Devry University

DeVry, the losing streak continues. Shares of DeVry traded yesterday at $27.78, breaking its 52-week low. DeVry shares have fallen 24.0%. DeVry and other for-profit schools' poor reputation have been the main focus for students since the government took attention in addressing the high number of students and graduates who have defaulted on their student loans from the high-cost, low-benefit for-profit education industry. Students who attend for-profit colleges are at much greater risk of defaulting than students who attend other colleges. They are also no more employable than they were before getting their degree, except now they're deeper in debt. Part of this is due to the fact that for-profit schools students are mostly low-income students and students of color who are the first in their families to go to college. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that for-profit schools encouraged students to lie on their federal aid forms, claiming more dependents or failing to mention savings, so students and then the for-profit schools could qualify for more financial aid.

DeVry will do anything to get you enrolled and take your money. Really, all you have to do is walk through their front doors into their admissions office. The vultures are there waiting for future students to become prey and hoping they are poor enough to sign the FASFA forms so DeVry can get their hands on your federal aid money, military education benefits and other scholarships students earned. The thieves at DeVry will tell you these benefits should cover most of your education expenses, but they make sure you also sign the dotted line for future loans should they be needed. What they don't tell you is that they are needed from day 1 of your first class since DeVry is so expensive. They mislead students into believing they are receiving a higher valued education which will get them the highest paying jobs within 6 months of their graduation. The reality is that in today's job market, it is an outright lie to make promises of higher wages and guaranteed employment within 6 months. It is DeVry's deceptive scheme to lure students in to get a hold of their federal aid money. This is how for profit schools like DeVry got rich in the past as there was little government regulations in place to oversee the sub-standard education these for-profit schools provided their students.

As DeVrys reputation became highly scrutinized over their deficient education value and students made their experiences public via newsgroups, forums and internet, students began to realize they can receive a higher quality, respected education at local and state universities where financial advisors clearly disclose the student's financial obligations each semester or whenever requested. That's one of the major difference between DeVry (a for-profit school) and a state or local run university that has regulations. Integrity and ethics go a long way in the business world and DeVry failed miserably when they turned their main focus on their wealth statistics and lost vision to the quality of the education they sold their consumers.

A little note to DeVry. Business 101, which I learned from one of the most respected teacher around, states that the most important things to remember in managing any business are integrity and a steadfast commitment to ethical business practices. These are the cornerstones of how your business should operate in the present to succeed in the future.

I had inquired about attending the school back in October 2011 and was accepted right away after the interview with the admissions counselor. She was wonderful to me, but that is because she is the front line and a representative on initial meeting. That is how they are. She followed up with me for several months, called me to see how I was doing and making sure if I was still interested until I started class. I started my first session this month. I chose to do the online courses because it's supposed to accommodate the busy student who can't attend the classes in person. Well, I learned that in their math courses, if you do not pass the exam with 80% or above, you can't move on to the next chapter. I tried emailing the professor and he barely responds back. He doesn't give me any options but to find a tutor. Their tutor referral service is horrible. There is no hope in their online tutors and when I called the campus to book a face-to-face tutor, they were all unavailable only because tutors were in class themselves.

So now I'm failing one online course because the course is going full speed and I'm stuck on their policy of 80% or higher or else! I tried contacting the success coach which she does not even have access to your grades. How is she supposed to help students succeed again? I called the school and the receptionist wanted to know every single reason why I want to talk to the success coach and what's going on. And in order for me to talk to the success coach, I would have to make an appointment because she is busy registering students at the moment. Apparently, they're busy taking the next wave of students' money. First of all, I am a current student so why can I not talk to the success coach? The receptionist wants to get every bit of information of what the call is about before they could pass me on to who I requested to talk to so they can decide whether to talk to me or not. It's unbelievable how bad their services are and they say they are in a position to help you but they don't.

I have come to the conclusion that going to Devry was a mistake. I was promised that I could get a job with the help of the Career Advisers and that has not been the case. I am currently employed as we speak, but is not because of Devry. When I first got my job, without the help of Devry, the human resource department informed me that my degree was not accredited because Devry was not accredited. So I was about to lose my job. Through research, they found out that the school was accredited. There has also been other instances where other professors from other school questioned whether Devry was accredited. I have another degree from Albany State University and I just recently got a new job. Not one time did the interviewer mention anything about Devry, they only mentioned Albany State.

I feel just like the others who went to Devry, all that money that we have spent on these degrees and it has not paid off. Heck I am in debt because the school is so expensive. But I would rather pay a bunch of money for a degree, where I know that I am guaranteed a job with the school help. I would not advise anyone to go to this school, it was a mistake. You pay way too much money to just have a piece of paper. Let it be worth something.

I attended DeVry and received a degree that is just a piece of paper and they have no concept of accounting practices, and are billing financial aid for more than needed, and not returning the excess. Their career services department will do nothing to help you and when asked to help, they offer to do things that you could do yourself, such as, "you could apply at this particular place". No kidding, I went to school so they could tell me that. Do not attend here. Other schools would be better, certainly could not be worse.

I graduated at Devry and now I crawl through poop for a living. The majority of the course focused on a dead programming language because that was all their professors were familiar with. When it was time to get to the good stuff, we had to suffer through profs fresh off the boat who did not speak English, refused to communicate and wouldn't stay after for the "mandatory" lab sessions. I once asked a professor (white guy) about what a particular javascript function means and he replied "copy and paste, that's what it means".

I was told my GI Bill from the military would cover everything and the grant I get would also. Next thing I know, I'm taking out loans because GI Bill doesn't pay for courses that are below 100, like 92 and so on. I got no check-ups and no one calls me unless I send a nasty gram with some cuss words to get their attention. Seriously that's what it takes sometimes. The student is left with setting up lab, which is hard as hell to do. They also made me file most of the paperwork. I failed my math class because they would not send me a math book because I owed money that the GI Bill would not pay. I don't want to get called because I got heat for the last time I said something.

Someone needs to see what students and military actually pays for Devry to do. So far, all I do is pay thousands of taxpayers' dollars to watch Devry sit there and push a button and not do any of the legwork. It's ** and students are getting screwed. I'm leaving Devry and will never stop bad-mouthing them.

I am in my first session at Devry, and during my signing up phase I explained that I was not interested in taking courses online that I wanted to attend on campus. So what they did was give me a blended course. Now I am behind in my grades because of the online part. I attend every week but what is discussed in class has nothing at all to do with what we are being graded on. Now, e-mailing the professor about my troubles has not worked because she does not respond to the e-mails. Not only that she has told the entire class to write her on her personal address, I may be wrong, but she does have a responsibility to the school, right? Devry has personnel that have titles like "success coach" where they can not even access your grades, so how could they be any help in helping you succeed in school? I am currently at a low average. I am failing.

Keller Graduate School of Management stated they would work through CAEL for tuition prepayment through my employer, Verizon Wireless. When my employer exhausted the $8000 per year they would pay, Keller stated I could get the rest covered by financial aid. However, due to poor management of my account, the federal government retracted their aid from my account. Keller then put my registration on hold, stating that I could not register until thousands of dollars were repaid to them. I was supposed to graduate in March, but due to the hold they placed on my account, a class I was supposed to take in November was full by the time they realized their mistake and took the hold off my account. Then, they told me the class would not be offered again until May, delaying my graduation and my job promotion.

Now, they are doing it again. After staying on the phone for over 2 hours with a rep, who finally figured out my hold should be lifted, they said I needed to fax an official request in to register for the capstone class before taking the final class needed to graduate. I spoke three times this week to a rep who stated they received my request form and everything was ok. Today, I received a voicemail from Keller stating that there was a hold on my account and they cannot register me for the class, and today is the last day to register. Oh, by the way, they only have a few hours before offices are closed. When I called back they were closed. Keller has successfully prevented me from graduating for eight months now due to their own incompetence, poor intra-office communication, and lack of assigning one person to my account. I would never recommend this school to anyone for a graduate degree. It has delayed my job promotion and graduation indefinitely.

I attended Devry since 2006 and I finished my degree in 2010. I attended Keller to obtain my master's and let me say, that it was two years since I graduated and they never helped me with no jobs leads. They have a website ihire.com for students and all the job openings that they have are copied and pasted in that website and those job openings are the same ones from www.indeed.com, www.careerbuilder.com, www.hotjobs.com. For those people that are thinking of attending Devry, don't spend your money. This school is a fraud.

I was told when I started my schooling that after I graduated that I would have assistance in finding employment that matched my new career skills set. I applied for every job that they had sent me and shock of shocks, never got hired. Towards the end of the 6 months "assistance" that I received, they started sending me job openings that I myself had already applied for and been denied. If I needed someone else to locate jobs for me, I would have done that. I was told that after I received my RHIT-Registered Health Information Technologist certification, I would have a job within two weeks. Guess what, now its almost 5 months later, and I still don't have a job.

I didn't pay $36,000 for a piece of paper that isn't going to do me a bit of good in the real world. All the jobs that I have applied for require 2 years experience and I guess at this rate, I am not getting that experience any time soon. I feel that DeVry shouldn't be promising all this if they don't have businesses already lined up that would accept their new graduates. I think that all they were concerned about was lining up students to increase their profits with false promises about getting a job after graduating.

Right near the end of my four year course, I was told I would not have enough money to finish, and I would have to come out of pocket. I am poor enough as it is, and I have no idea why they did not tell me that in the very beginning. I first signed up for the Devry loan which is 100 dollars every month, and I can barely afford that with all my other bills. Now, I will not graduate on schedule since they want more money, about $1,500 before the session or I will have to sign up for the Devry loan again in July. That will be $200 to Devry every month and I will still have to pay my bills. I am very fearful of my situation, but I do not think that it will improve.

These people care nothing about you as an individual. I was working with on women for my finances when I first started, but she passed me along to someone else. Now, the women that I had previously swindle the new students. While the two women I am with, now deal with the students that are just about to graduate. I have been swindled out of a whole lot of money, and regret continuing my education. I may not even get a job since I did even learn anything while attending Devry. That's four years of my life down the drain. I feel so ashamed that I allowed this to happen.

This was at the Irving, Texas campus, and the campus as a whole was not the greatest. All the staff members especially the financial department act like they want to help, but all they want is your money. I would not recommend anyone go to that place. My life is over and I am only 23 years old, so thank you Devry for ruining my life.

DeVry is manipulating students in my opinion. They have no job leads, scholarships, or grants. First of all, they will let anyone into the school as long as your FAFSA allows you to pay them or borrow at high interest rates. The admissions representatives may attempt to obtain several pieces of information right up front that have nothing to do with your success as a hard working student.

First of all, DevVy doesn't care if you are a good student with high test scores or a good GPA. Admissions wants your social security number and FAFSA so that they can start a borrowing process that will haunt you with debt. They get points for selling you a product which may have no positive outcome. You will be in debt if you take out a loan to pay DeVry's increasing tuition fees. Nothing is owed to you from them and they will not give you anything unless you pay them.

DeVry preys on desperate individuals who are seeking a job in this time of career uncertainty. DeVry will use the control of getting you a job to force you into debt. I worked for the school and I know that they think the students are a joke. I would not recommend that any intelligent person go to this school. We live in a good country where Congress is working to reduce this kind of behavior at for-profit schools because it hurts Americans.

Trusting in false advertising, I became a student at DeVry's Keller graduate school of management. This school was a poor excuse for a graduate school with a a tiny office space for a campus. The administrators actually tried to hold classes in the unused DeVry undergraduate school classrooms where they store old overhead projectors. They closed a satellite campus and fired employees while I was there, but that didn't help their case for a professional institution.

I was forced to sue DeVry in court with an attorney. I proved that these crooks lied to me up front about what degrees they offer and questioned employees who quit or were fired. What DeVry actually wants is your social security number and FAFSA, so that they can run a check to see how much money you can borrow, not intelligent students seeking an education.

DeVry's dishonest admissions representatives will pretend to want you as a student just to get to the borrower's check-point to see if you are credit-worthy. Please beware of this for-profit school, because it will leave you desolate and without a job. Sorry, they don't have any good work study or scholarships either. They have lost their credibility in the technology industry and will do nothing for you in the employment world.

Also, if you fall for this trap, you might not get the degree until you pay thousands more than the originally stated. Finally, you will be in so much debt by the time you graduate, so it's really not worth your time and money. Please shop around at 3 or more for-profit schools if you plan to go to one. Luckily, the federal government is suing DeVry like I did for manipulating people into debt. Thank God, I beat them in court and will receive my money back!

This school does not teach anything. Everything I have learned, I have had to self teach myself. Big mistake to attend this college. I feel the government loans I have incurred for this rip off school should be paid by Devry. There is no educating at Devry. I went to school to be educated. This is a crime!

When my son spoke with a representative in the financial planning (financial aid?) department today, the representative (a somewhat rude woman named Chris) requested his FAFSA PIN number. This was asked in a routine manner, as though it's just part of how DeVry manages student account information. Unfortunately, my son trusted the school and the representative, and he gave her the PIN without thinking. When I, his parent, was finally allowed to speak directly with a school representative (someone in a different department), I expressed my concern and dismay at this practice.

I was assured that my concerns would be passed along to Dino of the financial planning department. I was told that he would search through the recorded calls for evidence that this had occurred then call me back. If this is true (and I admit that I now have serious doubts about DeVry's sincerity about anything), I appreciate it. We'll see what happens, I guess. However, I now have grave doubts about trusting my son's future and the financial health of our family to this institution.

I attended Devry University for over two years. However, in 2010, I had to drop out because I was told that I was going to go over my limit to receive financial aid. What I am upset about is they did not tell me in the beginning that I would not have enough federal aid to cover what I needed to complete for my bachelor degree program. Now that I have been out of school for two years, I have outstanding student loans from not only Devry, but also Heald College, not to mention not being able to find work in my field of accounting.

