DeVry University Reviews

The beginning of my negative experience started with a class scheduling error made by an Academic Adviser. She was very nice and professional, but made an honest mistake. Long story short: when the error was realized, I, the student, was told it was too late correct it, as classes were a week in already. I made a fuss about it, but the staff: 1) Absolutely refused to get management involved, even after I made multiple requests to escalate the matter for resolution, 2) Absolutely refused to own their mistake even though it was DOCUMENTED by their previously staff. I postponed the classes because of the error, and was billed a percentage of the tuition - no exceptions - despite not attending during the term billed for.

And more importantly, Devry completely derailed my veteran's benefits. This was the result of what seemed like multiple processing delays and confusion about the issue I mention above. Subsequently, I was issued a debt letter from the VA, and did not receive benefits for a couple of months, which hurt a lot financially. Devry was overpaid, so I had to pay the VA back the money it sent to Devry (who still has the money) to prevent collections/garnishment. Devry and has acknowledged that I'm due a refund; I have yet to receive this money - a significant amount of money, btw.

Regarding academics: I would suggest, to applicants, doing enough due diligence if you decide to do business with Devry. I would recommend reaching out to former or current students to find out if you'll really get the experience and knowledge you're anticipating by taking a particular class. In one class of mine, prior to class start time, we (students) were just making small talk and the topic of course quality at Devry came up.

The classes certainly are not a waste of time, but a lot of people are left disappointed after taking classes at Devry. Why? Well, because some go into it thinking they're going to gain at least some experience in a particular class based on how it's advertised in the catalog just to find out that the "meat" of the course is precursory things, and you'll have one chapter of the "meaty" subject maybe during the last week of class, leading you to take the next level course to gain said experience. I personally haven't continued "chasing" such things - two semesters was enough for me to go elsewhere.

Transfer credits (additional): After much back and forth about getting the credit that I was told I'd get prior to enrolling in my first course (which should have been a good amount considering this was supposed to be my 2nd bachelor's), I received far less in reality. Why? Well, one guess would be that after paying $30 to have a transcript sent to Devry, confirming that it was sent (date/time/address/etc), Devry could not find it or they "never received it" and I needed to request it (and pay another $30) again; this instead of them contacting the institution to figure this out.

I can definitely see using Devry to learn one or two technical programs or something of the sort, but not for an entire degree. Until Devry Education Group reforms its training for employees and establishes some better practices, I would look elsewhere. I hate that so many people have had to deal with disappointment from making the choice to study at Devry - perhaps the recent action brought by the FTC will help Devry clean up its act in more than one way.

I had a baby, and was forced, if I wanted to continue my education, to go back to DeVry because no other University or college would accept my hours. After that, the school made it difficult to stay enrolled. The class schedule wasn't what I had asked for and the advisers were no longer readily available and helpful as they were in the beginning. Now I have $54,000 in debt to the Dept of Education with no degree and no transferable hours.

Now, currently, I owe over $100,000 in loans, which I'm almost in default because of it. I want to know how I can get in on the lawsuit. I'm not doing it for the money. I want the school to be held accountable for taking advantage of students in my situation. I want justice! I can't attend school or anything else because this has been a hindrance on my credit report and my livelihood.

Tell me why during finals when a Professor sends out massive emails about reminders, I send her one in less than 24 hrs during the day, about an issue I didn't agree with on a classmate's feedback and she gets back to me after the due date, and when I turned it in, I was 30 minutes late, and assume I was ok to use the "non-emergency" late assignment excuse (as stated in the syllabus), and she doesn't accept it, and she is aware it's the Finals that's worth the most points and that we ALL spent so much time on the research, but she won't accept a 30 minute late assignment, but will still reply back to me about what to do with my final anyway, knowing it's already late.. But doesn't take it? Then during the beginning of the week, I ask her about stuff to add on the presentation, and she doesn't answer 3 of my questions I sent to her and your ** is hanging high and dry not clarified.

You request time with the "Professor" because they are worth more than an "Instructor".. and all you get is 2 word responses that lead to NOTHING. Luckily I was able to maintain a high B without a final presentation grade, but it's the principle. The professors need to be more considerate about when ** is due especially because it's already stupid to work around the school's timezone instead of your own.. That defeats the purpose of online learning overall. You gotta work hours ahead of time. That's ** stupid but you need this degree so it's sink or swim.

Anyway, here I am working on my second Master's degree and racking up debt of over $100,000 and still have no job. Now I have too much education, but no experience. Go figure. I do not know what I am going to do, but if I could save one person from making the mistake of going to this school because of false promises of getting a job when you graduate, then I will be happy. If you are one of the few that have actually gotten a job off of a Devry or Keller degree, then you are very lucky. Please run the opposite direction if you are thinking about going to this school. This school is no good at helping you find a job.

My first few classes in my program were a joke and WAY too easy that I actually believed the reviews. After getting to the more advanced classes, I became forced to study and learn material and since then, I have learned more than I could have imagined. Stop complaining because you do not know simple math, when it comes to being overcharged. DeVry says that they are expensive before you even start, and the only reason some people perceive them to be a bad school is because of the reviews that people leave that cannot seem to pass or finish classes. There should be a website for verified graduates to post reviews, so this school can make a turn around on society.

The software compatibility to my home computer was not working and therefore I could not do my course work at home. The class was only 2 hours long and I could not stay. The library was not an option because all I had was an hour on the computer, not to mention I had my own computer at home. Compatibility was the issue... Long story short, there was nothing my professor could do although he knew my system at home was not compatible with DeVry's programming for the course and I ended failing, although I did tell someone that I could not get into the program at home. My poor professor even tried to explain the issue to the school they did not listen and I ended up failing. Now DeVry posts a memo to students to check compatibility of their systems with software from DeVry.

The other issue I had was DeVry had my loans in deferment although I was still in school and never left. DeVry had my withdraw date as 12/21/2014. Seriously, the classes are over on the 20th of December and thus the January session is approaching. I never left school so for the past few months up until the beginning of November I have had to do deference which no one sensible at DeVry can tell me why or how I even had a withdrawn from school on my records nor how I even ended up in deferment in the first place. Last but not least, DeVry had me take a class I did not need only to tell me there was nothing they could substitute the class for. DeVry is one big headache with perks... I have a job with the student workers working at DeVry so that's a plus. Maybe the $8.50 part time will help somewhere. I am thankful for the aspect of my life with DeVry.

Here is where my dissatisfaction started. I met with my career counselor in Manhattan and the outcome was I needed to start an internship in the field. To me, that means working for free and I am not in the position to do that I have bills to pay and another son in college. My student debt is $62,000 which I am now paying back. The college was no help in setting me up with any interviews, they only looked at my resume and made suggestions. I have been on my own since I graduated and have had no luck. I have no real experience in the technical field except for what I have learned in college.

I currently work as a courier to pay my bills, which I could have done without a college degree. When I joined the college they stated that they had a 92% placement for graduates within 6 months in their field of study. I feel that Devry is not setup for the older student and If I could trade my worthless degree for my satisfaction of my student debts, I would do it in heartbeat.

I was very successful in achieving my BS degree, graduated Magna *cum Laude. Contrary to popular belief Devry is well respected here in Georgia and throughout the region. I then attended Keller School of management. I was then retired and used my GI Bill 911 benefits. Yes I still had the fill out the FASFA even though I was receiving Educational benefits from VA. I found out that I received a Student Loan through FASFA, then halfway through my first class I received my benefits from VA once all the paperwork was done. Long story short I went to finance and told I don't want any more student loans and my VA benefits is covering everything. I then graduated with no student debt for my MBA, and landed a great job.

Now I will admit the Job Assistance is a joke, and talking with other co-workers that attending the different schools Public and Private that is was pretty much the same, and you have to apply yourself when you are searching for a job. As far as the professors, Devry was very challenging and those that drop out or receive low grade didn't apply themselves No fault of the School. Case and point; While attending Devry I was an active duty Soldier so I deployed to Kuwait and then Africa for about a year. I was able to complete my course online without too much of an issue, but I was able to inform my professors through emails and other correspondence that I may need adjust the time I can take my finals etc, THEY ALL WORKED WITH ME. So those of you that have say Devry University DID NOT do this for me, well I say what did you do to plan and prepare.

After a year of classes, my business travel took me out of the country. I canceled a class the first week of the course and was charged... that's okay. When I was started the second class and was still out of the country, I just could not do it. The connection was terrible, so I canceled again and stopped classes. Now I am attempting to pay the cancelation fees and I am unable to access my account. I have to wait over the phone for 45 minutes to speak with a rep. I am absolutely flabbergasted that such a large University can have such poor customer service. In most of my communications with them, I felt manipulated and cheated. I will NEVER return to this school and I urge all inquiring students to investigate well before agreeing to attend. Even when you have the information in writing they do not honor it.

I receive a small check every month for disability from the Veterans Administration and they are going to start withholding that money until they are paid back in full for the class that they paid me to take. So I contacted DeVry and told them that I did not withdraw from the class. I completed the class and took the final exam and needed the withdrawal changed to a grade so that I can show the Veterans Administration that I didn't drop out or withdraw, and keep from withholding my disability money and forcing me to pay back money for a class that I should have never been withdrawn from. If you're a veteran reading this do not use your G.I. Bill benefits to attend DeVry University. Go to any other institution but DeVry.

