DeVry University??

Well, I finished school a few months back and now am looking for a college. Just wanted to see if anyone has heard stuff about DeVry. I've heard some bad things, but it's all on the internet so I don't take it too seriously. Anyone here have any firsthand experience on it that you could share?

what you hear on the net is probably what the person looking at your resume will be thinking.

might be awesome for learning, but i wouldnt expect your degree to hold much weight. There is a reason harvard doesnt have tv commercials.

In general, "universities" that have to advertise on day time television are not regarded very highly.

You're probably better off with a community college.

what you hear on the net is probably what the person looking at your resume will be thinking.

might be awesome for learning, but i wouldnt expect your degree to hold much weight. There is a reason harvard doesnt have tv commercials.

SoBaus

I'd like to know why. Tell me.

In general, for-profit schools are degree mills that won't look good on a resume. They also cost the federal government mountains of cash because so many unqualified students drop out and can't repay their loans.

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what you hear on the net is probably what the person looking at your resume will be thinking.

might be awesome for learning, but i wouldnt expect your degree to hold much weight. There is a reason harvard doesnt have tv commercials.

majadamus

I'd like to know why. Tell me.

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[QUOTE="SoBaus"]

what you hear on the net is probably what the person looking at your resume will be thinking.

might be awesome for learning, but i wouldnt expect your degree to hold much weight. There is a reason harvard doesnt have tv commercials.

Rocky32189

I'd like to know why. Tell me.

Devry is considered a degree mill. I wouldn't go to it,

its like $10k a year for a worthless degree. no one will take a devry degree seriously, I dont know why people go to these kind of places

In general, "universities" that have to advertise on day time television are not regarded very highly.

You're probably better off with a community college.

3KindgomsRandy

Agreed, I would look to see if there's a good community college in your area.

[QUOTE="SoBaus"]

what you hear on the net is probably what the person looking at your resume will be thinking.

might be awesome for learning, but i wouldnt expect your degree to hold much weight. There is a reason harvard doesnt have tv commercials.

majadamus

I'd like to know why. Tell me.

Because harvard is not a for-profit school while places like itt tech, devry, and university of phoenix are. Generally when a for-profit school applicant comes by for a job, the resume just gets tossed in the shredder without even reading it.

I'd say just look at their accreditation (the US has both regional and national) it is extremely important that you note especially in terms of credits, regionally accredited schools are relucatant or do not accept credits or even degrees from nationally accredited schools, this is because there's a perceived notion of lower standards. From there look at the courses of study. The reasons these people advertise is because they are for profit universities and generally waiver or aren't as restrictive with entry requirements, so they advertise (being a for profit university) to get more business.

Go to your local community college and do well. Once you're done there, transfer to a reputable university.

LOL devry.

I'm just going to tell you now, you're going to end up working at McDonalds.

Don't believe me? Get a degree from DeVry and find out. I dare you.

It matters what you want to go to school for. If its anything IT related...I may be of some help. In grad school, I wrote my thesis on how well certain types of schools equip students with the skills thatare most high in demand within the IT field. I actually found that smaller technical schools (such as DeVry) ranked amongst the highest in the ability to turn out students who meet these industry demands. This was back in 2008, so not a tremendous amount of change in the IT field's demands has happened.

Also, keep in mind that college is also about growing socially and learning how to survive on your own (not saying that you don't). I know saying "College is the best years of your life" is a bit cliche' but it really is. You get an amount of freedom from many obligations that you won't later in life while making friends, dating different people, and overall learning to be responsible and accountable for your success. DeVry can't give you this.

In general, for-profit schools are degree mills that won't look good on a resume. They also cost the federal government mountains of cash because so many unqualified students drop out and can't repay their loans.

superfluidity

This, avoid for-profits. Try enrolling in your local community college.

LOL devry.

I'm just going to tell you now, you're going to end up working at McDonalds.

Don't believe me? Get a degree from DeVry and find out. I dare you.

FrostMTG

Yeah community colleges are cheap and usually covered by state/federal aid. If you had a poor High school transcript you can easily pack on a good GPA and transfer to a more reputable university.

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LOL devry.

I'm just going to tell you now, you're going to end up working at McDonalds.

Don't believe me? Get a degree from DeVry and find out. I dare you.

killer_beanz

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LOL devry.

I'm just going to tell you now, you're going to end up working at McDonalds.

Don't believe me? Get a degree from DeVry and find out. I dare you.

Agent-Zero

Thanks for the laughs and advice guys. You saved me from debt, failure, and humilation. :Pkiller_beanz

Before enrolling anywhere though you should contact community colleges and universities you are interested in attending to see if the credits transfer to and fro between them... A lot of students at my university took a majority of their general education courses at local community schools in the area which are about half the price of the my school and then transfered it all here and began work on their major/bachelor's...

I say you should contact them to find out what is transferable and what is not, etc because I know many schools have policies where so many hours HAVE to come from their school otherwise you can't graduate, meaning you can't do 50% at once school and then 50% at another... Or that they simply don't accept certain credits and the likes...

[QUOTE="killer_beanz"]Thanks for the laughs and advice guys. You saved me from debt, failure, and humilation. :PButtons1990

Before enrolling anywhere though you should contact community colleges and universities you are interested in attending to see if the credits transfer to and fro between them... A lot of students at my university took a majority of their general education courses at local community schools in the area which are about half the price of the my school and then transfered it all here and began work on their major/bachelor's...