Basically, what has happened is after researching the internet for problems with this school, I noticed that my own tuition and fees were going to exceed, what my loan was for in the first place. I was assured this wouldn't happen by a man named Dino at the financial aid office. Not only him but others whose names escape me.

Basically, the entire staff there see this is not as an educational institution but of course a business for profit. Upon further investigation, there has already been lawsuits and complaints filed against this school for the same things. I then started having problems with most of the staff I contact after submitting my withdrawal. I am currently still enrolled for a final session and I am receiving no help from my professor, I have filed a formal complaint through them. I do not feel as though it will be willfully followed through based on the fact that they are all in this together.

I asked for help and was only given the response of contacting advisers to get on board with a campus instead of online. The current class I am in, I have taken before and was failed due to non completion, the reason for this non completion was my own fault, but I was ill advised into this class in the first place. I asked to be placed into a rudimentary Math class so as to prepare my self before continuing on into these higher Math classes. I was placed into the Math 092 instead of 032, I am now retaking 092 and if I fail this, I could lose not only my FAFSA but my Stafford loans to economic standing. Currently without this class, I am sitting at a 3.74 GPA and my attendance and grade state that I am not a failing student.

The consequences of this situation are that I am incurring debt at a school where I would not be able to receive a degree that I will be able to use unless I pay them even more money. I have already incurred 14,000+ in debt and I am stuck in this class that will not only affect my financial aid but my GPA. That will effectively stop me from ever pursuing a higher education at any other school. So basically, because I fell for their marketing tactics I am now in, a corner that I may not be able to get out of. This will not just affect me but my family that has had to help me while Ive been in school.

Just want to let everyone know how badly Devry University treats students. I had a problem at the admissions, and I couldn't get any help. I talked to 10 people at the registrar, and they all promised to call me back, and help me, but they never did. I asked them to transfer me to the dean, instead, they just put a front desk guy on the phone, John **. He promised to help me, and get back to me, but he never did. I called him several times, and left him a message, but he never got in touch with me. Not only did they lie to me, and never let me talk to the dean, but they also never returned my calls.

I paid for my first class, but I was never officially admitted at the Devry. How can it be possible? They take your money and let you study but they don't guarantee any graduation and full admission? It's completely incompetent and unprofessional. I would never think that I'll have to go through this in USA! Wow, what a disappointment. For such a high tuition and big expenses, I would expect different service, and much more care! I am completely frustrated and disappointed.

I did not know what an aggregate limit was, until they told me I had no more money for my Fall iip. Now, why in the world would they give me one amount for how much my classes would be, and now here I am nearly $ 60,000 more in debt. Still with no degree. I am outraged and disappointed. Why would I go this far and not obtain my degree. I want a career to better myself and I have things like this that are distractions and obstacles. Someone please lead me to networkers who can assist.

The one consistencies in all of our stories is how DeVry aggressively recruits you and promotes the fast track graduation plan. Then, when you are almost finished, they tell you that your funding has run out. Now, you have got to scramble to find money or else quit your pursuit of your degree.

When I started, I was told the price of my bachelor's degree would be $30,000. I am now in debt for almost &60,000, and only have an associate's degree. When my financing ran out in the middle of my last class, the financial services department informed me that I owed $3,500. I went to the online site and wanted to pay just twenty dollars and gave them my routing number because I was going to begin to make monthly payments through that system. However, they took the total $3,500 out of my saving and checking accounts causing my mortgage payment to bounce.

I signed up for online school because out of state tuition was high for the college I wanted to go to. I thought that I could work at my own pace. I attempted to for as long as I could, but I have a full time job. I am not always on the internet. They now are taking my wages for $3,000. They didn't loan me that money at all like a regular college would loan you money to buy books and supplies, so what am I paying them for?

DeVry university was the worst mistake I've ever made in my entire life. I enrolled in 2008 for a B.S. in Computer Information Science. They laid the track out for me if I were a full-time student, and not knowing the ins and outs of furthering my education out of high school. I didn't know the workload that came with being a full-time student. I had to switch to a half-time student. I spent about 3 years of my life working for about 50 credits (126 needed for my degree). On the last semester I attended DeVry, my financial aid consultant made a comment about me running out of aid once I hit 50,000 dollars. I never knew there was a limit. It was my fault for not researching. But they could have told me this when I had to switch to half-time.

When I called them to tell them that I wasn't going to be able to graduate because of my half-time status, they offered me extremely limited help. They asked me to take my transcripts to my family and show them my grades, a 3.8 GPA, and ask them to invest in me for my future. Why couldn't this have been made clear to me much earlier? It was because they wanted to exhaust my limit with little regards to if I actually graduated. It is a horrible school. It's not worth the extremely outrageous tuition fees. I have had numerous other issues with this school in regards to them willing to do anything to set you back or causing you to have to drop a class.

I noticed that someone said that a representative talked her husband into signing up even though he was currently attending another institution? I think that your husband should not blame the school because no one can persuade anyone to sign up if they don't want to. Someone else talked about suing, if you can afford to sue, the school then why don't you pay off the amount that you claim the school says you owe? Most of the complaints that deal with financial aid people should learn the basics of what financial aid does, and ask the right questions, and not from one person, several different people. I also recommend researching government sites on specific loans and the like so that you better understand how things work.

I wanted to finish my degree so after talking to a few online schools I selected DeVry University. They told me everything I wanted to hear. I would finish my Bachelors Degree in 15 months and so I agreed. When I got down to the last few semesters I found out I did not have enough money to finish. They also held the money they received from my lender for over 2 months before returning part to me and part to my lender. I am so upset they lied to me about my degree and financial aid. To top it off, I got a bill for $232 from DeVry University when they had all that loan money and they did not pay themselves before returning the money. I would really like to know if there is a lawyer we could talk to and help file a suit against DeVry University for misrepresentation and the use of the funds. There financial aid department could not even help me with any type of loan. When I first started, I was unemployed and had to jump hoops to try for a grant which also failed due to the mentality of the people they have working for. They are so misleading in what they tell you when you are registering. I also found out I needed more credits than I was originally told in the beginning.

I lost my business and website/database in December 2010. I decided to go back to school to learn how to do my own database. I already have a BA in criminal justice from Tri-State University, which I cannot use in this area. I attended Ashford University online, for my MA in education, but quickly realized that it wasn't for me. I transferred several credits to DeVry. I have taken several courses in the past several months and hold a 4.0. All of a sudden, I received a letter saying that I owe over $2k for the semester I am in currently. I am only into my third week, but no one has called me about this. Apparently, I cannot go to school full time, though I was told I could due to the amount of transfers I incurred, making me a junior for this degree. They said I am out of financial aid. And they said that I cannot stop taking the courses I am in and transfer them to next semester. I see from other comments that this is much like the scam others have seen. They are calling me tomorrow. But I know from these other posts how the outcome will turn out. We need a class action suit against these schools. This has to stop!

At Kenner Herzing NOLA, the "students" run the "university". They have chronic problems with staffing instructors and teachers. Competence is in short supply. Half-truths and misleading statements are commonplaces. Learning is not why you are paying. Help with job placement would not accurately represent why you pay. You give them money and they give you a piece of paper.

People who are trying to keep their existing jobs go there to buy some job security. Kids whose parents push them to attend some institution of learning go to this place. The desperate and ill-informed attend this moderately legal pyramid scheme. Don't be taken in by this modern day snake oil salesmen and their helpful staff who will happily process your paperwork for the fast track to debt. Places like this and I.T.T. are a waste of money and where your hopes come to die. If you want an education that is worth anything go to a real school - U.N.O. or Tulane School of Continuing studies. It requires a more real effort and willingness to improve your life. If the school pitch sounds like a drive through menu, then you're going to get greasy food.

Herzing is also a holiday camp for central Europe. Herzing NOLA is staffed by European expatriates and their friends from back home, earning their working visas by "teaching". Throw a dart at a map of central Europe and at least one instructor visiting the U.S. comes from within 50 miles of the location. Ask about the circumstances surrounding the previous half dozen Deans "stepping down/retiring" (i.e. being forced to leave under scandal involving strife between staff teachers and students).

The misdirection of funds and equipment used for private enterprise over the needs of the students and entire classes cancelled, so the facility could be rented for meetings with private enterprises. I stress that the I.T. Department at Herzing does this with permission from the school for extra money. Student laboratories were cancelled and student projects destroyed and weeks of class erased as a result. Irresponsible and no form of acceptable professionalism by the staff is the order of the day.

With the economy suffering as now, I warn anyone who is considering the New Orleans Herzing campus to steer clear and to investigate better established traditional school before financially crippling yourself for empty promises. With that said, the staff is very friendly and helpful - highly recommended for studying a European language or being lectured by a lawyer with spare time on their hands.

I attended Devry online and I thought it was great. I performed very well. Then, I had a few life changes that caused me to have to wait a few semesters to take classes. I then was in a terrible automobile accident and this was during a "quarter". I had medical documentation for this and thought everything would be fine.

Here I am, two classes away from having my degree, and I received an email telling me that my financial aid ran out and I have to pay $4000.00, before I can return to school to finish my degree. There were no warnings before and it was out of the blue.

Since my car accident, I have been on a Long Term Disability and have no way of paying anything. I was told very rudely, by someone, by the name of Susan, I think, that I cannot return unless that amount is paid in full.

I cannot return to school unless, the $4000.00 is paid in full. They also refuse to transfer my transcript, until it is paid, so I will never get my degree and they have turned it over to collections.

In 2002, I was enrolled at DeVry University and I was taking online courses. I transferred from the campus course to online courses. First, all of my courses didn't transfer. I let that go, but after completing six semesters online and after enrolling in my seventh, my account was put on hold. I contacted the financial aid and was told that I had not received financial aid for the last two semesters. I owed 15k before I could enroll. There was no payment plan so I can't continue and I am not able to get my transcripts for previous semesters that were paid for through the financial aid (that I'm currently paying).

I'm paying back financial aid loans, but I have no access to my transcripts to continue the education I'm paying for. I believe that this is an institutionalized scheme within this school.

I started taking courses for a B.S. in Human Resource Management spring semester 2006. Initially I started paying for my tuition by using the Montgomery G.I. bill but shortly after I was informed that there was not enough money on my G.I. bill to cover the tuition so I was strongly eager to fill out the FAFSA so as to obtain the government funding to continue with my education.

The first couple of years seemed to be going fine. I continuously made it to the Dean's list for academic excellence for holding a 3.6 GPA out of a possible 4.0 and I was right on track and was advised that I was going to be able to graduate the summer 2011 semester. Then right around January of 2010, I started receiving e-mails and phone calls from Devry Student Finance that my funding was running out and that if I wanted to continue with my education, I would have to find other means of paying the tuition.

I continuously asked Student Finance to help me find other means and had asked them if Devry University itself offered any assistance and the first two individuals did not even hesitate to say no. But after searching Devry's own website, I found that they did and the third individual I talked to was able to help me obtain a veterans grant that Devry had offered but was told that they could not do anything else for me because I had not exhausted my private loan options.

In the meantime, I was unable to secure any private student loans due to credit issues, part of which was a direct result of already owing in the upwards of around $50,000.000 for the education I had received from Devry up until this point, which was also explained to the finance department which still refused to give further assistance. But I did not give up.

In January 2011, I made contact with my student advisory department to make sure I was still on track with my degree program, at which point I was told that it was going to take roughly another four years to complete my degree program. I was presented with additional courses that must be completed that were not requirements in my original plan of study which I had created with Devry student advisors during my first year.

Finally the spring semester of 2011, I was all but forced to discontinue my enrollment due to lack of funding.

Approximately two years ago, I received a financial aid check disbursement from DeVry. I had received others in the past but this one was larger and in retrospect, I should have questioned it but I did what I always done, and cashed the check. This check was about $2000 and it was an error on the part of DeVry and should have been applied to the balance for classes taken. However, the disbursement caused a negative balance with DeVry for approximately $2000. I carried the balance for a while, and managed to get the balance down to $1000. At this time, I had three classes remaining to graduate. I had several email exchanges with my financial aid advisor (FAA) specifically about taking my last classes, and hopefully reducing the balance owed to DeVry.

In an email, my FAA told me that after taking the classes and after my financial aid were applied, my balance to DeVry would be about $681. I took the classes and finished in October 2010.

In January, I was contacted by Home Office and was told that I owed $4800 to DeVry. I called my FAA many times but with no response. After calling a dozen times, finally, I spoke with her and she told me that my financial aid had maxed out, and so I owed DeVry the new balance. In addition, I would not graduate or receive a diploma until the balance were paid in full. I told her that I was up for a promotion soon, and that my graduation would weigh heavily on that decision. She told me that she would send an email to her boss and cc me requesting direction on a possible solution to fix the error. My FAA stopped responding to phone calls and emails. She never sent the email to her boss and I was left with no solution.

In March, I contacted DeVry and requested contact information for her boss, the director of student financial aid. I made contact with her and explained the situation. The director told me that she wanted to help and indicated that the balance might be eliminated. My understanding is that, there is a scholarship or something that they were considering applying to my balance. We exchanged phone calls every few weeks, and she told me that she was working with Home Office and the Dean.

In May, I got a letter from DeVry telling me that they would be sending my account to collections. I contacted the director and told her; she said she would contact Home Office and ask them to remove the account from collections, and return the account to the local level while we are trying to figure it out. In June, I got a letter from DeVry saying that the account was in collections. I send a certified letter to the director and cc the Dean spelling out the history of the account and asking that the account be removed from collections, as I have been in constant contact. I asked that DeVry provide some advocacy on my part to find a solution that is beneficial to both of us.