It is not Devry's or for that matter any schools responsibility to find you a job after you graduate. Finding a job in your field is up to you! It comes down to how motivated and prepared you are, that's just life. After graduation it took me about 1 1/2 year to land a job in my field of study but it was well worth it. I now have a great career making great money. I still continue to study programming on my own as I want to continue to have success in my professional life. With that being said, I gave 4 stars because of high cost of tuition. I would not recommend this school to anyone straight out of high school because it is a lot of work and if you don't finish the program, then you would be stuck with high dept and no degree.

Even my professors joked about Devry and that they are for profit, and that is what worried me the most. Classes were easy - most of them. Which scared me even more. My last 3 months of classes I didn't have the money to finish but they still let me take classes? So I graduated to gain 60k+ debt. Yay me. Winner. They wanna shove your debt to your parents and you. Parent plus and your loans. 30k each. Plus the classes I couldn't afford. Now have to figure out how to pay the 9k or I'll get sued. I work full time 10 hrs. Poor as can be, and they wanna sue me now.

Don't make excuses because you weren't ready for the real world because you can always look back and say you could've done things differently or better. Whether it would be going to DeVry or not. And sticking with the path and not going off it. Everyone has challenges but you probably knew they affect your ability to do well. I do wish I started out with county college but I would've complained about the same issues. Heck I took some courses to transfer over since it cost significantly less. But I saw issues with professors at my county college. I don't regret going here but the things I didn't take advantage of when I was at DeVry.

If you are determined and give this school 100% of your time or close to it, you will have no issues. I have so many friends that went to great schools such as Rutgers University, Kean, Ramapo College in New Jersey and struggled to find jobs for years and to this day some are left without one. Some may even have jobs but not in their desired field or degree. Those especially in business and technology majors are making excuses. I did graduate from DeVry, North Brunswick NJ. Everyone I know in my graduated class received early job offers. If you can't find a job, you learn how to network, interview for a job.

I did finally speak with a Dean at the St. Louis campus. I inquired why payroll would be sending my son a check. Her reply was this: "When they have an overage on Pell or financial aid they issue the student a check that will say payroll." She could not answer why anyone would have applied for my son to have financial aid or a grant 2 years after he stopped going to DeVry. She told me she had to check into it and she would call back the following Monday, the same day the Financial Aid Supervisor was to call me back. As you probably could have guessed, neither my son or I have received a call. It's now September and my son has missed enrollment. Best advice - don't make the mistake. Go to a community college, they offer online classes also at a much more reasonable price.

In February 2009, my sister was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. I was thoroughly devastated. The counselor convinced me that I should use this as inspiration. I have emails stating this! My anxiety levels flew through the roof and my doctor put me on ** (I was already on **). This cocktail of anti-anxiety meds led me to signing the contract to take classes starting in March. I was doing really great and had a 4.0 going into the fall semester. In September of 2009, my employer started to harass me because I refused to falsify documents to be used in a labor dispute. He set out to make my life even more miserable. My grades started to slip. In January 2010, my mom had brought my sister to stay with her in our city. Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to have surgery to remove 2/3rds of her right lung. My boss allowed me a vacation day off to take her to the hospital.

I had to take over for my mom in taking my sister to her chemo treatments. I told my counselor a that I could not take classes and needed a medical leave. I was told that they don't allow medical leave and that my student loans would be due and I would have to start paying back what I had accrued. I should have just stopped right there. I failed a core algebra class. At this point, my boss was piling on even more responsibilities. Between work, home and Devry, I was spinning out of control physically and mentally.

In March 2010, I was fired. I was diagnosed with pre-cancer ulcers. The idea that I was most likely to follow my sister scared me to the core. My medical issues increased and my sister died May 13, 2010. Devry counselor were relentless in taking advantage and applying pressure to me. I was now unemployed and the thought of having to pay back student loans was overwhelming. Over the next 2 years, I took classes but I failed the same math class 2 more times. I failed 9 more classes in a row before being expelled with $55K in Stafford loans. Devry had been raising their tuition during this time and I didn't even know. My final GPA was 2.8.

I contacted the Dept. of Education Ombudsman's office in 2013 to file a complaint that they took advantage of me. I told them about my medical issues and medications and that I could email them all my records and emails. They blew me off! When they finally got around to submitting an inquiry to Devry, it didn't even include anything about my medical issues during this time. They found in favor of Devry.

I was looking at transferring everything to a local college only to find out the classes I did pass were not transferable because Devry is a TECHNICAL SCHOOL not a University. I was also informed that I only had $5,000 in student loan funds left. I have not been able to find employment since 2010 and I am now disabled. Devry was ordered by the DOE to not contact me but I continually get Student Perk emails and offerings. I am 54 years old now and have this huge debt destroying my life.

Devry lied to me and took advantage of me. The DOE claims I signed the contract so I am accountable. The fact that I signed it while under the influence means nothing. I was taken advantage of. Devry paid an investor $4.3M in a settlement in 2012 in misleading recruiting. Unfortunately the students, like me, have been left with nothing but a huge debt ruining their lives. Buyer beware! Devry is not a University. They are abusive in their recruiting. Do not buy a lemon. Go to your local college or even community college. Learn from my experience before you sign anything.

This last semester they enrolled me in classes without authorization or confirmation which caused me to lose housing allowance. They even tried to get me to take a 20k loan out. I made it very specific that I wanted to make sure I would get my housing allowance and did not want to attend this semester if I did not. One semester I dropped classes in the end of the first week and the school tried to charge me for basically the whole semester and threatened to send me to collections. If anyone would like to discuss please call me. I am looking into getting a group of people for a class action lawsuit.

They are telling me that I owe them money because I've reached and aggregated loan limit and they were allowing me to continue my education since I was so close to completion. Funny thing is this is the first time that I ever heard of it. I was busy with a divorce, travel for work, and then moving for work that I didn't put time into checking this out. Now it looks like a $78,000 mistake by choosing Devry. The teachers were ok, some better than others but the courses were outdated for my field.

Finally when I got everything complete as much as I could, I turned in as soon as I could. Some of the assignments were difficult which would need assistance. Robert ** reached out, I explained the situation and he was going to escalate it. He even said a response should have been made and to forward him my initial e-mail. I do agree, the e-mail was not thorough, but should of still received a follow up e-mail!!! I could not think straight, finding my father is diagnosed with dementia. The response from Robert ** was too slow.

I tried calling my professor. She, Audrey **, asked me what I wanted her to do. With that response, I had no comment. I haven't had the chance to think about it, so I immediately wrote Robert **, which his e-mails were screened by Paul **. I will forward the response from him. It does not make sense at all to me and I made him aware. I am a VETERAN using the GI BILL and they disrespect me every chance they get. And I want anyone that reads this to be AWARE of how DeVry is ran. READ THEIR REVIEWS.

The biggest issue I have had is that I received a D+ in 1 class, a C+ in another and the rest are high A's and B's. Apparently schools have the right to cancel a Veteran's GI Bill if you drop below a 3.0. Since November 2014 because I got a low grade in one class I have had to use Federal Loans to pay for my school and I am out my BAH and GI Bill completely. My school said that I had a 2.99 and they placed me on Academic Probation. I have since November 2014 got nothing less than a B+ but that is not good enough. I have to stay on academic probation until the end of August. At that point I do not get back paid for anything and in order to get the rest of my hard earned GI Bill I have to attend another college. I feel like VA has put too much control in the For Profit Schools where they control part of my financial Outcome.

I have been put in massive debt and been stolen benefits from all due to 1 minor mistake which I have corrected. Also Keller has tried to charge me for the Statistics class I withdrew from back in March so I sent all of this information to the GI Bill Compliance Feedback System. They launched a supposed full investigation with members from DeVry and Keller and they concluded that they could use Grants and Federal money to take care of my debt of $731 since VA has already sent a check in April for $1,500 due to a mistake on their part so they put this on my account for the class and I still owe $731. But they said according to the report that it was not their fault, it was mine and VA's. However they are authorized to pull money from a magic hole and cover my debt but I am wrong.

Something does not seem right here. I feel like I have been mislead, stolen from, and taken advantage of due to having a full ride to school by the GI Bill. However it seems it is more work for a school to use the VA so they use anything they can to get a student to use federal loans which allow them to perform less work and less rules. I feel I have been deprived of my hard earned benefits and stolen from and put in massive debt for no reason. VA has washed their hands off my issues because according to them Universities have the right to do this. How do they have the right to control somebody else's benefits and money when all they are doing is taken advantage of the system. Nobody is monitoring them because they all benefit from it. I want nothing more than the money and benefits that I earned being an Honorable Disabled Veteran.

I attended college like I was supposed to so what gives the college the right to suspend my money and then turn around and charge me long term debt and loans. I know I am not the only one that For Profit Schools have taken advantage of and I want to help make the system correct and take control away from the schools and give it back to the people. Three strikes of taking advantage of me and if I had not been aware of the situation I would have paid money back to a school that already benefited from payment and profits. Please help me or guide me to an organization that can assist me in getting my benefits back and not be in $50,000 or more in debt when I already had financial aid that I earned by serving this country. Total benefits taken from me has equaled $7,000 in BAH monthly payments and close to $20,000 in federal loans that should be from my GI Bill.

My assignments are late and I am not given any opportunity to make it up because tech support contacts me the next day after I send an email, while I am working and then closed the ticket saying I did not respond. I am stuck with a huge loan for school I cannot complete and assistance promised to me when I enrolled is not available. I'm to the point now where I am hoping to find a Pro Bono attorney to get me out of this.

