and they wont even release them to me... If you are thinking Devry University Dont Do it THINK AGIAN!!
Going to Law School
School recommended by
Omar
on
February 10, 2010
15/16 people found this review helpful
I graduated from Devry back in 2005. My decision to attend Devry was coerced from other schools in the Ohio area unwilling to transfer my community college credits into their schools. Not wanting to start over, I chose Devry in order to graduate faster.
My one complaint at Devry while was sharing the same space with people who clearly didn't want to be there. There is no getting around it; there are students at Devry who have no business being allowed near a college campus....ever. However, the majority of students attending Devry are both goal oriented and driven to do something positive with their lives. Some have aspirations of grad school extending outside of the Devry/Keller Scope, and for those students, those doors are certainly not closed by attending Devry.
Understand however that when you apply to other graduate institutions, whether it be a masters program, or Law School, you will be competing with students who for the most part attended more prestigious universities. If you have academic pursuits extending beyond Devry, and do not want to go to Keller, you can do that. You'll have to bust your ass and assure yourself of the highest GPA possible while at Devry, and study hard for the entry exam (GRE, LSAT, MCAT), scoring well above average to make up for the fact that you went to a less prestigious university. I've done this and can tell you that I will be attending Law School somewhere in August. I'm still going through the applications cycle and have not yet received answers for all of my applications...but I have received acceptances. At the end of my applications cycle I will have my pick of law schools of which to attend...all of them prestigious and well known not only in California, but worldwide.
You can do anything you like with your Devry degree. Don't think for a second that any doors are closed to you because you attended Devry. Devry opens doors to those intelligent enough to open them. As with any school, the onus is on the graduate to make it happen.
It is what you make it
School recommended by
David Jones
on
February 09, 2010
10/10 people found this review helpful
This school is not easy. Online classes make you do all the work required. Do not listen those people that say this school is a joke. I have made personal progress at this school. I've read all negative reviews and all I can say some people can't cheat all their lives. This school is not responsible for you finding a job, you are. The classes are educational and you have to do A LOT OF WORK. If you take short-cuts all your life, this school is not for you. No school is perfect. Every school has its problems. So far I have had a great experience. I would recommend if you go to this school, make the time to do the work that is required. Expensive? Yes it is. Worth it? Yes it is. Take it from me, someone who has tried other things. DO NOT ASSUME THE WORLD OWES YOU SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU PAID FOR IT.
Always going to have some issues
School recommended by
Phil Tompkins
on
January 29, 2010
29/32 people found this review helpful
I have spent a fair amount of time looking over comments made by others on this site. After reading many comments that just bashed DeVry and many of the functions (instructors, financial aid, etc.) I could not help but to laugh. I especially enjoyed the comments that were full of fragmented sentences, misspellings, and failed attempts by those who wrote them. I also can not fail to mention the few posts that "claimed" to have sued in small claims courts for ten thousand plus dollars. Before you decide to post an outright lie, you should do a teeny tiny bit of research. I do not know of any states that allow in excess of $10,000 in a small claims case, most states do not allow you to exceed $5,000, this is why they call it "SMALL claims." I will agree that financial aid is a messy process, but this is typically caused by the students lack of providing the proper information that is required. The majority of the information that is required has NOTHING to do with the school, the regulations are set forth by the federal government and the lenders. I have been attending DeVry for just over a year now and I will be graduating in 3 months with 11 of the 13 people that I started with. Retention rates at my campus appear very high, but maybe that is a lie? Even though I am personally seeing the success rate of my fellow classmates. Before you bash me for saying that others and myself could not possibly graduate this quickly, let me tell you how we are doing it. Simple: DeVry offers so many different programs that we all had significant amounts of former credits transfer in. I am nothing but happy with my choice to go to DeVry, but then again I provided the required information to the sources who requested in a timely fashion.
Good, Bad, Ugly
School recommended by
Doug
on
January 20, 2010
12/19 people found this review helpful
This school I believe is great for those who are in a stable job but would like to improve their situations. Not really for the kid that just finished highschool. I enjoyed the professors here some are awesome others are not. The instructor are knowledgeable and classes are small. But there are really no one here that are my age. Also if you have a class that is hard and only 5 other people to help you study and get the problems right, also tuitor still made crap on the problem.