I received a phone call from the director in mid July telling me that Home Office had placed a 30-day hold on the account, of which approximately 20 were left, and I needed to figure out a resolution. She recommended a personal loan, or to contact one of my current loan servicers to see if they could roll the DeVry balance into an existing loan. They have not followed through with anything they have told me and has been very difficult to get anything in writing.

After these months, the balance is in collections and I still have not received my diploma. I got stuck owing DeVry a huge chunk of money which I specifically told that I didn't want. The loan is a high interest loan with fees added on. I could put my loans in forbearance, but then I would be making additional interest payment on the entire balance to pay off the DeVry loan.

I am upset because they could have helped me get other financial aid, scholarship, grant, etc, prior to the large commitment. They could have stepped up after and helped reduce the balance, which I suggested splitting, or provide some other support for other forms of financing after the mistake was made. They have done absolutely nothing but give me lip service and wait.

I started DeVry back in 2005 and with no one to consult about the experiences of going to college (no one in my family has attended), I was going into this experience blind. I had no problems with the professors or the work but when I got into my senior year, I was told that there was no more funding for me. There was no warning sent to me that this was going to happen or even potentially happen. I didn't get any notification of possible ways to get out of this situation. I only found out because I started receiving emails telling me that I owed money for the last semester that I took. To get emails saying that I owed $4,000 was really shocking.

Then, I met with the administrators and they supposedly worked out a financial worksheet to show me how I can finish. When the time came for me to begin classes, I was again told that I couldn't start classes because of no funding. So, I wasted two hours of meeting with the administration. It is unfortunate that DeVry is such an expensive school and that they allowed students to put themselves in this situation. Now, everyone is shrugging their shoulders at me and saying, "There's nothing we can do for you."

I am so disappointed with this school and I want to tell everyone my story so that no one would find themselves in my situation. I currently am seven classes away from getting my degree and it looks like that's not going to happen because I refuse to get myself deeper into debt. I feel like the school should have been more forthcoming with information or more pro-active so that students do not find themselves in this situation.

Please pass this story on and I hope that this may help someone.

I showed interest in the school around 2008 or 2009. I requested some more info through the Internet to learn more. I was already cautious about attending due to it being an online college and the sketchy accreditation that the school claimed.

I was sent some info through email and postal mail. I was then called daily by representatives from Devry. It didn't feel right, but I had a representative come out to my home and sell this school to me. They had my family and I believing that this school was the answer to my prayers. I was young and ignorant. I can't believe that it is that easy for an 18-year-old kid to get into such a bad situation unknowingly.

I attended the school for a year, with no problems. They treated me like I was gold. Then, as I was about to attend my second year (fourth semester, I think), the school was telling me that I would have to pay for half of my classes to keep attending due to lack of financial aid. I was shocked and I knew I had no way to come up with the thousands they were asking for. This caused me to have to stop going to school.

About three months went by while I was trying to sort out what I could do to get back in under financial aid. I started to receive letters about paying off over $18,000 in student loans!

Let me make this clear. I was unaware that this "online college" costs this much. If I would have known, I wouldn't have looked at the school at all. I have tried to get the right people on the phone to debate this or talk about this. I get rude answers, or no answers at all. So now a couple months from now, I have to begin repaying, or these guys are going to take me to the cleaners. I am being threatened with them taking my taxes, garnishing my wages, and destroying my credit report.

I can't afford to pay this debt and I do not want this following me for the rest of my life. I wish I could take it all back. But I have to find a way out of this mistake, or my life is pretty much over.

I attended DeVry University Online in 2006 to 2008. I obtained around 40 credits. I was having troubles with my math class, and I took it several times. I switched classes, and when I did, I talked to my advisor and to the finance department to ask if it will hurt anything. They said it wouldn't. If anything it might cost a few hundred out-of-pocket from the cost of the classes, and might have a cost difference. I said I was fine with that. So time came around, I passed my math class; when it was time to schedule my next classes they told me that I owed them more than $1,000. There was no way I could pay that out-of-pocket. So, I didn't schedule for my next classes.

Now I started in a new school in 2010; had a hard time doing so from past experience with DeVry and money. I got to enroll, but when I transferred my credits from DeVry, only 8 credits was transferred. I do not feel that it was fair. I done all that hard work for around 40 credits, and only got 8 out of them. Now I owe around $30,000, and have nothing to show for it. I am wondering if I can do anything about it? Is there anything I can do to fight it?

I am an M.A. student at DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management. I have been an attorney for 30 years and am an author of law books as well as a national expert on abuse of persons. I filed formal complaints against DeVry/Keller with the U.S. Department of Education and the Better Business Bureau of the Chicago area over this school's mishandling of my student financial aid, threats from various of their staff members, and fraudulent claims that I owed certain sums to DeVry.

DeVry/Keller retaliated against me for filing those complaints. Milwaukee DeVry Campus Director Jeunet Davenport retaliated against me by slashing over $19,000 off of the student aid refund checks I qualify for for 2011/2012. She demands that I sign an agreement accepting only $1000 in refunds in each of the 6 sessions rather than the over $4,200 per session I qualify for under the federal law and under DeVry Cost of Attendance figures. She said she will not allow me to register for/take my class which began TODAY July 5 unless I sign said illegal agreement.

Unless I receive my approved refund of $4,200 which I relied on in making financial decisions across the past months on time (the week of July 17) I will be homeless and jobless. I am in the process of purchasing a vehicle in order to be able to get to work and earn a living but that purchase depends upon my receipt of aid on time.

I began enrollment at DeVry University Long Beach in July 2005 and was able to transfer in 7 classes, but scored low in math. I took 3 math classes to fulfill my course of study along with 2 statistic classes. I began receiving notices via email or when I attempted to enroll in a given trimester stating that there is a hold on my enrollment. This always lead to the financial aid office, where I was placed in front of a computer and asked to follow the steps like cattle, along with the other students.

It didn't take long to rack-up 85k in school loans. The financial aid advisers didn't even blink when I told them that this seemed a little inflated when you consider I transferred in 7 classes and paid for one class out-of-pocket.

Upon graduating, Devry offers career guidance. I majored in Network Communication Management. The job lead offered me in April of 2011 was the McDonald's hiring frenzy which my career adviser urged me to attend. I feel that I was the only person singled out for a job lead flipping burgers and that I have been discriminated upon.

I was looking into going to college at Devry University, while looking at it and such, I had my mom help me. So I'm getting it all setup and step 3 of the financial aid required me to sign a master promissory note. That right there set off alarms, so it got me looking and I kept reading of Devry taking loans out without anyone former consent. So I looked up stuff about the note, apparently, when you take a loan out, you have to sign one but Devry wants you to take one out before even discussing loans. I would stay away from them.

Luckily, I figured this out before joining the school. All the horror stories that I've read of people getting 6-7k in loans randomly could have happened to me or anyone, and in signing that promissory note before hand, makes sure you pay it back and be careful with Devry College.

I have tried continuously to send off a school deferment. One place said that the registrar's office had no e-mail address, the financial aid said they do not do emails. For five hours, I have tried to cancel my loans for next semester but they still have sent me nothing. I have tried and tried, I feel I am being discriminated against due to my disability-- lie after lie. This is why I trust no one. No one listens. I called the Department of Education to make sure they cancel my loans next semester. I have to go through DeVry again-- a dead end, as they will not send the form. I have a bad feeling about that school.

I have been a student at Devry for over 2 years now, working towards my degree in Health Information Technology. I am close to graduating, with only about 6 core classes left. I contacted the academic advising team on January 3, 2011 to register for the Spring classes. I then asked them, how many units could I take for the Spring semester? That was when they transferred me to financial aid. Financial aid told me that after the Spring semester, I will have no more federal loan money and will have to pay for the rest of my schooling out of pocket.

I was shocked and speechless and I told them that I was not told that this could happen; that this was the first time hearing this. They just told me that I would have to apply for scholarship or get a private loan. I am so upset with this whole situation because I wasn't informed this when I was signing up with Devry. I feel like they left me uninformed to get me enrolled and to get all of the money they can out of me because they obviously do not care whether I graduate or not. I will not be able to afford to finish my schooling with Devry and therefore, will not graduate with my degree in HIT like I had planned. I feel that they have taken advantage of me by not stating all of the facts when I first enrolled into Devry. If they had, I would have taken the finances into consideration and obviously chose another school.

After being out of college for a year, I talked my doctor into letting me go back. You see, I am disabled and have several severe health problems. Asthma is one of them and stress is a trigger. After I had the doctor write up a letter letting me return to school (but with conditions), I applied for Stafford loans. I had to send them a letter also telling them that my condition would allow me to return to work but if it got worse, I understood that the loans could be written off. It remained under review for the time that I was enrolling. I was also offered a chance to get a transfer scholarship since I would be transferring in credits. This was all under Cyndee **, who is an Admissions Adviser II at DeVry. I had read many complaints about DeVry but she sent me an email.

I kept all the information about dates and times, cut and paste photos, you name it. I took no chances. However, I decided to go there. When they mentioned that the application is still under review, I became a bit worried. I know that Kansas State only took a week to figure it out and I enrolled late there. They had these documents for almost two weeks. Mrs. ** indicated to me that it would probably go off review once I started classes.

Well, I started this Tuesday night, 4 Jan 11. I could log in and I noticed when I checked my financial aid that the review was still there on Friday. After reading all these complaints, I began to wonder. I called the U.S. Dept. of Education and was passed around to several places with no clear answer to any Stafford Loans paying for my education. It was indicated to Mrs. ** from the get go that I am on a fixed income of $644.00 a month and I cannot afford any out of pocket expenses. She told me not to worry. I had been financially approved to go to school; otherwise, I could not enroll.

On Friday, I called back to the school wanting to talk to one of my academic advisers. He told me that his computer was down. A red flag popped up in my head because there are several complaints about this. This was when I began to call the Dept. of Education around noon. I called back to the school and spoke to Steve, one of my academic advisers. He put me in touch with finance who told me that they still needed several documents--one was from my doctor which they had for, at least, a few weeks. I still have the scan date on my computer and when I sent it to them.

I told the lady that I was already approved financially and had been worked up a financial planner for the upcoming semester, which I happened to have also. She said that those are subject to change and I became very aggravated that they had information they did not enter in. I told them, "So, my classes are not yet paid for?"

So, having all this information, which they neglected to enter, just set me back further. I told them to un-enroll me as I only took classes for a few days. She said it would still cost me 10% of what I already took. I received a bill for more than $3,000 and I supposed that I have to pay it in $25.00 payments. Let's hope they do not take any Staffords out on me because I am not in school as of 7 Jan 11.

I decided to further my education 3 years ago and I wish I had researched more before I signed on with Devry. These people are only about getting their money and do not care if you get an education or not. Coming into Devry I was clueless, I went in for an HR degree and ended up taking CIS. Halfway through, I realized that was not want I wanted as a degree.

When I tried to speak to the person who signed me onto Devry, he never answered my emails. So I wrote to my financial adviser. She enrolled me into all my classes and finally after the 2nd year, she referred me to someone who then switched me into TM degree. Still I'm clueless, I did not know I had an academic adviser. I emailed the financial adviser again and she's gone - I have a new adviser. They don't let you know anything, so still frustrated and failing classes because I'm struggling. I finally get a academic adviser after my 3rd year into the school. Well he basically told me he can't decide for me what I want to be. I couldn't believe that.

So after all the stress with the school and not knowing what to do, who to speak with, and being blown off by everyone and giving the runaround, I decided to transfer. Well the new school I tried to go to the enrollment adviser was so nice. She was very good at explaining everything. She got me in and all registered, she assigned me to an academic adviser and financial adviser. But when the financial adviser contacted me, she told me I may not be able to transfer because I'm almost out of money. How can this be? I was never told this!

When my son applied at Devry LB, we clearly stated that the goal is to finish less than 4 years and we were told that it is possible if my son does not take vacations. The student loan was evaluated as having federal loan of $7K or $8K, making him take only 8-10 units per semester. We clearly told Mr. ** or financial officer that we intend to take classes outside to fill out the gap. And my son did. Now they are telling us that the policy strictly states you cannot take classes outside the school. Imagine if a student only takes 8 units per semester, when is the student ever going to finish?

This defeats the goal and this policy is a hidden agenda. If we have known this policy, we could have cancelled the enrollment because it does not meet the goal and was too expensive. My son might as well enroll at community college. The policy is not given out to students and not displayed in a conspicuous place where everybody can see. My son wasted 2 semesters and now owes $8k from the federal. We intend to join a class action suit.

When my son applied at Devry LB, we clearly stated that the goal is to finish less than 4 years and we were told that it is possible if my son do not take vacations. Student loan evaluated as having federal loan of $7K or $8K, making him take only 8-10 units per semester. We clearly told Mr. Cox, our financial officer, that we intend to take classes outside to fill out the gap. My son did. Now, they are telling us the policy is you cannot take classes outside the school, it is a strict policy. Imagine if a student only takes 8 units per semester, when is the student ever going to finish? This defeats the goal and this policy is a hidden agenda. If we have known this policy, we could have canceled the enrollment because it does not meet the goal and too expensive. My son might as well enroll at community college. The policy is not given out to students and not displayed in a conspicuous place where everybody can see.

When my son applied at Devry LB, we clearly stated that the goal is to finish less than 4 years and we were told that it is possible if my son do not take vacations. Student loan evaluated as having federal loan of $7K or $8K making him take only 8-10 units per semester. We clearly told Mr. C., our financial officer, that we intend to take classes outside to fill out the gap. And my son did. Now they are telling us policy is you cannot take classes outside the school. It is a strict policy.

Imagine if a student only takes 8 units per semester, when is the student ever going to finish? This defeats the goal and this policy is a hidden agenda. If we have known this policy, we could have cancelled the enrollment because it does not meet the goal and it's too expensive. My son might as well enroll at community college. The policy is not given out to students and not displayed in a conspicuous place where everybody can see. My son wasted two semesters and now owes $8k from the federal. We intend to join a class action suit.