As a nervous student entering the doors for orientation, they provide you with limitless resources. Unlike big major Universities, DeVry offers virtually a personal counselor to assure all things are handled so you can just focus on your courses. Getting into the classroom you'll notice that the instructors are world class professionals in the subject that they are teaching. Unlike a State University, where the instructors have been teaching full time for 20+ years. Not that teaching full time is a bad thing but they cannot possibly offer the practical expertise and experience that these world class professionals at DeVry offer.

Just because the staff give you all of the tools needed to be successful does that mean they will do the work for you too. You still need to want it! You still need to dig in, and go get it. The professors aren't there to take your tests for you. If you work for it, If you study, If you want it, it's very clear that the DeVry process of educating is revolutionary. I used to tell people that my time in the US Navy was the best professional experience I've ever had. That until I walked through the doors of DeVry University.

I have been to two other institutions and none of them has been like DeVry. My first term, I got enrolled in a week. They have me registered up to January of next year upon my request. When I wanted to take 3 classes a term, they would not let me. I was told multiple times that I did not have enough aid to cover 3 courses a term. Also, I was kept from overloading myself. Instead of allowing me to take 3 courses and having an out of pocket course, I was warned that it would cost me money. I really don't see how anyone has had a bad experience with DeVry. I guess it happens but I personally have had a wonderful experience with them. My current course of study is Health Information Technology. I plan to continue with them on to Health Information Management.

After getting there when I was eighteen, I found out that being out of state that I could not get as many grants that I need and no loans, as I was still considered a dependent. I had already started in electrical engineering finding this all out while attending class. Then my dad said he could no longer help me after a couple of months, so I had to start looking for a job. Work was hard to find as I did not have a car. I could not seem to find anything over minimum wage as many better jobs were already taken by Devry students that were farther along the classes.

I found a graveyard job at Jack in the Box. I got a 3.96 GPA for the first trimester (they went by trimesters back then). I transferred to Electronic Tech as it was so hard working full time and going to school full time. Long story short, when I got done, I owed over $30k back then and got very limited help getting a job while I was there. I read on Wikipedia that "DeVry's tuition for an associate degree is 10 times higher than at community colleges; it has a dropout rate of 50 percent". I should have transferred to ASU.

In the end I never went back nor did I ever find out what happened with my scholarship and on top of all of that my father passed away. So yeah, I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone and for those saying it's great - well, you were just one of the few lucky ones that didn't have to go through what some of us did. But that didn't stop me from living my life, my only regret was losing my scholarship that I worked so hard for.

They acted like FASFA was of the highest importance and I wasn't going to be able to begin my studies if I didn't complete it. I just blew them off. 90 percent, if not 100 percent of the professors probably wouldn't get hired at community colleges or schools such as Columbia, NYU or Pace to name a few. I have attended three other schools, including one in the Dominican Republic. The quality in DR was about 5 times higher than Devry and they were serious. I am also a Graduate Student at Pace University and being here feels like going back to kindergarten.

Although I only started an Associates Degree and I knew it was bad, I expected better. I am not referring to level of difficulty. I am referring to the teaching methods and the high level of pedagogical negligence. Although you may get a good professor 1 percent of the times, the rest are so incapable that they often come across as defensive/offensive. I have seen professors make the classroom environment uncomfortable when students ask simple questions. I have seen patronization, verbally belittling students, being treated like they are mentally challenged. This then leads to a very awkward interaction ending with a very irritated student ready to knock somebody out. I knew this was bad when I saw a professors Electrical Engineering Masters Degree (ONLINE).

Do not be fooled by nice looking posters and fabricated successful stories used in advertisements. My personal opinion is this: if a school advertises, DON'T GO TO IT! Good schools don't fish for students. On the contrary, they actually try to keep students out and select the excellent few to maintain their prestige. If you've made the decision to get a degree, go to an accredited school. If you're academically deficient, study up on your math and English and apply to a real school.

I decided to end my studies here when I received a phone call from and advisor trying to get me to enroll in classes for the next semester. They might disguise that and say it's convenient to the student but a real school would not call you like a telemarketer, disregarding whether you're doing good or bad in your classes. IF YOU ARE PART OF THE STAFF, SHAME ON YOU, YOU ALL KNOW YOU'RE SELLING FALSE DREAMS AND DRAINING STUDENTS OF THEIR MONEY. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS, I AM HAVING A HARD TIME TAKING DEVRY SERIOUSLY. THIS IS A JOKE OF A SCHOOL.

My fiancee was going to go here for her Graphic Design degree and it was supposed to be accelerated. It was going to take her 3 1/2 years to get her ASSOCIATES degree. She decided to leave because that time frame was absurd. She then proceeded to get texts, emails and phone calls from the advisor after telling her that she was not interested. This went on for month. Whatever you do, do not, DO NOT, go to school here.

During my time there, various financial aid issues arose that were out of my control. I could not get a straight answer out of anyone in the financial aid office. The one woman even blamed me for my lack of planning. I ended up paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket just to continue my schooling in hopes of graduating. Thankfully, I eventually was able to work it out, but had to max out my financial aid each semester to ensure proper coverage. My final semester was paid completely out of pocket since I had no financial aid money left. Savings account depleted! It took me about 1 1/2 years to graduate partly because I could only handle 1-3 classes per semester while working full-time during the day.

During my last semester there, my student success coach began emailing me. She was pumping me up for graduation and "getting to know me." She said she would help me find an awesome new job in business management. She told me how highly qualified I was for these types of positions and appeared genuine. I graduated October 2013 and began my job search by ferociously applying for all management job postings. By Christmas, I hadn't heard back from ANY of those applications. I have been in the work field for about 10 years, I have a BS in Business Management, I graduated Summa Cum Laude, I was a member of the business honor society, Sigma Beta Delta, so this was quite surprising to me.

I emailed my student success coach in December deciding to take the help that was offered to me. This was a joke! She didn't respond until well into January and didn't "help" me at all. She asked me to send her job postings that I was currently looking at. She looked over my already completed resume and emailed me back saying everything looked good. I explained how I had been applying, but couldn't find a lead. I was reassured by my success coach that my time would come.

By February, I decided to start applying to ANY job posting that seemed even the slightest bit interesting. I even applied to entry level positions and positions that had a posted salary significantly lower than I was currently making. I figured, "Hey, at least I'll get new experience and maybe get a better job with more money down the line." I STILL received not one single call back after applying to hundreds, HUNDREDS of postings. At this time, the head of the student success team got involved in my process. I finally felt relief that I was going to get the help I was promised by the admissions counselor. Except this coach was no more helpful than the previous "coach." He reviewed my resume (again!), told me it looked great, and then forwarded me to these jobs agency websites that posted random positions throughout the US. None were even remotely close to Philadelphia, let alone in my field.

I began to feel even more frustrated. I began to feel misguided, duped. The dept head continued to email me on a weekly basis even though he was really no help at all. Consistently repeating the same insufficient nonsense. Then, it dawned on me. I realized I was being pushed, coerced into taking ANY job because I was closing in on the end of my "6 months after graduation" period. They didn't care if I found a job in my field. They weren't concerned about helping me. They weren't interested in keeping their side of the deal. They only cared about their stupid statistics. If it weren't for the high job placement rate advertised to me at the admissions office, I wouldn't have signed up for classes with DeVry University. They made it seem like they had connections with corporations and would guarantee at least an interview.

I am currently at the same company as I was in 2012. I am still making about the same amount of money. The only difference is now I have an extremely large amount of debt. Debt with monthly payments so high, that I had to request an extended plan. Debt so high that it will take me 30 years to pay off on that extended plan. Debt so high that it will cost me double, DOUBLE my original amount if I continue at my current monthly payments. Debt so high that it will cost the price of a house in my neighborhood. Debt so high that it's causing stress, panic and duress. Debt so high that it's not going away. I hope that this review can help other people like me avoid the trap that DeVry continues to advertise and market. No one should have to go through this.

After I confronted the Dean on the issue and how she allowed another student to work from home with no issue. He passed the class. I received a F turning in the same complete work. The Dean changed my grade to a C with false class work she made me complete in 3 min to change my grade to a C. My grade should have been higher but this would possibly save them. I have had many issue from having to sign documents so Devry would continue to get support from the government, and other things. Devry ruined my VA Post-9/11 to where I had to pay back most of it during my attendance. I don't know what else to do???

They refused to assist me in any way and once I started the class our instructor had never taught before and he had no clue how to teach the material so new learners could understand it. I tried to do the work staying late in the computer lab to complete the homework but the computers were full of viruses and the Visual Studio was so unstable that everyone was struggling. I had to drop the class before it impacted my GPA and the only thing my counselor could suggest was that I change my major, which is what I did despite the fact that I had wanted to go in a completely different direction. I had so many other issues that I should have left the school way before I did but I was trying to honor the contract that I had signed.

I also had trouble getting the financial advisers to explain the financial aid I was receiving but repeatedly they told me don't worry about it they would take care of it. They did not explain to me that if I dropped both classes I was taking during the same semester that financial aid would not pay anything which left me owing money that I was unaware of until I tried to get my transcript. They claim I owe them $3,000 and that I can't get my transcript until I pay it off. My student loans had went into default at one point and some guy from Devry contacted me saying that I owed $2000 for a Perkins load through the school and so I had asked him if I paid it off would that take care of everything I owed the school and he told me yes.