My friend tried for awhile and didnt enjoy it tried to transfer his credits and none of his credits transfered. So he has to start over. Classes that are boring and if you miss one class its like a week of work missed. Threaded disscusion are the STUPIDIST thing ever.I cant believe it can destroy your grade so much. In the end I would reccommend devry to those with a good job and they want to advance, but not to the highschooler that is looking for parties.
Compared to K-State
School recommended by
bkmalone86
on
January 07, 2010
33/36 people found this review helpful
I am a CET major, and a veteran. I have gone to DeVry for almost a full year now. I also attended Kansas State for a year, and while I can't say I gave K-State my best, I can tell you I feel much much better going to DeVry.
Reason No1. I have absolutely zero interest in liberal arts classes and consider them a waist of time. Deep deep down I think DeVry understands this too, and while the quality of the english classes and the psychology classes is no less than K-State, most professors at Devry won't load you up with busy work.
Reason No2. While I have heard lots of people complain about other stuff, I still have yet to see someone say "I graduated from DeVry with a great GPA but every time I go to an interview and mention Devry I'm kicked out the door." I am going to DeVry to become a good engineer and get a job. I don't really care about anything else.
Reason No3. GREAT service. I am sick of people saying "oh it took DeVry six months to do this." "oh they would never answer my calls." EVERY time I go to student services I have a GREAT experience, and everything is accomplished then and there. At K-State I was just a number, the offices closed at 5 and god forbid if you came by at 4:55 because you wouldn't be helped. At DeVry, my councilor and the receptionist at Student Central both know my name... For the summer semester I easily enrolled at their office at 8:15pm two days before classes started.
Reason No4. EXCELLENT VALUE. Yes, that's right, excellent value. At K-State, the only time I would see someone who wasn't a grad student was when I was in a 100+ person lecture hall... that's it! Because I'm a veteran, I'm paying the same at DeVry for small classes taught by professionals, who have done more with their lives besides go to school and teach. And if I wasn't a veteran, it would still be worth it to me.
My cousin has graduated from there, he has a job.
My dad is a engineer with Schlumberger, loves DeVry grads.
My squad leader in the guard has been working in the electronics industry for ten years... he's going to DeVry now because employers love the grads.
Go to DEVRY, take it from me
School recommended by
Hario Vasquez
on
January 06, 2010
32/34 people found this review helpful
I was a 3.89 high school student who was the commencement speaker at graduation, had acceptance letters and full rides to Michigan State, CSUF, UCI, UCR, UCSB, CSULA and others, and I decided to go to CSUF. I am happy I went there because I got to experience the truth about these institutions. I went there for one semester and had good grades, and decided to transfer out to DeVry.
Many people told me not to go here and that my potential was well beyond DeVry, yet they failed to truly know what DeVry does. Like everything in life, you get what you put into this opportunity, and man have I been rewarded. I will be graduating in June of 2010 at the age of 21, and if all goes well I will be passing my CPA exams by December of this year as well. I graduated from Santa Fe High School in 2007, and most of my classmates aren’t even near the ball park I am in.
DeVry gives you the real world experience with professors who have worked in the real world, not just professors who have learned from books and would choke in the real world, like the ones in various prestigious universities. I will make it this simple: when I went to interview for the position that I am currently at, I went up against those UC and CSU students, and it came down to EXCEL knowledge, and DeVry had taught me that.
DeVry focuses on the things that employers looks for, it focuses less on the general education courses, and gives you the practical tools to succeed. For me right now, I feel that I can go into any interview against any student from any school, and I owe this to DeVry. So when they tell you that DeVry isn’t a good school for business, just laugh and take the opportunity anyway. Lastly, if you want to graduate with your BSBA in Accounting, and would like to become a CPA, there is no better alternative than DeVry.
DeVry University and Keller Graduate school grads recruited by the University of California
School recommended by
Robert Jones
on
January 04, 2010
25/25 people found this review helpful
I originally attended on campus at DeVry Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, from 1984 to 1986, and graduated with the Electronic Technician Diploma. I had 4 job offers within the first 4 months of graduation. At that time, ITT tech was the other front runner.