When my son applied at Devry LB, we clearly stated that the goal is to finish less than 4 years and we were told that it is possible if my son do not take vacations. Student loan evaluated as having federal loan of $7K or $8K, making him take only 8-10 units per semester. We clearly told Mr. Cox, our financial officer, that we intend to take classes outside to fill out the gap. My son did. Now, they are telling us the policy is you cannot take classes outside the school, it is a strict policy. Imagine if a student only takes 8 units per semester, when is the student ever going to finish? This defeats the goal and this policy is a hidden agenda. If we have known this policy, we could have canceled the enrollment because it does not meet the goal and too expensive. My son might as well enroll at community college. The policy is not given out to students and not displayed in a conspicuous place where everybody can see.

DeVry is a good school. I am near completion of an MBA in Business at DeVry/Keller. The live lectures are always at least 1 hour or more if necessary. Even if you don't get a chance to join the live lectures, they are always recorded for accessibility at any time. The Professors are very knowledgeable and the courses are challenging.

I received an Undergrad from DeVry and I'm loving every minute of the rewards it has brought me. I've attended several State and Community Colleges, where I received the complete run around, but DeVry was, and is, always there to assist in whatever way they can. There are individuals who have stated that the courses were simple and easy, but, out of all the classes I have taken from DeVry, none of them have been easy. It took some hard work and long hours of studying to complete some of the courses with A's and/or B's but, so far, I made it.

My daughter started with Devry online after she graduated, it seem to be the perfect solution to going to college and still be able to keep her job. After the first semester, they told her she was dismissed because her grades were too low and she had failed the classes she was enrolled in. We appealed the decision with the school and they let her sign up again to take the classes over. We argued that at no time did she receive any emails from the instructors telling her that she wasn't doing enough threads.

When she emailed them, they told her everything was going great then they failed her for the semester, and put her on probation the following semester which meant that if she didn't keep her grade up, they would kick her out again, which they did due to a computer error that didn't send in her last assignment. Instead of contacting her telling her that they never got the paper, they dismissed her again and she failed that class as well. Two semesters of school cost about $12,000.00 dollars and she has no credits towards college.

I'm a returning student, back in school for new training in engineering. I enrolled at DeVry in their ECET program and plan to continue through my Masters. DeVry does not offer a Masters in engineering. I was reassured that 100% of the course credits from DeVry would transfer to C.U. I wanted to be sure that I wouldn't have a problem when I went for my graduate degree. I trusted the admissions counselor to give me true and accurate information. After several mishaps with paperwork, class schedule changes and disorganized staff, I began to feel uneasy about DeVry. I decided I'd better double check with C.U. to make sure that my DeVry credits would be accepted.

To my dismay, the ECET curriculum at DeVry is not transferable to C.U. or the School of Mines (the two reputable engineering schools close to my home). DeVry does have the same regional accreditation but their engineering curriculum is not acceptable by any of the Colorado engineering schools! Sneaky! Only the gen. eds. will transfer. I certainly didn't need to spend over $4000 on gen eds! I could have done the same course work at a community college for under $1000. Going back to school while raising a family and working full time is a huge sacrifice for anyone! I'm extremely unhappy about getting jerked around by a person in a position of trust. Trading integrity for a few bucks is not a good practice for an educational facility. If you'd like to be an engineer or earn a credible degree, DeVry should be your last resort.

I have been in school part-time with DeVry since my life is hectic for approximately 4 years now and no degree, which I understand because I am part-time. But now, I have 51 credits left to graduate, reached my aggregated limit for sub/un-sub loans and had to drop out of school. The credit is shot so even with a cosigner with an excellent credit, I was unable to obtain any additional funding to go back to school. I have maintained a 3.7-3.8 GPA and have been on the dean's list every single year while at DeVry. I was told by my financial advisor that I could take out a loan from DeVry for $5,000, but this amount won't let me finish all my courses especially if each credit hour is $500 each, you do the math.

That's $500 per credit hour and 51 credits left excluding books/eBooks. I am so frustrated because now, they want the student loan money back. What a joke, especially for a person that is a full-time mother, works two full-time jobs and was going to school part-time and maintaining an A GPA. So for all the commercials and lenders that say they help, they don't, especially if you have a cosigner with excellent credit and your credit is not so clean. I am an upset honor student trying to go back to school.

I enrolled at DeVry but it failed to provide the quality education it promised. Their incompetent financial staff made several mistakes by not updating the student payments and files. They were always giving lame excuses and misleading information. There was a lack of instructors to teach the courses which made it impossible to continue my education at DeVry. The main reason consumers remove their complaints from companies like DeVry is because they are threatened with lawsuits among other threats. Most businesses like DeVry know the unlikelihood of students taking legal actions against their well-paid aggressive lawyers. DeVry is known to hire people simply to review any negative comments/complaints against them on the Internet. These people are paid employees of DeVry to defend the reputation of their company regardless of the numerous legitimate complaints against them.

Ever wonder why DeVry expands their business to areas where they know they'll get the most tuition paid for with government grants. The company has expanded its operations in Latin American markets like Brazil and is looking to expand more abroad in developing countries like China and India. There remains a lack of government regulations with businesses like DeVry failing to protect the consumers who are misled by false promises in providing a superior university education. DeVry's executives are well-aware how easy it is to get rich taking advantage of students who won't have the resources necessary to hire a lawyer protecting their student rights when they are ripped off and rip-off is what Devry is.

Don't be fooled by their ads or recruiting personnel. These are well-trained individuals working only for DeVry's best interests and they make big money for every enrolled student who signs a contract. Do the research and be aware that most of the encouraging comments posted for DeVry are made by paid employees and not actual students. Students rarely have time from their studies to post complaints if they weren't legit and if DeVry provided them an upright education. Brick and mortar traditional non-profit schools are the best choice where the primary concern is education and not the for-profit-con-job DeVry thrives on.

DeVry is a business institution so you must not fall for the hype from their savoir-faire employees. Their associates are well paid to mislead consumers to sign their contract. Hook, line and sinker is what they say. DeVry's primary interest is profit and not quality education. If you want a quality education, look elsewhere.

I enrolled at DeVry but DeVry failed to provide the quality education it promised. Incompetent financial staff made several mistakes by not updating student payments and files--always giving lame excuses and misleading information. There was a lack of instructors to teach the courses which made it impossible to continue my education at DeVry. The main reason consumers remove their complaints from companies like DeVry is because they are threatened with lawsuits among other threats.

Most businesses like DeVry know the unlikelihood of students taking legal actions against their well-paid aggressive lawyers. DeVry is known to hire people simply to review any negative comments/complaints against them on the Internet. These people are paid employees of DeVry to defend the reputation of their company regardless of the numerous legitimate complaints against them.

Have you ever wonder why DeVry expands their business to areas where they know they'll get the most tuition paid for with government grants? The company has expanded its operations in Latin American markets like Brazil and is looking to expand more abroad in developing countries like China and India. There remains a lack of government regulations with businesses like DeVry failing to protect the consumers who are misled by false promises in providing a superior university education.

DeVry's executives are well-aware on how easy it is to get rich by taking advantage of students who won't have the resources necessary to hire a lawyer protecting their student rights when they are ripped off. And rip off is what DeVry is. Dont be fooled by their ads or recruiting personnel. These are well-trained individuals working only for DeVry's best interests and they make big money for every enrolled student who signs a contract.

Do the research and be aware that most of the encouraging comments posted for DeVry are made by paid employees and not actual students. Students rarely have time from their studies to post complaints if they weren't legitimate and if DeVry provided them an upright education. Brick and mortar traditional nonprofit schools are the best choice where the primary concern is education, not the for profit con job DeVry thrives on. DeVry is a business institution so don't fall for the hype from their savoir-faire employees. Their associates are well-paid to mislead consumers to sign their contract. Hook, line and sinker is what they say. DeVry's primary interest is profit and not quality education. If you want a quality education, look elsewhere.

DeVry University grossly mistreats the employees and practices an unethical and seemingly unlawful business practices. They discriminate against the few older employees they do hire along with minorities. Someone really needs to visit their site in Addison, IL, interview those over 40 in age and minorities. They treat most of their employees like slaves, however, the treatment of older employees is awful.

I work there. I'm well over 50 and a top producer, but I too am treated poorly. I'm afraid to quit because at this age, I would be homeless relative quickly. Never in the past have I had medical problems, but I have visited my doctor for the daily stress and demeaning treatment I have received. My hair and skin are suffering due to the stress and I desperately want the pain to stop. It's just not fair, I should have to quit a position I actually enjoy. It's just all the unbelievable stress these people put on their employees. I just can't even address it properly anymore. Please investigate this company, they should not be allowed to ruin your financial life (by forcing you to take their punishment or quit in this economy).

I enrolled last year in the Health Care Information Technology program as an undergraduate. From the get go, there were red flags. I couldn't get a straight answer from academic advisers. I asked a few times when I would be graduating, how many credits I needed and was never told. The financial aid team was worse. A year later, I just found out that I'm at my financial aggregate limit. So now, I can't attend school anymore because I need the aid to do so. No one ever told me until now. I can't even graduate. That's not the even the worse part, the program and courses had nothing to do with my major. I kept thinking it would get better but I reviewed the course listing that I need to choose class from and there is nothing related to health care information technology. I needed to be able to have a foundation in how technology works in health care and there was nothing that would help me achieve their degree objectives as what they stated anyway.

It has been nothing but misinformation or no information and I'm left holding the bag. I want to return my useless education as I'm not satisfied. I don't want to be paying on a degree that they didn't even tell me I wouldn't be able to get with financial aid. It's deceptive! Stress and financial hardships once these loans come due. I have a 7-year old daughter and a disabled mother that I need to care for.

It seems that most of the people who complain here are in the undergraduate program and the complaints revolve around school loans. I finished my undergraduate education at a public university and currently am pursuing an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. I have had a wonderful experience. I have finished 30 credits thus far and barring one class, all my classes have been very useful. This is a much better rate than most undergraduate programs even at public universities. I speak this from experience. As an international student, what I pay DeVry in out-of-state tuition is much less than what public universities charge me.

That was part of the reason I enrolled at DeVry. It's all out of pocket. I am blessed with having the necessary capital so school loan is not an issue. I never had any problem with being double charged or anything of that nature. While I dislike e-books, I have come to accept it as part of the program. As a graduate student, how much I learn depends on my own efforts. I go way beyond requirement whenever working on my assignments. I take it upon myself to read scholarly articles for my homework, hit maximum number of pages when I write my papers, start and finish my projects early, read the textbooks and work on homework questions even if they are not required to be turned in, ask questions to my instructors when I don't understand something, etcetera.

Do I expect to be hired right away when I graduate? I hope so, but in this kind of economy, even if you graduate from Harvard you will find it difficult to land a job so I keep things realistic and in perspective. While I have reservations about the depth of learning given the 8-week session format, the same can be said about any executive / accelerated MBA program, even at public universities, so it's non-sequitur. This is why I strive to always exceed requirement to make sure that I get my money's worth given the limitation of the program.

My adviser is great, she's always there to help me and she gives me honest answers. I do have plans to pursue a PhD but since it will be in a field different from Business, non-transferable credits are not an issue either. What I get from DeVry and what I am paying are very well-balanced. I strongly feel that my DeVry education has really boosted my knowledge and credentials, and I am a much more educated person with a much broader perspective now than I was years ago, when I finished my undergraduate education.

No response from the staff to sign up and for funding, it took weeks to ever get a live person, and it always was somebody other than the person we need to speak with. The only thing the university was interested in was getting us to sign up for as much money as possible. They use tactics like sympathy from your child by boosting him up with false hopes, and even tell you that once the education is complete, you can defer the payments if you don't have the money to pay, well! Let me assure you that if this is true, it's definitely not something that is being offered to me. They will say anything to get a cosigner, they already know you can't afford it because they have seen your financial information. I guess they have no conscience. What is being offered is a trip to the collection agency with instructions from the financial officer/collection personnel that it's okay to rob a bank for the money as long as I didn't get caught! I don't know about anybody else, but this is not the practice of standup institution, but is a clear demonstration of what's wrong with our education system. They are going to affect my credit scores, and put me in a position to not be eligible to get loans.

My complaint is against Devry University in Jacksonville FL. I attended there back in September for their CIS program. I went and talk to a gentleman by the name of Ken. He went over the pricing which I was advised was $345 a class. He then asked me what I could afford payment wise for classes. I advised that I could squeeze $50 for it a month. He had me go talk to the financial advisor, which was Sean at that time. We filed out my FAFSA and he told me that I was approved for a $5,000 Pell grant and $7,000 in loans. So we went ahead and signed me up. I started classes about a week after.

I got an email about November stating that I owe $745 and have to be paid before I start the next semester. So I called and talked to Sean and he emailed me stating that I didn't get approved after all for the Pell grant like he thought I did. So I had gone in January and cancelled my second semester with them. They never had balls to call me and tell me when he found out about this. If I had known I would have never signed the contract with them. They never gave me any of the paper work that I signed. I found out later after asking to look at the contract when I went to go talk to the Dean Mr. ** that if I took less than 12 credit hours the classes where $500+ a credit hour and if it was 12 hours taken, then it was the $345 I was quoted. When I had talked to Mr. **, he advised me that all this would be is a "he said, she said," and there is nothing he can do. So now I am stuck with a $4,645 bill for 2 classes. They are liars and a rip off.

I have had great experiences with all the staff I have encountered in all of my online classes. From my advising team, the financial aid personnel, and most of all, my classmates. I know that any education I pursue is only as good as the time and effort I put into it, whether online or in person. I have taken many classes at Keller and plan to graduate in October 2010. I know that I have gotten this far because of the support I received from my husband and all the staff at Devry.