In 2013 I consolidated my student loans taking them out of default and the Perkins loan was paid off so I thought it was taken care of. I tried to get my transcript and they hit me with the $3000 they claim I owe. I am at another school now and getting close to finishing my degree taking classes that I know I needed but I need my credits for the classes I took at Devry to finish. I don't have the money to pay it and now I don't know what to do. This whole situation with Devry has really been a nightmare.

Devry's degree means nothing but toilet paper - just wipe your **. If you are passionate about your career and want to advance further in life (which I believe you are and thats why you are here) this is NOT where you want to go to. DeVry and such universities should immediately close down. If all you folks want to get together and protest against such schools, I'm in. Let me know when and where.

Anyway I was told to reduce classes and the out of pocket would be solved. So I did just that I requested that since my coach knew what I was covered to take for her to just assign my classes every semester and I would take them, simple enough. Well April 2015 I received notification stating that my loan and my classes weren't balancing out, I had a greater amount of loan used than classes completed. I proceeded to contact my success coach. After nearly 3 weeks of calling and leaving messages she return my call and told me I was nowhere near completion. I needed 124 units and only completed 24 of those and that if I were taking more classes I would have been closer to completion. I would not be graduating for at least another 4 years!! It is now May 2015 needless to say I no longer want to be a student here.

I am in debt thousands of dollars and feel I have nothing to show for it. I was told if I withdrawal now I will owe for March session which I completed and passed and also May session which has begun 2 weeks ago and they will not release my transcripts if there is a balance on my account. I do not want to continue to give my loan money to Devry. I feel I have wasted 3 years believing that I was close to accomplishing something, to be completely let down. I am extremely disappointed at this time and just want to move on to a school where I am able to complete my degree and move on with life. I will be taking this directly to NELNET in regards to owing March and May sessions and seeking advice on how to receive my transcripts so that I may move on to another school as I strive for success.

So after arguing with them for weeks they told me they will give me a grant for $250 for March and $250 for May session. I still did not receive my funds for the March session and now that March spring session is wrapping up, I did my financial aid for the summer session and I still don't know what I'm getting. I think they are waiting until I get in this class and let weeks go by before they respond to my emails and phone calls and then tell me once again that I won't get it so by the time I try to drop out or transfer to another school, it will be too late and I will owe them money. Their financial aid officers are horrible. They never return anyone phone calls and they never know the answer to what I'm talking about. I'm still showing a credit on my account which is owed to me and they won't release it so now I'm contacting an attorney and will not be returning to this school.

I do not have enough financial aide left to continue with a different school, even if I got lucky and didn't have the holds on my account. I have to finish with DeVry and only have 5 classes left. I can't believe DeVry is that money hungry to leave me out in the pasture to die. I am a straight "A" student with a 4.0. I can't anyone at DeVry to communicate with me and pay this semester so the holds are released so I can finish my final 5 classes. This is not right, not right at all. I do not recommend this school to anyone. I am just here because I have nowhere else to go.

What I didn't like is the fact that it would take me 2 1/2 yrs. to obtain my AA instead of 18 months like the ad says. Financial aid put me in a situation where I could only take 4 units in one section and 3 in the other section for a whole semester. Devry is very strict with their payments. They do not offer flexible payment plans. When I started the advisor enrolled me in classes that exceeded the units financial aid was going to cover for, and I had financial aid after me for out of pocket expenses. They kept telling me they wanted me to pay and blaming me for going over the units. They placed a hold on my account until I paid them. Good thing it was just $100. I was told if I didn't pay I couldn't take my next math class. If I was to go to a community college I can take more units and for less money.

The tuition is $600 a unit, and at the community college it is $47. I am going to transfer my credits from Devry to my community college. I decided to switch major since I already have a certificate on the legal field. I am going to go for my AA at the community college. Now I have to pay a $150 fee to withdraw from my class plus 75% percent of the tuition for the section. I did learn a lot; I cannot say I did not. I am satisfied with the books. They are great. The only problem is the financial aid, and also the staff at the campus. Career services told me twice they cannot find an internship because they don't get any HIT medical billing and coding job offers. Once again I am going to say it's up to the student to learn and be motivated to finding employment.

So the bottom line: is Devry worth it? Honestly NO! You're better off going to a county college and then transferring to a real university. Employers look at you as more marketable.

I had taken my placement tests and scored high in both Math and English. My counselor at the time called and congratulated me and asked if I was able to handle advanced classes and I said that I like to be challenged, but the classes that I had taken did not feel advanced or challenging at all. The same counselor tried convincing me to major in "liberal arts" and not English Literature because I "will get tired of all the English classes;" even though I want to become a writer and become an English Teacher. Being easy to please, I did major in Liberal Arts at the time, in denial and regret after I had made that choice. Later in the year, I had realized that they didn't offer English Literature Degrees during my registration.

Many months into the school year I realized that this school was a joke and that the classes that I was taking did not teach me anything at all. I had taken a course called COLL 148, keeping in mind that these classes were 8 weeks long, we had presentations every time I went to class. It would be fine if we had presentations that had to do with the class, but instead, they were presentations on "Devry's education plan" or "Planning our schedule ahead" or even "Learning to write an essay." The presentations were not from the teacher, but from the staff. In total, I believe that I had 3 or 4 days of my 7 days for that class (not counting 8 because we didn't go to class for our final) where the teacher actually taught us anything.

After that session was over, I realized that this school was not fit for me, being an 18 year old who graduated fresh out of high school to take the more challenging road into college. I had already registered for my next classes in November of 2014 and I took 3. One on campus and 2 online. I was struggling with the online classes because they were very confusing and the professors online do not bother to help you when you ask them for help. The class that I was taking on campus was an English class and I was really looking forward to this since I enjoy writing. I sat through the class, unbelievingly sitting there while the teacher was teaching us how to write an essay. It was elementary all over again. The blame is not towards the professors at all, but towards the fact that they need to follow this type of teaching plan.

Three weeks into that session, I realized that I was finished with this school and that I would rather start at a community college where I can get some kind of education. My first step was to email my counselor and let her know that I wanted to drop the classes and drop out of that school. She emailed me back the following day and she let me know that I will receive a further email stating my amount after it was deducted from the remaining class days. As I did receive the email a couple of days after, I didn't realize that I had to pay an amount of almost $2,900 out of pocket. No one made it clear to me that my loan company would not cover that portion. I received a bill one month for an amount due, which was around $750. I put the bill to the side, not discarding it, thinking that the loan would pay for that also.

The second month I got a bill for twice that amount, the other being from a past due bill. I didn't realize until I had contacted my counselor that I had to pay that amount out of pocket. Under no intention was I planning to play the sympathy card, I was just letting them know that I came from a single working parent and a sister who completes our house payments and utilities. I was working a part time job that I had to quit, due to it involving in my education and school schedule. I told my counselor that there was no way that I could pay that amount and if I can pay something less every month, but all I got was a closed door every time I would ask. My other problem during this, was that I applied to a community college and I wasn't allowed to take classes without a transcript. That is not a problem considering that there was a hold on my account preventing me from being able to request a transcript.

At this point I hit rock bottom and thought that I was going to be in debt and not be able to go to college and continue my goal of being an English teacher. I got threats of being sent to collections and having a bad credit if I do not pay for it. I couldn't take this risk so I had contacted an 'out of school' finance and I spoke to a lady who heard my story and let me pay the amount at a less payment every month. This was working fine for me until I realized that I was still not able to get a transcript without paying that full amount.

Once again I got a closed door every time I asked. They expect me to pay a small amount every month, which I was doing every month and on time, but they wouldn't, under any circumstance, provide me with a transcript so I can continue my education because it was under "Devry's Policy". So what year am I supposed to go back to college? 2020? It is unfair in many levels, especially for families who are unable to provide so much.

I thought that I would try to speak to finance one more time about getting a transcript, but she already had her word for it. I didn't want them to win this battle, but I had no choice but to pay the full amount (after I had spoken to my sister for help). Even though my sister struggled with this, she was willing to give me the money so I can continue my education. Once I paid the amount, by phone to finance, I asked and she made it clear that I was able to request a transcript and that my hold will be removed right away. I waited about half an hour until I went online and tried requesting a transcript, unsurprisingly, I had two holds on my account (the same holds that were there before). Nothing had been removed. I checked my payment statement online and it showed that I had paid my full amount, but no hold was removed.

I did notice another thing, there was an 'out of school' balance for $2,100. I thought that there was no way I was going to pay this amount because as soon as I paid my other bill, they surprise me with another. I have nothing that shows I have to pay that amount and I am unaware of what it is for. I contacted my counselor who said that this "was a mistake" and that she would let her manager know as soon as possible. She told me to request my transcript tonight or tomorrow because the amount and the hold will be removed.

As I checked tonight, one hold was removed, but I still had another hold. Where I have to pay $2,100. That was not removed. It is always a roller coaster ride with this school. I can't wait to hear their excuse on why I have to pay that much. They give me news that I want to hear and then hit me hard with something I don't. I am done with this school and all its catches and scams. Never did I think that I would have a problem like this. They need to fix their finance issues because it is affecting many people and causing others to pay money for unknown or unclear reasons.