I returned to DeVry University in June 2007 to complete my bachelor's degree in Technical Management (BSTM). DeVry accepted my 21-year-old transfer credits, so I only had 2 years to go to complete my BS. At that time, I was employed by the University of California at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The lab was so impressed with its DeVry grads that it recruited annually from 4 DeVry locations. ITT grads were also considered; University of Phoenix students were not recognized. I am currently 60% complete with my MBA in networking and communications (MNCM).
About 3 out of 4 negative DeVry and Keller reviews I read are usually finance department or monetary related. I personally enjoy the flexibility of on-line classes. My instructors are knowledgeable and have impressive credentials from such institutions as Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Why would instructors with such impressive backgrounds be wasting their time at a phony institution handing out fake degrees?
I have taken 27 courses in the past 2 and a half years. My instructors have always communicated very well with me, always available, and very helpful. My daughter is going to the local JC and her good friend attends a California Division I University. Both my daughter and her friend have taken the same exact Math course on-line that I've attended through Pearson Hall (which I believe answers the question of reliability and quality of education).
I suggest that many of you who want to put DeVry and Keller in a negative light because of a financial mistake (90% says created by the student) should not give a negative review to a school you didn't give a chance to to begin with. Sure, I had a mistake created by the finance department when I switched over from DeVry to Keller, but the department was extremely helpful and communicated with me during the whole process. No problem.
This is NOT a degree you can pay for and expect the certified paper WITHOUT doing the work. They advertise degrees like that elsewhere (guaranteed in 7 days or less!) I wouldn't be surprised if most of the complainers here in this forum opt to pursue that option.
Don't judge DeVry and Keller by what you read here. Talk to someone---who currently attends---in person---interview students who go to all 3 schools (DeVry, ITT, and University of Phoenix)--then make your own judgement! Good luck! ;)
DeVry lies to potential students.
School not recommended by
Nick Bartolo
on
December 22, 2009
32/42 people found this review helpful
As a former "Enrollment Adviser" (i.e. salesperson) for DeVry Online, I can assure you it is NOT worth the money or time. They outright try to deceive potential students by claiming 95% of their grads find jobs in their field within 6 months. What they don't tell you is that since many DeVry students are in continuing ed or degree completion, over 80% of those students were ALREADY working in those fields before they even enrolled. Their student retention rate is also abysmal, as low as 9% in some areas of concentration. I was asked to lie to people on a daily basis while working for DeVry. Basically, they'll do anything to get the Federal loan money.
People and their complaining
School recommended by
Jean
on
December 19, 2009
19/23 people found this review helpful
I keep reading all these reviews about people looking down at Devry, saying how it's trash and not worth your time. Schools like Phoenix online and ITT tech are a waste of time. But Devry is known in just about every state possible. Instead of getting your degree from joe schmo university in some town u haven't heard of, you can get the same validation by taking a Devry degree with a more reputable background.
Devry is expensive because unlike colleges and universities Devry is a corporation that is accredited just like a university, but receives no help from any state or city for funding.
A Devry degree is just as good as any other degree you can get from any other college. The paper that states bachelor is only the key; you are the one who chooses to open doors.
SCAM
School not recommended by
Dee
on
December 14, 2009
20/34 people found this review helpful
BEWARE!!!!! I signed up for the classes I thought this would be a perfect way to better myself for my son and I to have a better life. I asked admisssions several times how much this was going to cost me out of pocket they kept giving me the turn around. When they finally got around to giving me the information I requested from the beginning I was already in debt of up to $3000 with no education. I wrote the head of the admissions and other individuals and they all were very rude and not helpful in any way.
Devry is not as bad as others have said
School recommended by
kristen
on
December 12, 2009
18/23 people found this review helpful
I am a student at devry since 2008 i will earn my degree in a few months I have not had any problems as of yet. The professors are great and academic advisors are wonderful they will do anything to help you. It is a good online school!
It is not as bad as people make it sound.
School recommended by
Amy
on
December 07, 2009
18/23 people found this review helpful
First, I would like to say it is not always best to pay attention to people's complaining when he or she cannot even spell simple words correctly. I like that I could use my credits from my first school that was not regionally accredited. DeVry uses the credits toward a technical management degree. For me, this was the best possible situation so that I did not have to start all over again toward a BA. They are regionally accredited, and have intelligent teachers. The school is expensive, but is worth it for me rather than starting all over at a different school that won't take any of my credits from a trade school. I go 2 nights a week and find the course work just about right. I have A's in my classes and am pregnant and also have a 9 month old child. I also work. This is a great school for the working adult, and the financial aid rep is my favorite person. I think that it all depends on who you get to help you with the financial aid.