When talking with reps to discuss my situation, I was on track with where I needed to be. I already had an Associate's Degree and Devry was one of the few that would accept the credits. I explained that I was choosing Devry because it was online and that although I had a four year paid scholarship because my father is a Disabled Veteran, I didn't want to have to take the general education classes again because I despised Math. She assured me that there would be only a few Math classes that I had to take. It started out in one program and then I decided to switch to Computer Forensics. When the time came that I was supposed to graduate, Keller graduate was calling me trying to line up my schedule.

I ended up putting them off for over a year because my graduation date kept changing. They were adding classes when they were telling me I didn't need to take them. Half way through the program, I started questions when my forensics classes were starting because I was close to the end of when I should graduate. I was informed that I was not enrolled in Computer Forensics that I was enrolled in Technology management. I asked to be switched to the correct program and I was told that I couldn't and if I wanted that particular degree I would have to start it all over again. Upon investigation, it took a team pulling all emails and conversations to determine that, in fact, I was in the wrong program and that the fault fell with my student advisor. Also, the student advisor could not be held responsible because I had access to do an audit on my degree. I did perform the audit and started asking questions. That is what started all of this.

The bottom line is I took another year's worth of classes that I was told from the beginning that I wouldn't have to take. Even my senior project was done six months early because they determined there were more classes that I needed after the fact. I had a family emergency come up and took a leave of absence from work to move in with my grandmother for over a month. I asked for forgiveness to retake one of my classes because I didn't have the time to devote to both. I was told no. I took it again but in the middle of it we were hit by the flood of 2008 and had to move with family out of state. I asked for forgiveness again. The third time, failing the Math class twice before, I took it a third time and aced the class but each time it was almost $5K.

I fought this for two years but finally it came down to them saying my wages were going to be garnished. They also wouldn't release my transcripts saying that I owed then $2,300.00. I offered to pay it but I wanted them to give me my forensics classes, which I agreed to pay for, but I wanted it to show as my concentration on my diploma and they refused to do that. So here I am a few years later, no transcripts until Devry is paid off in 15 more months, I have students loans over $60K, I started with $13K in loans from my first degree, I can't get a job in the field because I can't prove I have a degree, and I can't pay the loans because I can't get a job in the field I thought I was getting my degree in.

It's a vicious cycle, no one will help. I have called every number I come across, even those listed on all these sites that are complaining and I get absolutely nowhere. Is anyone going to help us or do they think it's our entire fault? They need to do their investigation, some attorney by the grace of God will have faith and believe in us and file a class action lawsuit on our behalf. I just did a consolidation with my student loans and started repayments on two, I kept getting collection notices and apparently there was another $30K that hadn't been consolidated. My loan went from $29K to a letter yesterday stating that I owe $93K. I called all the numbers and no one can tell me why it is so high and if my loans have been duplicated. I have to figure it all out on my own. $93K for an associate's degree that cost me $13K and then the balance to Devry for almost three years of schooling that was only to be less than two years. So now I have another mess to figure out and no one to help me understand what is going on.

I was just finishing my 6th semester a DeVry, and getting ready to schedule for my 7th, when I was told one of the classes I needed would no longer be offered on campus because not enough students signed up for it, three I think. I talked to the dean of the degree I was pursing and he told me I could take the class online and that online classes were easy to follow and even better structured than their on-campus equivalents. I trusted what he said and went ahead and signed up for two online classes, one for data base programming and the other for signal processing. The first week of class when I logged on, I found a link to an online book I was supposed to read, and read the assigned chapters for that week. I then looked at the lecture page, and to my surprise are no more than 250 words long. I tried emailing the professors of the respective classes to see if perhaps I was missing something or doing something wrong, but it wasn't until 2 weeks later that one of the professors emailed me back, and the other never did.

After a week of not receiving a reply from either of the professors I decided to drop the class(makes it as if I never signed up for it) so that I would not be charged for it, at which point I was told I was too late, and that the class could only be dropped in the first week. In short, DeVry Online classes are a complete rip off. The professors in the on-campus are always well prepared and cover the material with a through lecture totaling 2-3 hours a week, but the lectures for online-classes are basically non-existent. I was also told that the books for online learning were all eBooks and the cost for books and technology fees would not be more than $100/semester. Later I found out that the books I really needed were NOT eBooks and many of them cost several hundred dollars apiece.

Overall, my experience with DeVry was a bad one. I feel as though I was deceived and got very little help from anyone except the campus professors. One more thing, for a school that is supposedly a technology school, the technology at DeVry (online) leaves much to be desired. The systems are almost always down, especially the first day of a new session. Logging in is nearly impossible and staying logged on is always a problem. It is very frustrating to get into studying or completing assignments and suddenly the system shuts down and now you have to start over again. And I know it's not just me. Other students have indicated the same plight. DeVry - What a rip off.

I started Devry University in 2006 and was pleased with how fast they said I could graduate and the loans that I could get and that was the only thing discussed and I was signed up that day. It is now 2010 and I still have not graduated, did have some family issues but they told me I must finish so I continued with the education. Now, I reached junior status and they said I have no money left. I ran out and that I must leave the school. Are you kidding me? Why the heck would I sign up for a school that I would not graduate from? I now have thousands of dollars in student loans and no degree or job and the whole point of going here was to get off welfare.

During my time, I have filed many different complaints about the school and the teachers being rude and wrong. For example now last semester which I dropped out, I could not take it no more, I mean no money. Why would they let me get this far and then have nothing to do with me, this cannot be legal. But anyway last semester, I had a zero balance and their eBooks were not working and in one class needed to order a book any way so I ordered hard copies from their book store the total is like $240 and now they are charging me $360. I keep turning in the receipt saying I did not get that much and that this is the total and they keep ignoring me saying nasty on the phone. I need to give them the money that they ask for.

I was promised the world and was given a garbage dump to clean up. Like my life was not already screwed up with welfare and all. I owe financial student loans and will not graduate due to the lies and the false statements of the school and their staff.

I filled out a questionnaire online while searching for a job. I figured that it was harmless enough. The next day I got bombarded with calls from Devry, some were 2 within minutes, 4 in an hour or two and 8 for the day. They even called me at work and when I politely asked told them that I had to go back to work, they kept asking me questions. They kept me on so long that I got in trouble with my boss. It is my fault for listing my cell phone.

I did some research on them and found a lot of falsehoods. Devry makes a lot of claims regarding having professors with real world experience and even claim that these professors still work in the field. If they are working in the field, how do they find time to teach? And if these professions are so lucrative, why are the professors teaching? Devry also makes claims for accelerated learning, that you can have your associates degree in as little as 1.8 years and a bachelors in as little as 2.8 years. It is possible but not realistic and very few ever achieve this. And what they forget to tell you is how the loans affect your graduation.

The problem with Devry is that are more or less like the get rich quick gurus with their TV infomercials. With Devry, they attract the naive with the promise of an easy, quick way to get a degree and earn a high income at a time when there are few jobs available and with an educational brand that is suspect. Sure they have a regional accreditation, so does the University of Phoenix but that didn't stop the government from checking them out, the SEC for forming an investigation and many employers from not recognizing their graduates.

Many employers look at Devry as a joke. Why do you suppose so many comedians and sitcoms make jokes about Devry? You don't hear them saying that about Harvard or Princeton. Devry is too expensive for what you get and the promises are higher than the reality. Stay away from Devry and don't list a real phone number if you fill out one of those online questionnaires. I learned the hard way, constant phone calls even at work bordering on harassment.

I was a model student at the Columbus campus of DeVry University since January of 2005. I was disabled, so the online classes offered were a blessing. I was referred to this college by several people who touted it as having excellent job placement and career assistance. For four years, I maintained straight A grades and earned the utmost respect from my professors. A few of these professors even have kept in touch outside of the classroom.

Then in January of 2009, my life took a very serious turn. I had an aortic dissection. I was rushed to the hospital, and fortunately, got excellent care from a very skilled surgeon. I survived the surgery, but this caused many questions concerning my student status. I had to communicate with the school through third-parties since I was confined to hospital beds and even a nursing home for several months.

At this point, I only had one class to complete before graduating with my B.S. in Computer Information Systems. I was, at that point, assured that all financial issues would be resolved if I wanted to complete this last course when I was able to return home. On this advice, I returned home in March of 2009, I registered for the class and finished my degree. I learned, halfway through the class, that part of the funds provided by student loan programs was taken back because I was not technically a full-time student for this last term.

I was allowed to walk in the graduation, but was told I would not receive my degree until the school was paid this final amount, which amount to a little more than $5,000. I have since tried to communicate with several people and departments of DeVry including financial representatives, and even the president of the university. After explaining my extenuating circumstances numerous times, and requesting some sort of leeway in repayment, my only response indicated that I had done nothing to indicate reason for not being able to pay this debt immediately. In fact, I received no response at all from the president of the university.

After several attempts to explain my situation, subsequent responses consisted of continuing notices that I was not communicating, and even a "demand notice" that threatened litigation if I did not pay. I was also told that there was just no help or assistance that the university was willing to offer. Surviving on a small Social Security Disability check, pending student loans, and owing countless medical bills, I have requested, in vain, that the college forgive this relatively small amount so that I may try to get my life back on track.

My only recourse at this point is to make it known that DeVry University does not care about its students if adversity strikes. I will continue my blog, hopefully with some backup stories from others in similar situations, until I can get some response and satisfaction from DeVry that my situation is important and that I am a valued student. I would invite and welcome those who have posted here to visit my blog and repeat your story there. Incidentally, I graduated summa cum laude. You would think they would appreciate my dedication to my education and return that integrity.

I wish my husband and I had searched back several Google pages on Devry and we would have noticed all of the other online complaints about Devry earlier. I have discovered that there are online services to manipulate complaint website searches so that unscrupulous businesses can try and cover their tracks. I think it was on this site that I found an article from 2008 where the Justice Department was or is investigating Devry for possible violations of incentive based compensation with their advisors and also providing false information to the Department of Education; disturbing to say the least.

My husband was interested in an IT degree with an emphasis in internet security and was researching several schools and was checking Devry because the school offered all classes online. I felt some misgivings as some of the classes are very challenging and require strong math skills and other classes require hands on application and I felt that some classes would be delivered more appropriately in a traditional classroom. An online degree in some disciplines still gives the same quality of education but some areas really need to be instructed in person. The academic advisor, A.J. F, was very aggressive and called Shawn several times of day. Shawn was already enrolled in a couple of 200 level classes at another school under financial aid and A.J. persuaded my husband to begin his core classes with Devry immediately. He told him that he would be going directly into his core discipline classes. He told my husband he could start right away as a class just started that day and he wouldn't miss much by getting access the following day.

My husband started the class and felt overwhelmed by taking 3 classes at once and discovered the class had already started 3 days before. My husband never received a follow up call from A.J. to check on him and see if he was navigating the online environment properly. My husband concluded the night he logged in and posted his bio that he was over committed. He contacted A.J. the next morning and A.J. told him that he could do it and he only needed to get a "C" in the class which by the way, was a Lit class and not an IT class as A.J. had indicated previously. My husband did not think Devry was appropriate after misinforming him of the class he was registered for and also failed to inform him that the class started on Sunday instead of Tuesday, and also encouraging Shawn to aim for average effort when he should be promoting a quality education.

I would also like to mention that A.J. was fully aware that my husband received student loans to finance his education at the other school he was taking classes. He made no mention that financial aid would not cover classes at both schools simultaneously. A.J. was more concerned about landing a quick sale than for looking out for my husband's best interests. A.J. told my husband that because he posted his bio that he would have to pay for 10% of the course, which is abusive. Most schools give a reasonable 100% refund policy and the pro-rate are for when you legitimately attend portions of the course. A.J. also told him that he would receive a "W" and it would not look good on his transcripts.

I was now really nervous because it was obvious that Devry is not interested in providing a quality education but trying to draw in unsuspecting people with the siren call of convenience. We have been trying to resolve the issue and were promised that the 10% would be waived and to disregard any invoice to come in the mail. However, we were told we would get a confirmation right away. Now we can't get our calls returned and Financial Aid insists we owe the funds. A.J. was certainly persistent when trying to sign my husband but now he, and his supervisor, Stacey K, have difficulty returning our calls and e-mails. If we do not get our request resolved by Monday, we are going to the Chicago campus in person to demand written verification and if we fail to get the issue resolved in that manner, we will be pursuing the issue with an attorney. It's unfortunate because the school had positive reviews as a technical school years ago but it appears now they have changed and are only interested in pleasing their stockholders. Be very careful when dealing with a private, "for profit", school.

DeVry University is hobbled by an antiquated IT system such that one department does not know what another is doing. But their major problem is that they have adopted the practice of sending false Emails to its students. These Emails appear to have come from a certain individual, but were actually written by someone else. The purported sender has no ability to read or review them before they are sent.

I paid half my tuition, $2,000, by debit card 11-12-09. DeVry's outdated computer system did not record my payment and I was barred from registering again. I Emailed my Student Support Advisor (SSA). The SSA knew I had paid half and we set up a date to pay the rest. Two days later, I received a rogue Email. It appeared to have come from the SSA. The Email demanded $4,000, not the $2,000 I owed. It also said I had agreed to pay up front, which I had not. My intital thought was that the SSA had reneged on our deal. I fired off a rather unkind Email to her. Then I discovered that the Email had never sent by her, and she knew nothing about it.

This is no way to run a major university. Information must be current. Everyone should know whom it is they are talking to. A university should never engage in the highly unethical practice of sending Emails through impostors. I have registered a formal complaint, but it is too early for a response. I am already talking with other schools in I decide to jump ship. If anyone out there is thinking of DeVry as a school, look hard and watch out!