Entire professor assistance and interaction when asked specifically for help: 1st Professor asked: "Keep on keeping on." 2nd Professor asked: "You're over thinking it." While there are some great professors involved with this school, about every third one or so are completely uncaring, unhelpful, and disregard students all together. Asking for help when struggling often gets no response.

Other Issues: Online class required a download (which turned out to not even be necessary) which gave my computer a horrible virus. When asked for assistance, I was told by the VP that I would be "contacted by Tuesday" regarding the matter, but that the school was not responsible. That was around 8 months ago, and I am still waiting.

Academic Advisement Team: Non existent. "Critical thinking" is a prerequisite course which is intended to help students understand the college environment, rules, regulations, and basic navigation. This course was never brought to my attention, and I spent 5 or 6 semesters questioning everything, completely unaware that this course was supposed to help orient students. I have still not once been "advised" on a single thing here.

Online system malfunctions: When enrolled in online courses, we as students have no control over the system supported our education. When this system fails, which it does VERY OFTEN, professors still apply deductions to our grades, rather than allow make up time, or acknowledge that such a thing is not the student's fault. These malfunctions can cut a week's worth of time on an assignment down to just two or three days, and we still get graded as if we had the full week.

Student Feedback options: At the end of every course, there are two surveys to help "make DeVry better." One is for the course attended, and the other is for the school. At the end of each, we are asked if we would like to be contacted regarding the matter. I have answered "yes" to any that I had concerns with, yet regardless of specifying contact through email or telephone, have not once been contacted.

I am anywhere between minutes and days from dropping out of my first college attempt due to the lack of consideration provided by this money hungry, neglectful excuse for a school. I ask the general public to PLEASE find a way to do better by yourselves than attempt this alleged learning experience. It truly is not worth all the hassle.

I once opted to take an online course because the onsite one was full, which turned out to be a huge mistake. The software required for my course was not compatible with my computer, I couldn't use it on a school computer, and since I didn't want to go out and buy a whole new laptop for one course, I was forced to drop the class, and of course, I still had to pay for it. I had one semester where my student success coach was changed THREE times. You can't enroll without one, for whatever insane reason that is, so when I finally met my third coach who happened to only know about the nursing program (I was a clinical laboratory science major) I ended up wasting a good hour of my day trying to explain to her what she was supposed to do and what classes I should be in.

My clinical rotations were a complete screw up. My first rotation turned out to NOT EVEN EXIST. Of course I wasn't informed of this until two days before I was supposed to show up for it. I was constantly belittled by the Dean and Assistant Dean of the program. We all were. We were treated like children who were completely incapable of doing anything. I did not receive any help whatsoever in my job hunt. The ONLY reason I had a job in my career field before I graduated was because of the friends I had made through the program who provided excellent references. I actually got my job IN SPITE of this useless excuse for a school.

My education was completely inadequate and outrageously overpriced. My degree cost about twice what I was originally quoted when I enrolled. I actually maxed out the amount of financial aid I was allowed to receive by my last semester. By the time I graduated I had to pay them $2000. I am now 57 thousand dollars in debt (that's only counting my loans. My actual degree cost around 90 thousand) with a degree from a school that is not even remotely respected in my career field. There is not enough time in the day for me to list everything that is wrong with that place other than JUST DON'T DO IT. Like other people have said, if there is some kind of lawsuit involved with this school, I want in on it.

I did want to add by putting in the positive about how my experience going there. Most of the professors were great. I liked them a lot, and they did manage to give me some help in some areas in my work (on campus). The clubs they allowed us to form was great since we manage to meet new people and make new friends which I still tend to see and hangout with. They had great customer assistance. I was able to talk to someone and they manage to see me ASAP.

Aside from that I couldn't think of anything else to support Devry as a great school. Aside from the professors being great when they first formed the school in my area the professors they had there had no knowledge to what they were teaching. Even though they helped me they didn't know what they were teaching and we were both in an area that we were trying to figure out what to actually learn. By them allowing this it led to so much free passes and us not gaining any actual information on what we were trying to learn at times. The way we were going to learn anything we had to look in the book, the most confusing text book that we had for the most part at times.

Even though they helped me with assistance they didn't give me proper guidance in what to do at times or for the most part, and when talking to my student success coach (who is there to help me to get my degree which helped well at my point) there were instances where I left there feeling that I wouldn't be going nowhere with my degree. After a certain point of going to Devry for a while and being in many position that didn't help me pass my classes I would go to my success coach for help. I want to add that I always told people I do not like online classes since I need a physical person for help since online stinks at actually helping you at all. Even though Devry saying at times is that it helps getting to your goal in degree or something like that I asked for help, and my student success coach would tell me that I have to take online which I couldn't do. I pleaded with her if I can wait or do something, but she insisted and told me that I had no other option and "I had" to take online. I failed so many times because they put me in a position where I couldn't get any help and made me take an option that I knew that I would fail every single time.

Sure it was my fault to take the class online, but even though I got to a point where I would feel since I took the class I can quit ASAP before the second week (since you would get the money back before then), but since I was unable to drop the class before I got to that point I had to pay the class. Since they were closed on the weekend and for the most part I can tell most people would at least want to try before they quit even though they have taken the class already. The reason I was too late is because the work wasn't due until Saturday night if I can remember correctly, and I wanted nothing more than just to pass my class and not quit. To be able to get close to achieve my degree.

For the online class I wouldn't say they are impossible to pass it's just if you're planning on getting help to pass the class you're just going to run into trouble in any case. I took online and from what I can remember correctly at that time they didn't help me at all. I would ask the teacher for help, and I would get a response later the next day with something in the words of "I don't get what you're saying. Can you please be more specific?". How can that help me if the teacher is going to give me a notice the next day. By the time I got an actual response the homework would be due. When I got close to the point of me stopping they just started an online tutoring to help you at home for my final class there. I tried, but for the most part it didn't help. Trying to get a tutor online is like winning the lottery. It would be impossible to actually get someone since everyone needed help.

As for the tutors they had there, it wasn't bad, but they would have someone who is taking classes at Devry and make them help you with your classes by tutoring. It didn't help me much since most of the tutors there were my friends, and also the times I was to come and get tutoring they were not available. Even though they were my friends they wouldn't help me off the clock which kind of frustrates me that they wouldn't offer that help. I just wished they had people who could help in those cases since when I got help from them (just once) they had to look at the book again to remind themselves how to do the problem again. I kind of understand but it still stinks.

Their financial help wasn't as helpful from how they are. When I got to the very end they told me that I had $8,000 left at Devry from what I was told, and when I went to see them again they said I had nothing. I recently talked to them about it, and they told me that the income goes in other places (which I don't remember what they said), but it didn't make sense since I wasn't taking any classes at the times, and from what I was told it was paying the school. I don't know how that's the case.

So the thing that made me stop going to Devry wasn't my choice to stop unlike now, but the fact that I got a bill that I had to pay, and since I wasn't going to classes I had to start paying my loans. At the times I didn't know what option I had since this was my first University experience and I didn't have any actual knowledge on what to do in these cases. I then just started to ask for a deferment to stop from being charged and at that point I started to pay off the bill so I can continue my education. After so long of repeatedly asking for a deferment I finally paid the bill, but at that point I had no actual feeling of going to Devry anymore. After being in a position I was in I had no real intention on going back, but unaware to my knowledge I had no idea that I had another bill/loan that I took from Devry which was in the beginning when I first started. I probably signed it, but I don't remember, and why would I want to take a loan right off the back of starting to go to Devry?

The loan was a Private Loan which was from some company or something. I have yet to figure it out, but as I got a letter from it they always used Devry University name within the loan. I contacted them to sort this out after a constant argument for some answer, and when I called Devry about it they told me that the loan had nothing to do with them. If that was the case why would this loan brand itself towards Devry if they didn't have anything to do with this loan? It got to a point where it went to a collection agent. I contacted them since before it got to this point I was trying to figure out how to fix this, but no one actually gave me any answers instead told me to call Sallie Mae which made no sense since it wasn't tied to them.

This is pretty much my review and my experience at Devry. I would say that Devry is a University that is good for someone who is able to handle things themselves or people who form a team to help each other out which I didn't have that option. Now where I'm at I'm getting my loans and my one private loan to be combine together, and because I have asked for a deferment for quite a while to pay a bill I'm in a bad position. Devry might screwed me up by not being there to help as they should have, but it did help me to realize what I'm actually good at aside from what I was going to do at Devry. I hope this review helps you to identify what Devry is like or whether Devry is good for you from my experience. If you do plan on still going to Devry good luck to you.

Sometimes you just don't know what you don't know. When I went back to the school and asked them why wasn't taught those things, he responded, “We taught what the main office said to teach”. If you are going to go to school, always ask about former students and employers. If they can't or won't give you any names, you already have your answer. Learned the hard way.

Have REQUESTED EVERY SEMESTER to be able to take more than two classes and it has always been denied! So again, why is my pace of progress being unsatisfactory and being sent to the VA? Ahh who gets stuck with the bill? I DO! SAD when you are a VETERAN WHO EARNED THEIR TUITION TO BE PAID for and you have to have financial aid and loans to pay for it. Funny, I worked in finance all my life and these people think just because you are obtaining a degree that you are the dumbest thing in the world. Trust me. I've been belittled. They've no boundaries. They are the WORST SCHOOL In the WORLD.