DeVry has done alot for me ..
School recommended by
Joseph
on
November 29, 2009
16/23 people found this review helpful
First off I came to this site to read a few reviews, not to hear a bunch of crying. It is not the responsibility of anyone else for your education other than yourself so cry in your pillow, not rant everywhere else. This is my story about DeVry ..
I was deployed in ubaydi iraq untill august 2009 but while in iraq they had managed to help me register before I even came home and gave me the first week to make up work. I have advisors upon advisors .. I have an advisor for my advisor. Even though they are not responsible they recommend ideas for finacial aid. I now have TA and a Pell grant. They have shown me course schedules where I see that I could have a BA in CIS by the time I re-enlist which means I just may not. I have reseached numerous other schools including on campus .. none are flexible with keeping the same content and learning which is probably why DeVry is the most respected online / campus college.
Phoenix is good but your looking at 2 times the acceration. DeVry is an accelerated college where youll take 2 classes every 8 weeks. Phoenix youll take 2 every 4 weeks, which doesnt seem liek your gonna get alot out of it. If your trying to be a brick layer .. seriously go somewhere else.
Horrible School
School not recommended by
JackBNimble
on
November 28, 2009
25/34 people found this review helpful
DO NOT ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. I attended devry for undergrad. Had a few issues that were resolved. So I attended their grad school, Keller and WHAT A JOKE.
Student finance cant add or subtract. My loans that I used to pay my tuition were sent back to the lender for no reason and I was told that I had to pay them back. So after several phone calls. The loans were reinstated. After I graduated the loans were canceled again. So I cant get my transcripts.
I just won a lawsuit for 13,000 in small claims court because they wouldnt reinstate a loan for 2,000. I missed a job opportunity because I did not have my transcripts for my masters degree and they had to pay 11,000 for it. If this happened to you, you know that you can sue right?? CT Corporation is the name of the company you have to sue. File a lawsuit, they cant use lawyers in small claims court they have to send a representative who is not the smartest person to represent them.
DO NOT ATTEND DEVRY
School not recommended by
Jack
on
November 26, 2009
16/24 people found this review helpful
I attended Devry for undergrad and grad school. The financial aid department is the worst. They dont know how to add or subtract. I used my stafford loans to pay for my education and a grad plus loan to pay for my cost of living. So basically I've had more than enough. This dumb school sent money back to my lender saying I received an over payment by 3000. So I called to get this corrected. Which they did. When I graduated with my Masters. They canceled the same loan again telling me that I need to pay them 3000 because I received an over payment.
I filed a small claims suit in Georgia for 15,000 because thats the maximum amount I can get. I wanted to start teaching online courses at UofP but I cant because they wont release my transcripts. I have all of the email verifying that this was a mistake the first time. So WHY WOULD THEY DO IT AGAIN. THEY WILL PAY. I Promise!!
Financial nightmare
School recommended by
BrerBear
on
November 24, 2009
12/14 people found this review helpful
I really like the classes and instructors, but there is something seriously wrong with their financial services department. It was hard enough when I received a disbursment credit for $600.00 from them so I applied it towards my rent, only to find out they messed up with the disbursment credit and I wound up having to pay them the amount back in order to attend the class for the next semester.
To make matters worse, I have been going back and forth with them since august trying to get my income verified with the federal government (either they could not read my documents, or they submitted incorrect information). When I finally got it all straightened out today, I was told my dusbursement for the summer(its fall now)did not cover the total cost of my classes and I now owe them close to $4,000.00. They expect me to pull 4k out of thin air If i want to continue my education. I am beyond frustrated with Devry
Nightmare "Run away Fast"
School not recommended by
Kelly
on
November 17, 2009
17/20 people found this review helpful
When speaking to the director everything sounded so good. I was ready to get started to college. My math classes I had to take costing a lot of money were classes I took in my junior year of high school 2 years ago. Classes were from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Every night class was over at 8:30pm. I paid for a 4 hr. class not 2 1/2hrs. My second math class it took them 4 weeks to get me registered by then the class was taking mid-term exams. I went to the school for 4 weeks no one would help me get registered, but they did charge me $2280.00 for the class. It took me 6 weeks of calling,e-mail and personal visits with the dean to finally get my refund back. "Do Not" I repeat, "Do Not consider Devry for your educaton. "Nightmare!"