The person attempted to demand off-site visits, sales and also hard hitting sales and recruitments including, but not limited to demand of participation in a masters program. First, he was critical of the program I had completed, and then he was overly aggressive and micro-managing critizing every action to the point of attmempting off site 'discussions' with use of physical aggression.

In July 2009 I graduated from Devry Unversity.About a week or two after I graduated, I got a call from some guy from the corporate office named Don. He said that my Pell Grants were reversed as a result of "my poor performance". The fact of the matter is that, 3 out of my last four classes were "D's". But I still graduated with a 2.4 GPA. I argued the fact that I am still over the 2.0 minimum that the Pell Grant rules require. So after stumbling his way through his ridiculous rhetoric; He said that I also made too much this year. I informed him that My wife and I made $54,000. this year, thats only $4,00. more that the previous year! Now Erika Ditzenberger, the Financial aid lady from Devry in San Antonio said the reason why my pell grants were reversed had nothing to do with my grades. She could only tell me that my account was audited and they found that I didnt qualify for pell grants because I made too much. Now pardon my French, but this is Bull****!

As a result of Devry University's incompetence in auditing accounts, I was reversed actually back in March, but was allowed to keep going to school until after July (when I graduated).Now I am being denied my Bachelor's degree in Technical Management.I told both Erika and Don that I would never have gone back to Devry and finished my degree if I had known that they were going to put me through this. I would have never reenrolled until I had enough money to cover my tuition. I also asked, why they continued to let me go to school if my pell grants were actually reversed back in March? They said that they didnt know because, I was not audited until July. This episode has caused me such embarassment and mental anguish. Because, I worked so hard for this. I pulled off getting my B.A.S. in Technical Management after being a troubled young man who was a high school dropout,and I did this all while supporting my wife and child. So, yeah this causes me great embarassment when I tell people that I have a bachelor's degree in Technical Management and I do not have an actualt degree to show for it.

I have contacted them on multiple ocassions asking to not be called again. I continue to receive calls. I believe it is boarding on harassing and I would like the calls to stop.

I paid a registration fee at the Devry University but I canceled a week or two later and have not gotten my money back yet. And it's been two and a half months now. I can't get any help or feedback and it's not fair. So must I do an affidator?

I went to DeVry university in July 2006. I was in DeVry for about, a little over 9 months and because I was only 17 when I applied for DeVry, my mom had to get a 2nd loan for me.

When I decided to withdraw from DeVry, I discovered DeVry took out a loan from Xpress Loan Servicing for my mom and I that was more than $9000 altogether. I still dont know till this day if that $9000 covered the whole year's expense considering that I was only there for a little over 9 months. I only took 5 classes for those 9 months.

I owed Xpress Loan Servicing about $2700, and my mom owed more than $6000.

When I tried to get help from their finacial advisors, they would tell me to wait and call back and wait some more. I finally gave up on trying to ask for help that my mom and I just decided to pay it. Eventhough we've managed to pay some of it off, my mom and I still owe over $6000. Which is ridiculous!! for 9 months of school, 5 classes? And DeVry claims that their classes are between $300-$350?

Well,like most of you I have been having problems with Devry and all of their unprofessional staff. When I first started I brought two of my three transcripts. I even ordered one of my transcripts myself because that was the way it had to be done. I also had a 50,000 student loan approved to be disbursed to the school. Well after 9 months of the paperwork sitting by the side, the loan was cancelled and it left me a bill. I had to take a session off which wasted my time. It finally took a year to get three transcripts in.

So now when I should have gotten fiancial aid based on beng a junior and senior, I only received money for being a freshman and sophmore. I have 89 credits of 125. I am ready to leave this horrible place. I continually contact people, and it is like pulling teeth to talk to a live person. This is the worst experience I have ever had. Also, that loan I had could not be gotten because nine months later I was not credit worthy, and the school feels they are no way at fault.

I did a search online and requested information about RHIT programs. I was contacted by Betzi Meyer from Devry University online campus. She told me about the program but did not mention how much it cost until the end of conversation, once I asked. It is my fault that I did not ask until after I paid the $50.00 (supposedly refundable fee). Once I found out how much it cost I had already given her that information.

This was 02/01/2009 in the evening. I emailed her the next day when she sent me enrollment and financial aid info. telling her I was not interested and asked for my $50.00 back. She said she could not do it I would have to fill out form(that I could not download) and fax or contact customerservice. I contacted them 02/02/09 and numerous times since then. I also called and was told I would have to talk to B. Wagner, but that she does not talk to people that you have to contact her via email. I was given her voicemail that also indicated for me to email her. I did I believe on 03/17/09, and still have not received a response from her.

I have contacted them at least 5-7 times since 02/02/09 to no avail. I cannot afford to GIVE away $50.00 especially for services I do not want and have not received. I just want my money back. They would not respond, I even asked that they just put it back on my credit card. It is not 03/27/09 and I am still fighting this battle. It really is deterring me from wanting to go to school online if all of them are going to be shady like Devry.

I am out of $50.00 that I could really use and could not afford to give away. B. Meyer is definitely a good sales person because she got my money before I even knew what was going on. I just want to better myself, not get duped out of my hard earned, hard to come by, money.

Devry took out student loan under my name and did not apply to any of the classes that I took. I pay all my classes in cash.But Devry took out $6000.00 loan from Wachovia and keeps it in their account.Now I owe Wachovia $6000.00.

Damages 1) The liability in the credit report unnecessarily goes up by $6,000. Negatively impacting my credit. 2) Mental frustration caused, due to continuasly writng emails and several meeting, to resolve this issue without any solutions.

In January 2008 I was offered an online class from DeVry University. I was told that since I am a DOD contractor in Iraq and also an alumni of that school (I graduated in 1987) I would only have to pay $275 for the class Intro to Game and Simulation Programming. I was also told (and I have this in writing) that I must pay the full tuition prior to taking the class. I accepted the offer and took the class. (I still have all the email to support this)

Approximately 1 year later, I checked my credit report and saw that they had listed me as delinquent for an account of over $800. When I called their Accounts Escalations department I was told that my tuition rate was not accepted because no award letter was granted. I told them that this was the first time I heard anything about some award letter. I reminded them that since they offered me the class for $275, any miscommunications between their departments about some award letter should not be my problem.

I again escalated this to Ms. Lynette W and told her that I was offered this class for $275 and that there was never a mention about the price being contingent on an award letter. Her email back to me said: You may want to contact your academic advisor regarding the price you were quoted, I am unable to assist you with this. (My academic advisor doesn't work there anymore and this should not be my problem anyway) .... I have all emails and paperwork to show DeVry's offer of this class for $275 as well as stating that I must be paid in full prior to the beginning of the class.

My credit profile has been damaged by DeVry and they have sent this to collections.

Devry initially over-charged me $2000. for a single math course and I made that my last class at Devry upon realizing this. At first they promised to refund the overcharged amount but then when months went by and I finished the semester, the writing was on the wall. Later they refused to refund the money.

After leaving Devry they insisted I owed them another $1000.00 over and above the $3750.00 in student financing that they had already received from my loan company, for a single math course. They held my transcript hostage until 2/04/2009 demanding that I pay this $1000. A small claims judge awarded me the $2000. plus $4500. in damages for lost student financing because they held my transcript without cause. I am still working on collecting this money from them and they still refuse to pay despite the court order. This has caused a long delay in my education and damages above and beyond those available with small claims limits. I would love to find an attorney willing to help me file a stronger case in regular civil court.

I signed up for the online course for Jan, 2007. One week after classes started I decided to withdraw from the class. I called DeVry to withdraw and the representative told me that I would be refunded 75% of the tuition. However, I keep getting monthly statements with the full amount on it. I called the representative again and they told me that it would take at least a month to process and that I should ignore the statement. The next thing I know is that I got letters and calls from their collection department demanding the full payment.

After speaking to their collection, I was referred to call their online services department, finance department and NO BODY was able to help me. They keep referring me to eachother, which was ridiculous. At the end, all I could do was leave a message. A month letter, they sent my balance to collection agency! This is absolutely RIDICULOUS!

Do not go to Devry unless you want to be over charged! All they care about is getting money, not the student. When I first signed up with Devry, I decided I wanted to cancel the application process. It took 3 months of me constantly emailing and calling them for me to receive my refund of $50. When I realized I would not be moving out of state after all, I starting inquiring about the BA program again. The representative was very helpful at this point. However, the entire time she did not inform me that I would have to take out a student loan or pay cash. The MGIB does not pay me until the end of the month and Devry collects in the beginning.

Mid January I received a bill for $3,110 from Devry for the 2008 fall semester. I was in shock! I had not even signed up for classes yet and I was already receiving a large, incorrect bill. Of course, I had to waste my time getting the mistake corrected. They signed me up for courses without my knowledge. I later met w/the Financial Aid rep to discuss FA and she told me I would have to get a student loan or pay cash. I was very frustrated because my husband and I are in the process of buying our first home so we cannot take out any loans or pay a large amount of cash in the beginning of the month.

I feel that Devry is unfair to veterans since they will not accept payments at the end of the month when the student is paid from the VA and that I was mislead. I feel that due to this lack of information being given to the student in the beginning of the application process and every one that was involved wasted their time. Now I am on to the next battle, getting my refund of $100. I am uncertain as to why the original application fee was $50 and the second time it was $100. I even complained to the Director and no one cares!

I graduated fron De Vry in 1994 when it was an institute. Lord, I loved that school was always proud of myself for having attended.

In 2005, I went back there to sign on for Electronic Engineering but was offered The technical management course instead. I filled out some of the necessary forms to obtain financial aid knowing fully that I cannot pay $30,000 out of my pocket. Before the

the forms were completed the rep called me, gave me a D number and urged me to urgently sign on to the program.

This a

trick that they use. After I signed on to the program, I discovered that I will have to obtain the financial aid myself and despite several call to the school for assistance in completing the forms I got no assistance. I also discovered that they offer no facility to do the program. You have to spend a lot of your time down loading materials from all kinds of crazy websites. When I asked for the books they promised me they said none was forthcoming and I had to buy them out of pocket. So, I went to Barnes and Nobles since some of the sites I could not access to do the English part of the course. When my books arrived and I tried to log on I could not gain access.

I then informed one of the tutors that it was not working out for me and expressed my desire to abandoned the venture.
She told me to go ahead and sent me a letter accepting my withdrawal. All of the frustrations reported on this page

was experienced by me.

The next thing I got was a l;etter in the mail fot $2,571.00. I have been sent to all the collection agencies for recieving nothing of value. No software, no book, no grade, no report,

not even a floppy disk. These people are mean and greedy. Its all about money. With that institution, I am finish.

Devry billed me for twice the quoted price for classes and I took them to small claims court where I won a judgment against them for $6500.00 I am working on trying to collect on this and thought it would be important to update my experiences with Devry in this fresh report. They still continue to refuse to provide my transcript which has now meant that I have to drop out of school until I can get more financial aid. I am also looking for an attorney to seek losses above and beyond small claims limits. Who can put a price tag on delaying a persons education by more than a semester!

I cannot get any further financing of any type and also I cannot transfer to San Diego State University without my transcript from Devry which they continue to hold hostage.

I have no complaints with DeVry. I am a single mother of 2 children and I work fulltime. The night and online classes were perfect for me and helped me obtain my Bachelor's Degree in Technical Management. I am now enrolled in the Graduate School of DeVry (Keller Graduate School) to obtain a Masters of Business Administration in Project Management and I will be graduating in June. The bit about the financial aid being disbursed late was only due to the fact they were updating their systems to produce faster turnarounds as well as because the Department of Education changed their rules as to the amount of aid they are giving students every semester. This was not due to the fault of the school. My financial aid has gone through correctly every semester and my instructors were wonderfu. They were informative and knew a lot about their subjects. Many of them worked in their own fields.

I don't understand where all of the complaining is coming from. I believe that both DeVry and Keller are good schools and I would recommend them to anyone.

DeVry University Financial Aid department. Ive had to call DeVry 2-3 times per week for the last 4 months and prior to that Ive encounter major financial aid issues. Whats most disturbing about my issues is that they are very simple errors that result in major problems.

For instance, I enrolled into my classes as an undergraduate, but because I went and talk to someone about Keller graduate school, DeVry processed my financial aid as if I was a graduate, and I had not received my undergrad yet. So FAFSA, was providing me with a larger amount of financial aid, and when I called for several weeks to DeVry they quoted me this amount never realizing that I am taking undergrad classes but I am packaged as a grad student.

Now at this point I believe what the professionally trained financial aid advisors? are telling me, but I began to wonder why had I not received any award letters yet? So I begin calling DeVry for clarification, and they kept telling me that my loans are fine; Im just waiting for disbursement.

They finally put a ticket in and realize that OPPS youre an undergrad. Again I wait weeks to be repackaged, and during that time I have graduated. Now I still have a balance on the account, and my loans are in limbo. I keep calling 2-3 times per week, and finally someone in escalation tells me you have to sign a master promissory note.

I then ask why and their answer was that due to the banks merging and the current economic times my grantor is no longer yielding my loans.

I ask why did I not receive any letters from DeVry or my grantor and they try to blame me for not knowing, after Ive been calling them 2-3 times per week since I began school.

I then called my grantor and they advised me that they had sold some loans but the still had mine, and all DeVry had to do was send my information to them like normal.

I sign the new master promissory note with DeVrys chosen grantor because I am at my wits end. Next I had to contact my lender to see why it was taking so long for DeVry to receive the funds, and they tell me that they have released the funds to DeVry and I need to contact DeVry, but of course DeVry is telling me that the lender has my loans on hold.

Eventually DeVry says yes we have your loans and they are waiting to be disbursed?. Now weeks go by and DeVry feeds me that line that they have X amount of time to disburse the loans. Finally the loans are disbursed and I have a credit on my account, and again they say we have up to 14 business days to send you the credit.