Now just to be clear I don't go to school for the refunds that may incur. After talking with them and filing paper work that allowed me to increase the student loans, which I was told was going to be $3500 to cover the now $3100 bill, only to find that a week later the financial aid that was credited to my account was not $3500, it was $2900 which then left a balance of $968 on my account. This then suddenly disappeared until the following semester. I then, once again, had to take out more money to cover the cost of the outstanding balance. That finally came and I paid the bill. During this time mind you, I talked to one of the supervisors and continued to work with only one person, who then told me that there were no other issues. This was now August.

I started my September session without a problem and somehow received a refund. I assumed that they now had their ducks in a row so I wasn't too concerned. The other day (it's now October) I looked at my account and still saw a $0 balance, with November session showing up as the next in line. I looked at my financial aid total and saw that everything was right on track. Today however, I see that my account is now $2300+ overdue... From July! When I called no one could give me an answer and tried to tell me that the $968 had been kicked back to me. I'd like to know where. Not only that but there is no Federal unsubsidized loan listed on my statement from July. Something happened to that money. I am now ready to file suit! I don't know what I am going to do. I have been on the Dean's list, I am a responsible student and I have never in my life had such an issue. If there are any lawsuits out there I would seriously consider getting on board.

Aside from being ripped off financially as a graduate who is still waiting for this school to get their funds from my private loan (it's been 4 months now), I feel ripped off from the education I thought I would receive. I don't believe this school comes close to providing the education you need to survive in the real world. I had actually taken a computer systems security class which consisted of writing a two page essay on primitive common knowledge. Absolutely nothing learned and a complete waste of time at your expense.

Also, do not expect any help from 95% of "professors" that work at DeVry. I cannot tell you how many times I reached out for extra help and an attempt to make gain more education go unanswered. I commonly had the same response from professors when I email them a question about the instructions of an assignment - "Reread the directions." That is the response you will most likely get from those that you are paying to educate you.

Please choose a school that will actually provide you the education you deserve especially if you will be paying an arm and a leg. With how much colleges cost, you owe it to yourself to come out of a college with exceptional knowledge of your major and confident in your career path. Unfortunately I don't believe you can get that at DeVry.

Here comes my main problem with this institution which has driven me to write this review and to forget this institution once and for all. Five weeks ago, I entered my ECET-300 course for basic communications as part of my Electronics Eng. Degree. The first week, even though it seemed tough, I managed to research, ask and study up in order to understand the material. After submitting my work on the Sunday of week 1, I felt like I had a good grasp on the course, though not a great one.

Finally my professor grades my 1st assignment for week 1 and submits it on Wednesday. I see that I have done way worse than I thought I had. I decide to contact my Professor and ask him for help, as well to notify him that there were some questions he had marked wrong but had not offered any explanation to why they were wrong...which It doesn't help me to know something is wrong but not the why.

It is now Thursday and I have not received word from him, so I send him another message. Now finally on Saturday he grades an iLab assignment, very late as he was supposed to submit it sooner. I find out I have completely failed it, got a 33% on it. I send him a message and an email expressing my concerns about feeling lost and that I might fail the course at this pace. I let him know once again I need HELP.

Now Monday of week 3, I call student services and explain my situation. I am falling behind, attempted to contact the professor and I have received no help or replies from him. I decide that I want to drop out of this class since I am not receiving the education I am paying for, which is quite expensive. They say that even if the Professor was late, or we had a problem in communication...I still have to pay my full tuition which is over $2,500. This makes me sick to my stomach. I decide to file a complaint and take it up to their faculty managers.

2 weeks later, I receive an answer. They say that the Professor never received the messages because there is no alert on the system for him to know that there is a message waiting. I ask them, how is that my fault? I didn't even know I was sending messages for which he doesn't appear to receive? Also, they admit that he was late on his submission to his iLab assignment, but there was nothing they could do about it but slap him in his hand. Yet on week 2 I was supposed to take a Quiz, submit a new assignment and iLab with no help or guidance. This institution instills a pass or fail, in which they don't even care what happens because you have to pay no matter what.

Now on week 6 of this whole ordeal, I have decided to call it quits. I have wasted all my benefits from my Post 9/11 GI Bill on this institution, plus countless hours of studying and attending class ALL FOR NOTHING. I have nothing to show for it. My plans were to finish my degree and rejoin the military, those plans are now out of the window.

STAY AWAY FROM DEVRY UNIVERSITY. ALL THEY WANT IS YOUR MONEY. THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU SUCCEED. THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. IF YOU DON'T DROP FROM A COURSE BY DAY 3 WEEK 1 YOU WILL OWE 100% TUITION...BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT IS FAIR TO THEM...EVEN IF THEY DON'T HOLD THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN. AS A CUSTOMER YOU PAY FOR A SERVICE, AND IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE IT YOU SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND.

I then reapplied for new admission at Devry university because I only had 15 credit hours left towards my degree. Lo and behold, they accepted me back into the program. When I spoke with the student advisor, I told her that I only wanted one class per session for the first 6 months until I built up my GPA average for which she agreed.

When it became time for classes to start, I noticed that two classes was put on my schedule. I immediately called the student advisor and was told that it was too late for me to withdraw. I then told her that classes hadn't started that I was afraid that I wouldn't pass both of those core courses at once and asked her to connect me to the finance dept. I then voiced my concerns to the finance department and was told the same thing... i couldn't drop the course and if I did I would be financially obligated to pay for that course even if I didn't take it.

Immediately, I felt sick to my stomach and realized that I was being set up to fell and that this school was not interested me completing the program; they were only money driven. Needless to say, I failed one of the core courses and was immediately expelled again. I tried enrolling in other institutions but didn't have enough student loan money left to complete my course of study.

I am now stuck with a $50,000 student loan that I have to pay back and nothing to show for it. I then filed a complaint with the Department of Higher Education in an attempt to try to make them aware that Devry University Online was running a poncey scheme. Response that I got from the Department of Higher Education was no better than the response that I received from Devry.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CLASS ACTION SUIT GOING ON RIGHT NOW AGAINST THIS SCHOOL? IF SO, PLEASE e-mail me with the details so that I may join in.

All of my four years, long hours to earn A's and B's, but I had no idea I was a merely a subject of a corporate disease. A for-profit school who encouraged my dreams under false pretenses. But as the first to go to a "university" in my family- I thought I was jumping over new fences. How wrong I was to come up against this battle that they said would be securely covered- figures in-hand to prove this was for me, over eighty thousand in debt and the doors slammed so quickly just one semester before my degree.

Now they deny my credits, my transcripts, but most importantly the dignity and opportunity I truly worked for all of my life. My dreams and future are shattered and my kids' livelihood scammed, immorally sacrificed.

Thank you for the lies, the slick layout, and making me sign on the dotted line without reading and thinking things through. Thanks to your recruiters who made a commission-based living finding new victims to screw. One even contacted me outside of work- after he was fired for not meeting the quota they expected. Though this was a red flag, I was already so invested. I finally realized though, it's not even the degree that mattered most. It's the time I wasted believing in a school solely based on greed- leaving eighty percent of its students societal ghosts.

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I would like the Deans or President of Devry/Keller to read this post. This would be the reason why this university is receiving many negative reviews/complaints cause the problem inside the school system. I have walked to the campus and discussed about my situation with the front rep. "She" can't help or provide me with a solution. Upcoming student or Transfer student, please do your research before taking the chance to attend the Fremont campus. The professor are great and the program is fun, but the financial office is full of BS (numerous calls and walk-in and received numerous different answers).

Financial aid was very helpful throughout the time I was enrolled in the school. Whenever I had problems, questions, etc I would talk to my financial advisor and resolve whatever issues I had (I was informed that I needed Medical insurance while I was on campus and waive the cost if I had one). Professors/instructors: I wonder sometimes at the level of training of the professors that other campuses had (maybe because the campus is close to Silicon Valley, the pool for qualified instructors was better). Most of my classes were taught by a professor that had many years of experience in the field of study. My classes were not a cakewalk and we had to earn the grade (many students dropped out because the classes were difficult). Our class went from 20 students originally to 7, and I can only point to two instructors that sucked at teaching (some individuals are good at explaining things while others are not).

The classes were up to par with what I was expecting (I got a great deal of experience from the instructor's lecture and lab assignments). I remember professors get mad at individuals who were warming the desk chair and not putting any effort into the class assignments, homework, and labs. I had two classes that really left me wondering if I had learned anything of value (PC and Semiconductors). The online classes are a joke and DeVry should get rid of them! (Professors suck, curriculum sucks, web interface sucks, enough said). Value of attending DeVry is higher compared to other institutions. One must be dedicated and remember that withdrawing or failing the class comes at very high expense. I would compare it as to playing with fire, if you are not careful, you will get burned.

Employment opportunities from my experience has been good. Got into an internship program during my last two trimesters of my degree in the field of study (one cannot be picky, need experience and getting your feet wet was the advice from most instructors). From all my classmates that I still keep in touch with, most of them work on the field of study (engineering in R&D x2, industrial electronics x2, electronics tech x1). I have lost contact with the other two and have no idea if they work in the field or not. We all make a decent salary and the only regret we have about the school was the cost of our education.

In the end, I have seen some individuals that have not gotten ahead (I took internships to get a head start and so did some of my other classmates). I know of some students from that campus that were not happy at all with their education from DeVry and blame the school for their failures at getting a job on the field. One cannot blame the failure of selling oneself in an interview or not able to perform once given the chance (personal opinion). The online classes are a waste of time and money (onsite classes are better). Not all instructors know how to teach. Some are better at explaining things in the lecture, class activity, lab, etc, while others are not. Tuition is higher than most institutions. Knowing this beforehand will help you understand that whatever money is refunded to you, needs to be paid back to the lender at one point or another. Career services was helpful in my early career with my resume and job placement. I truly believe I did overpay for my education. However, my results have been positive in contrast with other comments in this page.