thank you for all your reveiws
School not recommended by
Jose
on
October 23, 2009
16/30 people found this review helpful
I am at the Devry location in Colton, California. Iam already financially cleared, classes printed up...the whole nine yards, to start class on Monday. It is fryday right now, 2:22pm. Iam now going to finish typing and walk out of this computer room and withdraw from this school. I believe that what most of these reviews have stated is true. I so desperately need an education though. Iam poor and can not afford to go to school like real students do, you know at a university or community college, not only because of the time because of a need to work but also cause I need to make real money NOW! Sorry the economy is realy bad and I have a child..and well.I thought this would have been a door way to my dreams. I have to cancel my admission..even though I do not know what to do. I am terribly sad.
Good School
School recommended by
Happy
on
October 19, 2009
23/29 people found this review helpful
If you need someone to hold your hand and treat you like a toddler while in school, then Devry is absolutely not for you. I have been at Devry for four semesters now and I don't have anything negative to say. When I went for the enrollment interview, I was told upfront how much the education would cost, and what was required of me. The lady who I spoke with was very nice. And now I just deal with her soley if I have any questions. While I take a few classes online, I take most at their Bellevue, WA location. In some classes I have met students who worked at Microsoft and Boeing. To the best of my knowledge I am pretty sure that the people who teachers the subjects there are professionals in their fields so they are able to really provide first hand knowledge on a subject. At a course home page under the "Student Resources" tab all you have to do is click it and it will take you to your personal account where your financial aid, student loans, grades, and all other pertinent information relating to you is located. The classes at Devry are rigorous and you do have to work very hard to maintain a good grade (lots of reading and writing) A nice thing I also like about Devry is the job fairs they host about twice a year. And so for the people who claim that Devry is a joke, just admit you are disgruntled and I am sorry your experience was not as favorable as mine.
They never stop calling
School not recommended by
James Currie
on
September 30, 2009
17/34 people found this review helpful
This school will tell you they don't have open admission because of the high demand for their school. They lie. They haven't stopped calling, 1-4 calls a day for over a month. I obviously am not going to answer and am already attending another school. If they weren't desperate they wouldn't be calling.
Don't even consider DeVry
School not recommended by
David Dennison
on
September 15, 2009
27/40 people found this review helpful
I entered DeVry in the summer of 2002 with the intention of finishing within 18 months. I have a significant amount of technical background and wanted to test out of the majority of the technical requirements. The recruiters assured me that there would be no problem with this plan and the tests would be available as soon as I wanted them. This was lie #1. After a semester, I was informed that I couldn't take the test for a course until it had been taught at the Ft. Washington location. Semesters passed and, after numerous requests, I finally began to get tests. This was after a full year had passed. Meanwhile, they gradually introduced the idea of working in group projects which was total BS. They claim that somehow you can get a good grade if some lamebrain in your group doesn't fulfill their end of the project. Another lie. So after struggling to complete the battery of tests and 6 years later, the financial aide people decide to join the fracas. They claim - in November - that "computer problems" are holding up the March and July financial aid distributions. This comes from a university teaching computer engineering and business administration. Ok, so I am crippled by financial hardship because of the lack of financial aid and have to withdraw from a class. Then they deny me the financial aid from July because I don't have sufficient credits in February; Credits I would have successfully completed if I had the financial aid back in July. OK, so now the end is close - after 7 years - nearly done. But no, you have to do on line classes. What a joke. They are not classes on line but discussions about whatever the subject might be. How do you discuss differential equations? Add to that the "students" use the discussion threads to spout their particular brands of racism, ignorance, and intolerance like its their own private blog. The instruction is non-existent on-line and overall it's just a waste of time and money. Do yourself a big favor and go to a community college. DeVry is a glorified tech school and the degree and education you get is of dubious value. For me it was seven years wasted for no good purpose.