Then on the 10th business day I call and ask what happens if I dont receive the funds on the 14th business day and the guy tells me we will put in a ticket. I ask if he could go on and put one in now and he says no we have to wait. Then low-and-behold, the 14th business day I call and they say we will put in a ticket.

So I keep calling day after day, and low and behold some guy now tells me that they have to mail a letter to me so that I can call a number on the letter to to approve the funds, for which they have already paid my balance with and allow them to send me my refund.

I also most forgot because of all the issues I decided not to go to DeVry and am now completing my MBA at a real college university!!!!!

But here something else DeVry is doing. Like I said this whole thing started when I went to talk to someone about Keller, well they also added Keller to my FAFSA as a school code. I went in and made the correction to my new Graduate School, then a few weeks later I checked my FAFSA to make sure my new school information had processed and guess what, Keller had taken my new university off and put Keller back on. I called FAFSA and they said not to worry that they had processed my FAFSA for the new university, I called them and they have my information. Why and how can DeVry/Keller keep changing my school code when I delete them!!!!!

Last but not least I am working with the Dean, and as nice as she has been she can't explain or even knows what FA is doing.

I attended Devry University online from February 2008 until December 2008. At the beginning of the November session, I had an issue with my financial aid. I was told that I did not have enough and that I could get a graduate plus loan in order to pay for the rest. I did that and thought that everything would be fine. However, as the session went on, my aid did not disburse. I kept calling the school and I was told that their policy is that aid must disburse by the 5th week, and that they could not do anything before then.

Well once the 5th week came, my aid still did not disburse. I was told that I could request a refund advance and that should take about 3 to 4 business days. Well after 5 days the advance was not processed and I had to call the school again. The school informed me they have to package their loans for November until March and that because I was transferring to another university there were overlapping loans. I thought that was stupid since I had already informed the school that I was withdrawing and would not be attending their school in January.

Here it is now, the 7th week of school and I still have not received my aid. This is a terrible school, and I would not recommend them to anyone else.

It's not that I couldn't cut it nor has been an issue of handing me an education because I have worked my butt off to be on the Dean's list for every semester (7) that I have attended.

My disappointment stems from the lack of educated instructors at my local campus. It seems as though DeVry hires mostly incompetent morons to instruct such complicated courses as programming and databasing. A student should never be told to go to the internet to find an answer when we're paying such a high price for tuition as it is.

The lies have been laid on thick by the administration and all of the faculty is in on the dirty deed because they know and condone such corruption to go on.

When I registered for the '08 fall semester I was told that I had less credits than what I left with the last semester and financial aid does not recognize their own records as to how many credits I have received.

I came to DeVry for an education, not to go broke with no future.

I am now in debt up to my ears and may get a degree in nothing because apparently employers I have been conversing with are not interested in a DeVry degree.
I am paying more now than ever before for what?
We are forced to do gobs of work that we were never properly instructed to do.

I feel like my money is more important than my education to these jokers.

I have currently been attending Devry for a several months and I don't see what the complaint is. I am currently majoring in health information technology and I will be close to having my associates degree. I live in Dayton Ohio and I have about 3 hospitals trying to hire me as soon as I am done. No school provides you with a job. I mean they all say that,but the only thing that career service can do is offer you a lead.

It sounds to me like alot of the people complaining are just mad because they could not cut it or because they want something handed to them. Devry University is not for everyone. I am a single mother and it allowed me to obtain a good paying career in a short period of time. I will be transferring my credits to the University of Cincinatti when I am done to receive a bachelors in healthcare management. Yes, I have already talked to someone and they do accept their credits. I think that it depends on what you are trying to go to school for, and what your expectations are.

Noone took advantage of me, because I always research every school before I attend it. Thats many of you guys fault. I don't listen to what any advisor or sells person tells me. I find out everything for myself.Before I even attended I contacted hospitals in my area asking if they hired Devry grads and they said yes as long as they were certified. And then I researched to see if Devrys program was accredited by Ahima which it is. So don't be mad because you allowed someone to take control of your life instead of you controlling your own. Ignorance is not bliss.

I am loving Devry

This is a double edge sword. The local dean and local advisors were actually quite pleasant and very helpful. And I did have an absolutely wonderful instructor early so I was under the impression this was going to be a great experience. My family and I (who according to the government should not even be able to survive with a family of 4 with one income below 20K) made the decision that I should follow my life long dream ever since Tron cam out ages ago to be a computer programmer in graphics/gaming.

Then I hit a course that I paid over 1500 to learn more advance C++. Buit much to my dismay I had to use C++ for Dummies borrowed from a friend (40 bucks if I had bought it), advice from a friend (also free) and when I ask for help online I get web addresses (also free). I followed their objectives, I asked as many questions and even demanded they answer in some way to provide the necessary knowledge to complete the homework.

Essentially I am going to fail my first course ever in my life (bachelors degree from Purdue University while working an average of 3 jobs so do not tell me about workload!) and scared to death of what I have done to my family's future. And I also had the wonderful you qualify for grants and then sorry you do not qualify after I was enrolled.

I haven't slept well in weeks, I am no longer the great father I once was to my kids, physically sick to my stomach (to the point of vomiting) and actually wondered if my family would be better off without me. And not by divorce or me running away. The depression is enormous as I am faced with the fact that I have taken loans out so we can better our lives and now must look at the fact that maybe we will lose everything that we have due to this decision. I have no qualms paying for knowledge gained but only if it could be gained via instruction and not referred to free materials.

I am a military member who enrolled in the fall of 2008. For military education you are required to have a degree plan on file with your education office to prove that you are taking classes (that the gov is paying for)towards a degree. I went to register for the next semester and they told me that I had to take two other classes that were not on my plan. I told them that they were wrong and that I had taken classes that would fill the prerequisites for this class if they would just process a transcript that was sent to them in Apr. I was told flat out that they would not and I would have to take these classes.

Being disgusted with the school at this point I called to withdraw from my current class. I was told that this would take several days and that the withdraw would show on the day that I called. Not true, they didn't withdraw me until two weeks later when I told them that I would keep calling every 5 minutes until it was done.

This school cost me $750.00 out of my pocket (have to pay back the tax payers). I could have saved 25% of that if they had withdrawn me when I asked. This school does not return e-mails or phone calls. Lying to the government with a phony degree plan. They also force people to get a credit card as a condition of enrollment.

I have read many of the complaints here and they sound just like the problems I have encountered. I have been flat out lied to and it has cost me a year of my life and I just had to pay over 5000.00 to devry be able to enroll in a real school. My question is how can they continually get away with this crap and not be held accountable.

I lost a year of my life 5000.00 and a transcript that will not transfer to anywhere that matters

This last spring (2008) I returned to college and thought that Devry University sounded like a good place for adults to go to school. I had heard that private colleges like Devry were expensive so I expected that. When I first spoke to the admissions department I was told that at Devry for $50,000.-$60,000. that I could finish my bachelors in 3 years. It was much money but in my line of work, I could easily have earned it back the first year out of school so I made the decision to attend Devry.

Devry received some $4100. in student loans in my name and after I was well into my classes, they informed me that I would not be eligible for enough student loan money to go to their school full time unless I wanted to pay $2200. per semester out of my own pocket. $4100. at Devry was only enough to take one course each 8 week semester which is half-time, instead of full time. Not only that, but after finishing those 2 courses I still owed over $800. more for this semester.

It does not take a math genius to realize that at this rate it was going to take me 7-10 years to graduate from Devry at a cost of $15000. per year! I would graduate owing way more than they quoted me originally and it would take 2 to 3 times longer to finish as well. In contrast, this summer I took equivalent courses at the community colleges here in San Diego which allowed me to take 4 courses in an 8 week period, completing 12 credits towards my degree and the only thing it cost me was a $13. registration fee and my books, etc. The tuition was free as I qualified for a governor's waiver although even if you don't qualify for this waiver, it is only $20. per credit to take courses at San Diego City College and these credits are fully transferable to the UC or the CSU systems.

I was originally scheduled to complete 2 more courses at Devry starting in the Fall, (which is actually the second half of Devry's Summer semester), September 1, 2008 so I contacted them today, August 14, 2008 and they told me that it was too late to drop the courses although they don't start till 9/1/2008. So Devry is telling me that although I am not going to attend classes on September 1, 2008, that the $5100. that was provided to me in student loans will not be refunded to either myself or the loan company.

In addition, Devry seems to be having accounting and money problems as they have recently delayed the disbursement of student loan monies by 3 weeks, stating that they are having trouble keeping up with all of the student finances and will not be releasing student loan money until the end of August rather than the beginning which is the normal schedule for student loan disbursement.

I now owe almost $10,000. in student loans for completing 3 classes at Devry University although over $5000. of this $10,000. I owe was for classes I am not going to take at Devry. I feel 2 weeks notice before the course starts is plenty of time to be able to cancel the course. Devry explains that September 1, is the beginning of the second half of their summer semester, (what they call summer semester B), and they say that even though my class hasn't started yet, I had to cancel it at tne beginning of Summer semester A, back in July. So they refuse to turn the latest finance money back over to the loan company or to me. This of course means that I will have to pay this entire $10,000. in student loans as student loans must be repaid.

Despite the fact that I only completed 3 courses at Devry, (2 of which I cannot even apply towards my degree, something that was not disclosed to me by Devry until after I had completed the first 2 courses). So really I am paying $10,000. for a single Algebra 114 Class that was worth 4 credits! A mighty expensive and painful lesson.

Meanwhile, I am continuing school at San Diego City College and they are much more ethical about everything but it is ironic that I have to pay all of my other school expenses out of my own pocket while Devry got over $5000. for a semester in which I did not attend a single class. I do not know if I can pursue this in small claims court but possibly you could advise me how to proceed to try and recover that $5000.? Thanks for any help and time.

I was currently enrolled in the Business program for my Bachelor's Degree in DeVry University beginning January of 2009. I decided during my 3rd week of my second semester that business was not for me and I wanted to change my major to Criminal Justice.

I went and spoke with the Dean of Business Mr. Mylon and he informed me that the Criminal Justice program that they offer would not be suitable for me. I told him I no longer would like to continue my classes and I am going to switch to a school that would offer me the program that I want. He said it was to late to drop my classes and if I didn't go financial aid would return my package.

I listened to him and never dropped my classes. I enrolled with Berkeley University and started taking my classes there. While attending Berkeley I received a letter from DeVry stating that I was on Academic Probation for failure to drop classes that I received an F in. I ran into some issues while attending Berkeley and withdrew from my classes.

Shortly after I withdrew from Berkeley I received my returned application from FAFSA to change my school code stating that there was nothing on file. DeVry sent me a bill in the mail for $130.00 because they said my financial aid was sent through and the balance is what remains. I am trying to enroll in Kaplan University as we speak and I am unable to do so because my financial aid packet still goes to DeVry University even though I no longer attend there. I have been trying to contact the financial aid dept. and they direct me to the registrar dept. When I contact them they reroute me to the financial aid dept. I am just getting a run around from the University.

I have read through all these inputs, and none of them really make any sense. Just because you drop a class doesn't mean you don't have to pay for it. Your financial aid/grants/loans are all based on your attendence. When you drop your attendance the aid changes. It doesn't matter that you started the classes. Financial aid doesn't pay for dropped classes, DUH!

What about the guy with the so called grants, but they were really loans. How do take out student loans with out knowing it. Even for Stafford loans, you have to sign MPNs and find a lender, you don't even make any sense. I started going to Devry last seesion. I have attended online schools before. Everything is the same. If it is too confusing for you, then you don't go to an online school.

I think that the problem here is that people think getting an online degree is so easy. They come in and say that the instructor didn't show up, or they fail you on pre req classes! Get a life!! I am not sure if all these people were taking online courses through their campus. Another one I liked is the guy who said 100% of his school is paid for. I am in the military, recieve pell grants, MGIB, and still end up having to pay for my books. Nothing is free, ever!!

It seems that the only people who complain is the people who don't know what they are talking about, or they aren't happy. So far, I am very saitified with my schooling with DEVRY ONLINE. In fact one of my instructors is DR. L. so I would definitely say that she is qualified to teach my pre req class!

I signed up for an on-line marketing class due to my schedule. The on-line instructor stopped showing up in the on-line discussions for about 6/8 weeks due to a broken leg. The school never monitored the on-line forum for quality assurance. I received 100% on my paper, but I doubt the instructor looked at it. Other students had the same comments. Basically I paid the tuition, but the instructor never showed up. I tried to speak to Center Dean about it and Administrative Assistant, but they told me to contact the on-line department. I did -- no response. I even tried to contact the Accrediting Agency because of the issue. Accrediting Agency said this did not impact accredition. They gave me the number for the Chief Academic Officer, which is a yahoo based address. No response.

I have been pursuing for nearly 1.5 years. I felt robbed since I paid for a service that I did not receive. Then I was getting ready to sign up for the summer classes, and the center made a mistake and said the class I needed will be offered next quarter and wanted me to sign up for an elective at the Center for this quarter. The electives were totally worthless since I had taken most of these classes or had waived out. They just wanted me in class for $$.

The quarter before, they convinced me to start even though I was several hours late to the first class. The professor would try to accomodate me. The professor did not help me, but the school was able to nail me for the first week's tuition, so I ended up taking the course. I passed, but I was disappointed. The academic advisors do not know what classes I needed. I even emailed them the program I needed, and the classes they offered did not match. It is a complete waste of time.

$$ for the tuition paid, but no insruction received. The school indicates that on-line instructor interaction is the key to the on-line environment. Classes that are not transferered to other graduate programs. Tuition for worthless classes.

Because of major life circumstances (relocation, illness workplace conflict) and lack of internet service after moving to take a new job, I consulted my academic advisor at DeVry to figure out the best way to continue my online education. I was on academic probation because of the stress and job search involved in the loss of my previous position. I was advised to withdraw from one course and take the other the next term. I trusted my adviser's advice and followed through.