I have no idea if physically attending DeVry classes and lab, the experience (you are about to read about) is the same or completely different. I would rate my overall experience as dissatisfied, given the amount I pay, and that what was provided fell shorter than my expectations. That said, I am still attending DeVry, because I really want to learn the material, and this is the best and fastest way for me to accomplish that (although I am currently weighing the options).

First, a little info about myself and full disclosure to help frame this. I decided to go to DeVry to get some experience in electronics. It is important to point out that I am already an Engineer, with a Bachelor’s Degree from an ABET accredited institution. I am gainfully employed. Therefore, I don't need the degree Associates Degree related to the electronics classes I am taking. I am simply taking the courses to get hands-on experience in a subject that interests me.

When I first went to the salespeople at DeVry, I found them to be very courteous and helpful. There was no high pressure sale. I was able to transfer credits from my Bachelor of Science degree, which allowed DeVry to grant me a scholarship. The salespeople were the ones who pointed out that I may be eligible for this scholarship. The scholarship is set up, so that if I take 9 units in a semester (two sessions within a semester) and maintain a “B” average, DeVry eats the cost on 3 of those units. So, I take a 4 unit class one session, and a 4 and a 3 unit class in the next session (total of 11 units) - the 3 unit class is basically free to me. So, again full disclosure, I have a dog in this fight in terms of maintaining a good grade, but that is not a problem for me as I am an “A” student.

But again, main point here is that it was the salespeople who pointed this all out to me. They could have kept their mouths shut, and I would have had to pay for those 3 units out of my own pocket to DeVry. This is a DeVry scholarship, so they are the ones who eat the cost. Also, reading through the catalog provides the information on how much you can plan to spend on your classes. There are no hidden costs (at least not from what I have seen). So, all credit to DeVry on this one. I was very happy with that.

Second, from my experience, if you are intending to take technical courses online, be prepared to teach yourself and figure stuff out by yourself. I am taking the electronics courses online. So I can only speak to that experience (vice physically attending the DeVry school, lectures and labs). I am going to break down the online courses analysis into four components: 1) Discussions, 2) Teacher Quality, 3)Assignments, 4) Labs.

Discussions: If you read Pete’s post (Pete of Bradner, OH on Jan. 10, 2014), he talks a little about how the discussions work. You have to post 3 discussions on two separate topics throughout the week – and you can't post all 3 discussions in one day and be done with it. You can post multiple times throughout the day, and get maximum points, but you are still on the hook to post on two separate other days. From my experience, these discussions are useless and are a complete and total waste of time.

I work full time, and in addition to the coursework, I have to take the time to post 4 discussions on a given day (as I am taking two classes – which is 2 topics for each class that I have to post a discussion) for at least 3 times in the week. The only reason I do this, is because it is required. Unfortunately, it takes a minimum of 15 to 20 minutes to put in a decent post you think might get you maximum points. For the most part, I try to “game” it, so that it looks like I am adding value. So far, in the 6 classes I have taken, I have never received less than maximum points on the discussions. But truth is, I gain absolutely nothing of value from it and little value from reading other peoples' posts. In fact, I have posted questions or thoughts (looking for feedback) in the discussions and have received no answer or feedback from anyone, including the professor, who is supposed to be a moderator of these discussions. And speaking of the Quality of teachers…

Quality of teachers: Where do I begin? How about examples. In my first electronics course (almost equivalent to an engineering electronics course I took years ago) it was evident in the discussions that some students were just not getting it. They were clueless, to state it politely. The instructor did not intervene, at least not from what I saw. Or he would give them information that didn’t provide nearly enough to work with. I felt so bad for some of these people, that I took the time to write extensive discussions, laying out step-by-step exactly how I solved a circuit problem and explaining methodology for circuit analysis. The professor seemed glad to have me do it, as he didn't seem to provide any true input or help. DeVry may claim that is the point of discussions, students helping students, but this went way beyond that.

In my second electronics course, the teacher (who himself was going for a PhD) decided (in my opinion) to make his pain our pain. He seemed more focused on the layout of a lab paper and following proper format, rather than focusing on the content itself. I am a professional who knows how to write, and that is not why I am taking these courses. I am sure the majority of the students are taking the course to become electronic technicians, so this wouldn't provide much value to them either.

Another point on my second electronics course, relates to the quality of the teacher and the time lag associated with online courses. I was having a problem with one of the pieces of equipment DeVry provided me. I determined it was faulty and that it needed replaced. Day one, I e-mail my teacher about the problem. Day two, my teacher responds with a question along the lines of “did you press the button to turn it on”? Day two, I respond that I had turned it on and listed other troubleshooting steps I performed. Day three, my teacher responds with a question along the lines of “did you press the proper function button”? Come on, really? Anyway, long and short of it, he tells me to contact the bookstore. Bookstore asks a series of questions and then tells me to go through the professor, at which point the professor went through the same line of questioning again. In the end, after 3 weeks (almost half a session) I got the faulty equipment replaced (I had to buy a backup from Radio Shack to get me through those three weeks).

In another electronics course, I would send questions to the professor about the lab work and he would respond the next day with a useless monosyllabic answer. For example, I was trying to respond to the task of designing a particular circuit. He responded by telling me to start with a certain resistor. Remember, I have one week to complete the assignment, and the information needs to flow quicker than that. In layman’s terms, his response would be akin to someone telling you to keep in mind to use vulcanized rubber for your tires, when your question was about engine manifold pressure on the car you are designing. Oh, okay, thanks for that. I respect their time, and so I work hard to ensure I have done everything on my side to ensure I don’t waste their time. That respect is not reciprocated.

Also, in another electronics course, I had a question about a homework problem, and I couldn't even get close to the answer provided by the book. I called the professor, and he told me to use a certain formula, as it would be “good enough.” I used the formula, and the answer was nowhere close to the book answer.

In one of my electronics courses, I spent hours trying to figure out two problems that were assigned (which didn't quite line up with the required reading… but not a big deal). I was working the problems pretty hard, but just couldn't get the same answers as the book. I finally relented, and contacted the professor for help. Oops, turns out the assigned questions were a typo. I wasn't supposed to be doing 28 and 29. I was supposed to be doing 8 and 9. Turns out, those questions shouldn't have been assigned as they would take too long to generate tables and plot graphs to get a rough answer. Too late, I already did that. I asked the professor for the solutions, as I had already done all that work (on my very valuable and limited time). He provided a half-assed solution that didn't help me understand any better.

Assignments: Based on the quality of teachers, and the time it takes to communicate with them, you could basically buy the books, teach yourself and learn to do it by yourself. You just have to have the grit to push and motivate yourself.

LABs: Labs are, in my opinion, the only redeeming portion of this online experience. The labs are hands-on (they ship you everything you need and some of the hands-on-material is purchased through their bookstore). A teacher comes on (or posts) an approximate 1 hour video overview of the labs. Again, if you run into trouble, you are pretty much on your own, as you can’t wait two or three days for the instructor to get to the bottom of your questions – remember, you have one week to pump out your assignments, labs, and discussions.

So, although you are on your own, it forces you to work the issues and troubleshoot yourself. This is actually beneficial in terms of really learning the material (but not to the credit of DeVry). So, you must be prepared for this before you sign up, or you could find yourself at a total loss, with help and an answer typically days away. At the end of the day, and from my experience so far, the only reasons I continue to pay DeVry, is for access to the labs (and the instructor coverage of the labs), because paying that much money holds my feet to the fire (i.e. if I tried to do this myself, I would slack off and probably not do it at all); and, this is the quickest path for me to learn the material. I am no spring chicken, but I have the cash. So I am trading in money for time.

To sum up, if you are a self-starter, can drag yourself to do 4 hours of self-assigned homework a night (plus weekends) after a grueling 9 hour plus work day, and have the resources to create your own labs (in terms of curriculum) by putting together a series of links to YouTube videos, then I would recommend not signing up for DeVry; because you could save yourself thousands of dollars in trade for a little extra time on your part. Other than the labs and a little lack of grit-determining-self-starting, I could do this all on my own. But, if you need the degree, I guess you have to do this, but make sure they are properly accredited in the program you are pursuing (more on this at the end of this write-up).

This really is a case of what you put into it, is exactly what you get out of it (this is a good statement in terms of personal accomplishment, and a little bit of a damning statement in terms of what is provided by DeVry - as I believe they could provide just a little more, given the cost). REMEMBER – this is my online experience for the electronics courses at DeVry – re-read my little disclaimer at the top.

Quick talk about cost – even though I don't need to take all of the classes (as I have credit for a lot of them), and I have a free class every semester, it would personally cost me about $25k to $30k to get the Associate’s Degree if I wanted it. Now, I graduated from a state university back in 2000, from an accredited program with a Bachelor of Science degree. So the comparative costs may be a little off, but $25k does seem a little high to get an Associate’s degree (maybe I'm dated, and this is an opinion. But, you would have to do your own comparative analysis). If you don't have transferable units from another institution and have no scholarship, you will obviously pay more.

