DeVry University

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Image:Devry logo.gif DeVry University is a for-profit system of full and part-time career colleges and Technical colleges in the United States and Canada offering a variety of Associate's degrees, Bachelor's of Arts or Bachelor's of Technology degrees at the undergraduate levels up through Master's degrees, and which programs are generally geared toward persons already in the work force like some 3,000 such similar institutions in the United States. The school is a for-profit institution operated by the publicly-held corporation, DeVry Inc. and traded on the NYSE under the symbol DV.

These programs are parallel in quality and by accreditation to evening course offerings around the United States by the large number community colleges and evening course offerings by many major traditional colleges and universities.

The private university operates on a trimester course schedule and, if taken full time year round, a person can graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in about three years or so (depending on the major).

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Accreditation and Educational Associations

The main difference of accreditation standards in this second tier level of higher education is a de-emphasis on a broad base of study in the traditional liberal arts with lesser emphasis on research training with a tighter focus on pragmatic and experiential based skills including early hands-on training in career-specialty areas of study such as Nursing, chemical or electronics technology, business, teaching or law-enforcement. Degrees are typically offered at both a Junior college / Community college level (i.e. two year Associate's) and as a four year bachelor's degree*; these typically have an unusual appearing suffix compared to mainline degrees such as for example the main BSEE compared to the career/technical college's BSEET degree. In addition, the institution offers various certificate programs such as for specific subfields in Information technology, as the institution is constantly adjusting curricula to meet the changing needs of business—unlike more traditional acedemic institutions—which some would say is its ultimate customer.

This focus, especially dominant after the upheavals following World War II makes their graduates highly sought after for entry-level positions by primary-education schools, business, health-care and technical oriented industries; frequently at the expense of traditional four year student-applicants, as these bachelor's graduates are more job ready and require less than the typical one to three years of post college on the job training to perform to acceptable levels typically needed after exposure to the unreal world of academia. It is thus quite wrong to dismiss them with the disparaging ephititet trade schools, which are institutions which focus solely on skills and pay no attention to the broader liberal arts. Students of a fully accredited four year college on the other hand will find better long term prospects in application for graduate and post-graduate level education as well as eventual upper level management tracks.

DeVry University is fully accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (4) and is a member of the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission (5), with a majority of its engineering technology programs accredited through ABET the recognized U.S. accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. The same entity accredits technical programs at the traditional institutions listed in the introduction.

Its main programs of study (and degrees) are business administration (BSBA), computer engineering technology (BSCET), electronics engineering technology (BSEET), network and communication management (BSCT), and other technology (chemical & biochemical engineering) related studies. In addition, they have recently formed a biomedical technology department inconjunction with the extant nursing programs. Other offerings include business, office management, and para-legal specialties.

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History of DeVry

DeVry Chicago (Evanston, IL) opened in 1931 as the eponymous DeForest Training School named after the perfector–inventor of the (amplifier type) of electronics vaccuum tube, Lee DeForest, a colleague and friend of founder Herman A. DeVry. In the 1950s, the school became known as DeVry Technical Institute. The name was changed to DeVry Institute of Technology in 1968 and to DeVry University in 2002.

  • 1931 DeForest Training School in Chicago opened.
  • 1953 Renamed DeVry Technical Institute.
  • 1966 Acquired by Bell and Howell Education Group, Benton Harbor, MI. Renamed Bell and Howell Schools.
  • 1968 Renamed DeVry Institute of Technology, Continuing with name Bell and Howell Schools for corespondence courses.
  • 1987 Merged with Keller Graduate School of Management, creating DeVry Inc.
  • 1991 IPO of DeVry Inc. stock
  • 1996 Acquired Becker CPA Review (now Becker Professional Review).
  • 2002 Combined schools renamed DeVry University.
  • 2003 Acquired Ross University (School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine)
  • 2005 Acquired Deaconess College of Nursing
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Notable alumni

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External links

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Locations

  • Administrative Offices
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
    • Colorado Springs Center
    • Denver Center
    • Westminster Campus
  • Florida
  • Georgia
    • Alpharetta Campus
    • Atlanta Cobb/Galleria Center
    • Decatur Campus
    • Gwinnett Center
    • Henry County Center
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis Center
    • Merrillville Center
  • Maryland
    • Bethesda Center
  • Minnesota
    • Edina Center
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City Campus
    • Kansas City Downtown Center
    • St. Louis West Center
  • Nevada
    • Henderson Center
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte Center
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland Downtown Center
    • Columbus Campus
    • Columbus North Center
    • Rockside Center (Cleveland Area)
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City
  • ONLINE EDUCATION
  • Oregon
    • Portland Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Ft. Washington Campus
    • Philadelphia Center
    • Pittsburgh Center
    • Valley Forge Center
  • Texas
    • Austin Center
    • Ft. Worth Center
    • Houston Campus
    • Houston Galleria Center
    • Irving Campus
    • Plano Center
  • Virginia
    • Arlington Campus
    • Tysons Corner Center
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
    • Milwaukee Center
  • Alberta Canada
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Notes

  • Due to licensing restrictions, DeVry University continues to operate as the (former name) DeVry Institute of Technology in Alberta and New York. Information for the North Brunswick and Canadian campuses is contained in other catalogs.


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