Unfortunately, my adviser may not have realized or noticed that following her advice would revoke my financial aid, since the minimal number of COMPLETE credit hours would not be satisfied. My $10,000 in student loans was revoked and I was slapped with a bill for over $8000. Over several months of correspondence, no one at DeVry would/could offer a solution. When I called the academic group, they referred me to the financial group. When I explained my situation to the financial group, I was referred back to the academic group.

DeVry is a business. It's academic and financial services boil down to that, especially on the academic side. Over my 3.5 year stint at DeVry, I had 3-4 student 'advisers.' I was obvious their goal was to keep me coming back for classes. Some might've had a grasp on the degree offerings and challenges student's face but the focus was on signing you up for classes not supporting you with information and direction to get through them.

My credit reports reflects a significant charge-off for the remaining balance. This makes me unable to get another loan to pay this off. Also, it affects my purchasing power and ability to continue to afford to continue my education.

Years ago, I took a single class from Devry, which I paid for at the time I took the class. Obviously, Devry agreed that I'd paid, as they never sent me a bill, and sent out several transcripts at my request. Five years later, I discovered that they had turned my supposedly delinquent account over to collections, still without ever having sent out a bill.

To add insult to injury, they used my social security number as an account number, and turned that over to only the gawds know who at some podunk collections company, so now I have had to put watches on my accounts and with the credit bureaus. That may seem reactionary, but we all know what scum collection agencies hire and use, and I'm not comfortable just hoping for the best.

This inaccurate report has exposed my personal information to disreputable people, damaged my credit score, and cause me a great deal of pain to unravel. Imagine trying to find a five year old receipt - which I'm sure is what they've counted on. Most people will be forced to just pay the bill, since they won't be able to prove they paid it at this late date.

I attended DeVry University in Orlando, Florida from July-October 2007 and had to drop out of DeVry in Orlando, Florida because this facilitys administration did not provide the high-quality education they promised and focused more on their business prospects than the students educational values or the safety concerns on school property.

After DeVry cleaned house as the term is often expressed by numerous staff, and students, the University had hired some new Deans, Professors and administrative employees because of the financial problems they were encountering resulting from the high student drop out rate. They replaced several highly regarded Professors with lower paid instructors who are not qualified to teach certain core courses necessary for a student to productively progress in their course. The important issues regarding having a proficient staff is that it is imperative for students to gain the knowledge of these core courses in eight weeks as compared to a State University of twelve weeks.

There was an enormous amount of red tape before I was allowed to even make an appointment to talk to a Dean or administrator about the problems while the financial department is still charging for classes not worth the high tuition for the unqualified instructors.

I have been waiting for almost 1 year for them to resolve the mistakes made on my grants and loans they had taken since I was left their school because of an incident with a student threatening me on the public discussion site. My Professor did not intervene nor did the administration and my entire class saw the threats made because this student did not want to participate in a course required group project. I didnt feel safe on their campus after the threats and my car was damaged on their property. I spoke with several people in admissions, student services, Deans, and the President of DeVry of Orlando. All I received in return were empty promises and a loan I cannot re-pay for worthless classes. They apparently were more concerned of their revenues than rectifying the problems of school safety concerns on their property or addressing an unqualified Professor who labeling his students as guinea pigs in an email he had sent me.

A students main concern should be on their education not spending countless wasted hours trying to make appointments with administrative staff to resolve problems that needed to be immediately addressed before another tragic school incident occurs. Some concerned Professors were telling students it would be good to check out State Funded Universities because they were also disturbed about the complaints they were hearing from other students.

Youd be wise to check out a State University like UCF, FSU, etc. or another private University than enroll at DeVry of Orlando. As a single, 46 year old mother raising two teenagers I am now constantly billed thousands of dollars I have no way of repaying or be able to continue my education since DeVry has not resolved nor corrected the problems or my financial paperwork as promised since October 2007. DeVry of Orlando, FL. has taken away my hopes of ever attaining my college degree because they are a For Profit Business? and not concerned about the safety of all students on their campus or quality of education they promise prospective students upon enrollment.

DeVry University adds to the economic problems of the Orlando area especially when students are unable to re-pay their loans for a useless education. They are also contributing themselves as an unsafe campus since they didnt intervene nor follow strict policies protecting all students on their property even after all the recent University tragedies on the news. There seems to be a lack of concern by administrators for communicating with dedicated students to resolve important issues so a student can productively continue their education in a safe environment.

I now owe 15k for the Loan that i had received w/ all this mess. I would like to eradicate that bill from my life

No I'm hoping for my tax return so i can pay that loan, otherwise they will file me to collection agency and my credit is ruined for life...

This is an overview of my experience with Devry University

8/152007 (Approx) I completed enrollment with Devry/Charlotte(could not complete tour of building because my admissions advisor had a dentist appointment at 11:30 AM which is why I most likely didnt meet with the Dean).

8/20/2007 Emailed financial aid to verify that I would not have difficulties with the transfer from ITT to Devry(received phone call stating that everything looked good and that I should not have no financial aid issues).

9/1/2007 start of the summer part B semester (classes were picked by academic advisor and I signed papers).

10/1/2007 after researching the problem I discovered that I had two D numbers I notified the registrar at Charlotte and was rudely informed that I was impossible and that I did not. Also during the first week of October I had done some research by speaking with campuses in Raleigh N.C. and Seattle WA., Where I found the origin of the original D Number. (Seattle Admissions Advisor) During this time I was informed that Charlotte campus did not have a financial advisor during this time I was primarily dealing with Martha because the registrar basically acted like she did not have the time to deal with my problem and had a nasty attitude every time I spoke to her.

10/21/2007(approx) request specific info for classes needed for my degree program. Apparently I was to have a meeting with the Dean concerning my class schedule which I never had or knew that I needed to.

11/1/2007 not allowed to register for winter classes due to the two D number issue and no financial aid advisor at the campus level. Learn my account is placed on hold and not allowed to transfer college transcripts to an State of New York College because I had an outstanding account balance.

11/15/2007 (approx) Spoken with the Dean about my situation, She sais that she did not know of my situation and that she would correct the issue.

11/26/07 started to have conversations about the BTSM degree program. I Felt I was somewhat mislead about the classes that I had take or as the Dean stated that transferring in credits and the BSTM program is difficult to explain and that I should have spoken to her about my class schedule, and there is no one in the office who can explain what I needed to know but her. This has been ongoing with the exchange of many emails and at least two telephone calls and still do not have a clear ideal of what is needed to graduate.

12/13/2007 Informed that the merging of the two D numbers was now complete and that I now could register for January session B classes. Also informed that financial aid would not be able to complete processing summer part B until I register for winter classes. When speaking to financial aid personnel for online students I was informed that one possibility was that I needed to transfer funds from one semester to clear up the last semester.

12/27/2007 Find out that my worst fear is true. Financial aide did not go thru as planned for the part B of summer, so now I have a $2500 out of pocket fee Somehow I believe this was discovered while finally processing my paperwork months too late and this is the reason why I was rushed into enrollment for the January classes. (Why do I always find out all the details thru Devry online and not thru the Charlotte campus?).

12/28/2007 Sent email to the Dean that I was displeased and I would not attend Devry and to unregister me from all classes.

1/4/2008 called Devry online and unregistered for classes which still have not been completed at this time.

Out of all of this I only asked for one item, to reimburse me for the class I had taken and was not needed. During all of this mess I was given course CIS206 which is a class that I had no need of taking. A 4 credit class at almost 500 dollars a credit hour that is an 2000 mistake.(cis206 IS NOT ON THE COURSES I NEED TO GRADUATE LIST)I was told that she(the Dean) would be able to apply the credits but I should only be taking upper level classes.

This could have been Acceptable but being CIS206 is a intro to operating system class and I have an associate's degree in Computer Networking Systems this literally is the first class I had to take at ITT Tech. This is the main reasons I feel that I should not have to pay for this class.

I called Devry University after seeing one of their adds on TV about a video game program they had. When I talked to the representative from Devry, whose name was Jason Hart, I told him I had no money, and the only way I could attend the school is if I received grants. Jason said this could most likely be done. I had to contact financial services, filled out all the forms that they sent me, and a couple of weeks later they said I was approved for all grants and that my school was paid for. So I started attending the online class I signed up for. At the end of that class, I received a bill, called Jason who said to call financial services, who told me to ignore it, that the grants hadn't all been processed yet. So I signed up for another term, and received another bill. This time financial services said the grant just hadn't shown up on my account yet.through because they usually send the check at the end of the second term, and to ignore the bill, that my schooling would be paid for. I called Jason who said it was a problem with the way that the grants come in at the end of the term, and it would show up then.

The last week of the class I received a call from financial services, and they told me that in order to sign up for my classes in the next term I would have to pay my outstanding bill. When I asked them why I had a bill because they told me I had grants they said, "Oh that was our fault--it wasnt grants, they were loans; we are sorry about that, but now you owe us money." I tried talking to people about what happened, and they said it was a mistake that the grants they were looking at were actually loans. Now I am stuck with a bill and have been sent to collections because I have no money--like I told them in the beginning. I have to make payments; the bill is around $2700. They lied to me and are now affecting my credit.

son was a student of other college at that time. I wonder that devry university does not respond after making many calls to their corporate office and the university.

I wonder that what would have happened if devry university had taken 15000 dollars from son. When they are not interested in refunding 100 dollars what would be the fate of thousand students who are registered with them. Is there any justice when a ace educational adviser walked up into your house and took away the money.

I was enrolled in Devry's online BA program in computer technology. I was basically promised by the admissions counselor that my degree would payoff big time. Well, I'm still waiting for the payoff. My degree was to get me prepared in web design. No luck.

The recruiters that I talked to in the real world informed me that the classes I took probably prepared me for the basic basics that a home user can pick up by reading a book. In one class, ASP.net, the instructor was so bad that to prevent the entire class from flunking, he gave us an assignment to go shopping for jewelry.

I'm out about 17500 in tuition. I pay 123 a month for a wated career change by a school that promises everything, but doesn;t deliver. I saw a 96% placement rate, not for their online students, the placement office nver came through.

My degree from DeVry has not improved the quality of my life as it was promised by the entrance counsellor before I was sucked into $60,000 of school loans. As far as placement a list of temporary agents provided secretary jobs that were not interested was a bull crud attempt for the school to state that they provide job placement....

I have a job that pays less with a degree and a bunch of loan associations calling for their money, when I can't make enough money to pay my monthly living bills.

On April 30, I finished teaching a Class at Devry Fort Washington Campus. I then received a message from Kathleen P, one of the faculty members there that I will not be paid until I submitted the Georgia Form and all my transcripts. I submitted all transcripts, and currently Devry University refuses to pay me. They claim the payment has been send, however, they cannot prove that it has, and I did not receive it.

I am currently behind in my bills, and some have been paid late.

I was attending DeVry University from 7/12/04 to 10/24/04. I was 17 years of age. My mother and I went to one of the school workshops for financial Aid in which they assisted us from beginning to end on filling out till submitting my financial Aid application. In the Middle of the trimester they had called me in to let me know they were still missing what they call the A and B form which was important in order for them to submit my financial Aid application completely.

They informed me that everything was taken care of and that the financial Aid was processed.I even received a Cal grant of 8,000.00 dollars wich they have a copy of. Two weeks prior to the trimester ending they pull me out of class to inform me that their was a discrepancy in my 2004-05 taxes. My mother had claimed me for one of the years i was not living with her and i had done my taxes individually because i was working and not living with her. They informed me that i needed to get a letter from my accountant amending the taxes. I requested a letter from my accountant.

One week after classes were over i received the letter from my accountant amending the taxes and when i took it back to DeVry the staff in the financial Aid office said it was too late to process the papers and that it was not going to cover my class fees. They never informed me of needing the paper before the trimester ended.

Now they are telling me that i have to pay $6,931.19 for the classes. They are pushing me to pay them a monthly payment of $565.00 per month. wich i cannot pay i dont agree on paying for this because the delay was on their behalf.

I was attending class at Devry because I was promised 100% financial aid by their advisors, who encouraged me to start classes before my financial aid had gone through and assured me 100% of my costs would be taken care of. In addition the financial aid and admissions advisors are fully aware that I am currently in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and unable to pay any expenses out of pocket or obtain assistance from my family. Had I not been guaranteed 100% financial aid I would not have entertained the thought of attending classes.

Due to the issues with my financial aid, I was unable to receive my books on time, which resulted in my decision to drop one of my two classes, as I would not have been able to catch up by the time I did receive my materials. At this time I am still being charged for the class I had to drop as a result of Devry's inability to deliver on their promise of financial aid. After a few weeks of class, I began receiving bills. Calls to the financial aid and admissions advisors resulted in more assurances to disregard the bills because I would be covered 100% by financial aid.

After 3 months of this, I contacted both the admissions and financial aid departments and told them I would not continue to take classes because I still had not received any financial aid. I was beginning to feel the financial aid advisors had mislead me, the bills were increasing, and I did not want to incur any more charges. Financial aid should be completed before classes begin.

Devry is now claiming that they were unable to deliver my financial aid because I discontinued classes. Obviously one would discontinue classes after being promised 100% financial aid and receiving bills in lieu of financial aid.

I am one of many people that devry failed to provide adequate, and in many cases, any placement services for its students and graduates; failed to provided competent, experienced and/or qualified faculty for its program of instruction; failed to provide instruction in current technologies and computer languages such as Java script; failed to maintain an administration competent to operate the constituent schools, supervise faculty, or maintain such limited standards as defendants purported to maintain in manuals and other writings; failed to provide adequate laboratory and computer equipment such that students were unable to acquire relevant skills for gainful employment in the field for which they were training.