I say you should contact them to find out what is transferable and what is not, etc because I know many schools have policies where so many hours HAVE to come from their school otherwise you can't graduate, meaning you can't do 50% at once school and then 50% at another... Or that they simply don't accept certain credits and the likes...

[QUOTE="FrostMTG"]

LOL devry.

I'm just going to tell you now, you're going to end up working at McDonalds.

Don't believe me? Get a degree from DeVry and find out. I dare you.

killer_beanz

as everyone has said....dont do a for profit institution.

what are you trying to major in btw?

I feel like someone who thinks DeVry or the other online colleges are viable options probably couldn't get into UCLA or UCSMousetaches

I feel like someone who thinks DeVry or the other online colleges are viable options probably couldn't get into UCLA or UCSMousetaches

How do you believe that schools such as DeVry stay in business, if no one in the professional arena gives very little merit to their degrees? Wouldn't word have gotten around that "You can't get a job other than at McDonald's" and these places go out of business?

TC, use a bit of logic and common sense instead of listening to a bunch of folks on a video game message board. Heck, don't even take my word for it...do your own research on the type of schools you have in mind of attending. The facts are out there and speak for themselves. This should be of some help to you:

http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

[QUOTE="Mousetaches"]I feel like someone who thinks DeVry or the other online colleges are viable options probably couldn't get into UCLA or UCSDouble_Wide

How do you believe that schools such as DeVry stay in business, if no one in the professional arena gives very little merit to their degrees? Wouldn't word have gotten around that "You can't get a job other than at McDonald's" and these places go out of business?

TC, use a bit of logic and common sense instead of listening to a bunch of folks on a video game message board. Heck, don't even take my word for it...do your own research on the type of schools you have in mind of attending. The facts are out there and speak for themselves. This should be of some help to you:

http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

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[QUOTE="Mousetaches"]I feel like someone who thinks DeVry or the other online colleges are viable options probably couldn't get into UCLA or UCSChris_Williams

How do you believe that schools such as DeVry stay in business, if no one in the professional arena gives very little merit to their degrees? Wouldn't word have gotten around that "You can't get a job other than at McDonald's" and these places go out of business?

TC, use a bit of logic and common sense instead of listening to a bunch of folks on a video game message board. Heck, don't even take my word for it...do your own research on the type of schools you have in mind of attending. The facts are out there and speak for themselves. This should be of some help to you:

http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

"DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC/NCA), www.ncahlc.org. The University's Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation." (Found on their website: http://www.devry.edu/whydevry/accreditation.jsp)

If the credits don't transfer, it won't have anything to do with their lack of accreditation (since they are). There are all types of issues with credits transferring from one school to another...in this case it may be due to the type of school (vocational). But yeah, if TC's plan is to eventually transfer their credits to a 4 year university then community college would most likely be the better choice. However, even with this, its good to have all the facts and know ahead of time if the school that they eventually want to end up at takes credits from the prospective schools they are eyeing now. Most vocational schools like DeVry aren't designed for students who plan to transfer out but rather fully invest their educational pursuits with them solely.

This topic makes me sad considering I haven't applied anywhere yet.

lol Ohio Universeity Eastern college advertises on tv and so does the local technical college. So they bad?

How do you believe that schools such as DeVry stay in business, if no one in the professional arena gives very little merit to their degrees? Wouldn't word have gotten around that "You can't get a job other than at McDonald's" and these places go out of business?

Double_Wide

Word has gotten around, but only very recently. These for profit colleges popping up are a relatively new phenomenon and are based on taxpayer money. They also cater primarily to poorer people with few other options. The problem is, they largely do those poor people a disservice, putting them into tremendous debt with terrible job prospects. Look into the statistics on student loans at for profit colleges, the rate of default is incredibly high.

as everyone has said....dont do a for profit institution.

what are you trying to major in btw?

blackacidevil96

[QUOTE="Double_Wide"]

How do you believe that schools such as DeVry stay in business, if no one in the professional arena gives very little merit to their degrees? Wouldn't word have gotten around that "You can't get a job other than at McDonald's" and these places go out of business?

superfluidity

Word has gotten around, but only very recently. These for profit colleges popping up are a relatively new phenomenon and are based on taxpayer money. They also cater primarily to poorer people with few other options. The problem is, they largely do those poor people a disservice, putting them into tremendous debt with terrible job prospects. Look into the statistics on student loans at for profit colleges, the rate of default is incredibly high.

The misconceptions are nothing recent. Mentioning student loans is only relevant if the money was borrowed from the schools themselves...students in every type of higher learning setting get in debt by federal and private loans as well. The job prospects are terrible for serveral recent college graduates because of the economy...not because of the type of schools. However, the schools that recruiters do tend to prioritize when it comes to hiring are HBCUs and Ivy Leauges.

Again, most of these vocational schools are accredited and have successful graduates. There are standards to getting a higher learning accredation, you know. Nationally and locally (state by state)

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as everyone has said....dont do a for profit institution.

what are you trying to major in btw?

killer_beanz

You should aim to go to a 4 year college then. Vocational schools are usually for those who pretty much know what they want to do and get into the field fast. I mean if you're still open to explore your options to find a field that you can love what you do, then I'd recommend this. However if your mind is pretty much made up about either IT or accounting then go with the vocational school because you'll get into your field faster (or at least in theory).