I implore you to do your own research on costs of various institutions, and weigh that against what tangible item you will receive in return for your efforts. One final and very, very, important thought. When looking into DeVry or any other institution (including the old-school brick and mortar Universities), it is KEY that you research and absolutely ensure the program you are getting into is ACCREDITED by the proper and recognized accrediting institutions/agencies.

I am taking the courseware for the Electronics and Computer Technology Associates Degree. I don't need it to be accredited, as I don't need the degree and only wanted the hands-on experience. But, if you are going for something like certain engineering bachelor degrees, the program you choose would probably need to be accredited by ABET, if you want any chance of landing a job. Many places will say their programs are accredited, and they are, but sometimes not by the accreditation group that counts. I know of at least a couple of instances where people spent time and money on a program, only to realize their ability to get a job is severely hampered (or outright reduced to nothing) because their “degreed” program did not have the proper/recognized Accreditation. In one case, the individual was mulling over going back to school at a properly accredited institution (i.e. pretty much accepting that the last couple of years were a complete waste of time and money, with nothing to show for it), or pursuing something completely different. Hope this was helpful.

About 2 weeks into taking online classes, I shoot them an email asking about my Pell Grant and when they think it will be dispersed to my account, mainly because I figured out that I was only taking 3 credits and that was not enough for the BAH from the VA, so I wanted to sign up for another class, and that is when I asked them. They told me that the Pell Grant gets disbursed over all three classes and that I will have to wait ill July. So I am sitting here telling Finance, "Hey your guy last time said it wasn't like this, and yes I enrolled in a class late, but this class is covered by the VA." Nothing came out of that. He kept trying to avoid the topic, so I kept trying to pursue it only to be told that the remaining balance which is not going be $1,700 they just said a "lower" amount, will be disbursed in July.

This was not even the end. I asked when they would let the VA know I am now taking 7 credits instead of 3, and they told me that happens in the 4th week. I don't know what to think anymore, being told a different thing every time I call. What is suppose to happen to the Pell Grant? Is it not suppose to pay for the class the first week and the remainder gets put to my student account? What about the extra class? Aren't they suppose to notify the VA? I told myself I will wait till the 8 weeks are over, and if I call asking about the Pell Grant and they tell me that I will be getting a very low amount or no amount, I will change schools. What is really odd is that in my student account online, under Financial Aid, nothing is listed.... Does anyone know what I can do or what can be done? I am a Veteran living overseas just trying to get my education and it really seems like someone is pocketing money...

After two trimesters (Devry breaks down their year into 3 terms) I had obtained a 3.9 GPA. Not bad for a "wet-back". Then one day during a lab class, the instructor was walking along the rows of benches while glancing at our work. He stopped behind me and commented on my "fancy" wiring of a breadboard (an R&D device). He said he'd like to take a closer look at such a "cool" set-up. He quickly grabbed the entire "Console 80" (Devry students will know what this is) with the breadboard attached and proceeded to walk around the entire lab, holding it over his head and loudly said, "See this, see how this is wired, this is wrong, wrong, wrong. We're not building Low-riders here." He then brought it to me and said, "Maybe you're not cut-out to be an engineer." The other kids just laughed. Needless to say I didn't go back to school the next day.... In fact, I never went back.

I must agree with the other reviews here with all the issues to include lack of assistance from teachers, lack of experienced teachers, online program is horrible with a high rate of failings, financial department high turnover; keeping in mind this is not good for keeping accurate records of the students funds, disbursements, etc. My friend who attended this school left as she was about to graduate and they told her she was unable to graduate until the army administrators cleared the bill. She completed all of her courses but their focus is solely on MONEY. They held her from moving forward, caused her to miss a future opportunity and increased her time of waiting in line for a possible promotion.

THIS SCHOOL IS TO STAY AWAY FROM and any of these fly by night schools that come to Florida or any other state where it's not originated from. That's a flag within itself. And please don't fall for the famous line "you can finish your degree faster" with them (DEVRY) than the traditional school setting! I am a witness it's not true. I transferred credits over and because they continue to find course they wanted me to take at their institution which cost more, the total program took me a full 74 years. I am majorly upset with myself and wish I can have a redo, which is impossible now. But I can help someone else to go through the lies and hassle I did! STAY FAR AWAY! NOT WORTH IT AT ALL.

When I reached out on several occasions, I was told, "Refer to your study plan", which I have worked on front to back pulling all-nighters and then I was told to Google for more help. Excuse me but if I'm paying you then you should have all the resources I need. I should not have to rely on Google. I feel like I have learned next to nothing and their grading system is a joke! You have to get at least an 80% on everything to move forward. Less than 80% is an F! Excuse me but on my one Algebra test, I got a 78.5% and as we all know that is a passing grade, not an F. So I had to have my professor open up more attempts for me so I could pass it and it took her 3 days to do it, half the week gone, and with my husband deployed.

I do everything here so this was a huge kink. I have pulled way too many all night study sessions teaching myself when I am paying someone to do it for me. What a joke! I am getting out after the finals this week so they can't say I did not complete the term and then I'm done. Yes, I will owe them some money but it is much less than what I am seeing in these comments and I'm getting out while I can! Where is the lawsuit link? I want in!

Not only do I have complaints and issues with the financial aspect of this school but also their professors. They signed me up for a required Statistics class for my degree, which I did not understand. I had asked the teacher for help and his response was not to doubt myself. I received a C- on one of my tests which was the 2nd highest score in the class. Mind you I took this test 3 times before I even got that high of a score! I told the instructor multiple times I did not understand the class and he just ignored me. The academic adviser was made well aware of the situation but did nothing about it. This school is only out for people's money and that is it. They claim they find 90% of their graduates a job within in their career field 6 months after graduation. But as you can guess, that is another lie told by this fraudulent money hungry organization. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, TIME OR EFFORT ON THIS PLACE...I PROMISE YOU WILL REGRET IT. However, if you are like me and didn't find the terrible reviews on this school before it was too late there is petition that has been started against this institution.

Started classes and finished a semester, and the tuition was lower than the FAFSA and Pell Grant total and received a refund check around $1,000. I held onto the refund because I didn't think it would be legal for me to use for any other purpose but schooling. After completing the second semester, I received a bill for about $528 and on it, there was a due by date and writing stating failure to pay may result in being dropped from classes so I paid it with the refund amount but I was surprised that I was being charged a bill before graduating because the admissions person told me that would not happen.

I tried calling but they play games on phone by putting you on hold for long times and transferring you around. Eventually spoke to somebody in financial/billing department and explained that I was told I would never see a bill until after graduation and she told me that whoever told me that was mistaken. Well that's just great, lie to people so they sign contracts that are detrimental to their well being. She went on to say, because I was upset and kept asking questions and explaining how am I supposed to pay these exorbitant prices making only $6.93 an hour, to ask for money from family members (which I haven't any).

So she said, "Well, you could try student loans from private banks"' and gave me a url to a site with many banks offering student loans. I used this site to rack up large amounts of debts because the tuition costs rise dramatically every semester. It went from one bill for $528 to $1,000 to tens of thousands! I stayed on for a year and a half longer until I could not get any more student loans due to over extended credit limit. Since I could not pay for any more semesters and had a balance owed, was forced to drop out.

Devry states I owe them $2,500 and have holds on my unofficial and official transcripts. I had a job ready for me at FedEx if I would provide them with transcript of my Devry classes and tried to explain to interviewer that Devry will not give me a transcript without coming up with $2,500 and she said she has to have a transcript without exception. So I did not get a better paying job there.

I am now trying to enlist for military service and the recruiter needs a copy of transcripts and I am back to where I was with FedEx...S.O.L. I have paid $28,000 for courses and have nothing to show for it because they want that $2,500 extra so badly that they are holding me back from making decent wages that would afford me to be able to make payments to them. This is awful catch-22 started by lies from admissions person and my ** for not getting everything in writing to take to court. Saddening.

We got a call from his mom this week because Devry apparently contacted her stating they were unable to get in contact with my boyfriend about his unpaid tuition loans and that they were going to send them to collection soon if they still could not get in contact with him. Obviously we were confused as to why he owed anything when they said he wouldn't. So we called the campus trying to figure out why he owed anything. The conversation that was held was absolutely absurd. Not only did they hang up on him THREE times, they were rude and refused to tell him much of anything. After spending an hour or so arguing with a rep, we were finally able to get a hold of someone from the actual campus.

They claimed that even though he did withdraw within the time frame, their policy states that students still have to pay 25% of the semester's tuition. Here's the thing, he "owes" $1360....how in the world is that only 25%!? After inquiring why it is so high, they informed us that he actually only owes about $400 for the tuition, the rest is medical costs and money from a loan check he received. He NEVER received a check for a loan. He withdrew before the loan checks were ever sent to the school, he never even attended a class and WHAT medical costs????

Turns out Devry has a NOT OPTIONAL medical plan that all students receive and pay for unless they already have full coverage. At the time he did have full coverage outside of school and Devry never mentioned this mandatory medical plan to him. He never agreed to pay for any medical, he was even unaware that he had medical through them. It was never discussed by his advisor. When he stated this to the person on the phone they pretty much called us liars because they had "notes" that the advisor wrote regarding it saying that this had been relayed and he agreed to it. I'm sorry, but no, he didn't and he had no knowledge of it. Why would we agree to pay for medical if we were already fully covered?

We're disputing these fees in court and I hope no one else falls into this money trap Devry has going. They're greedy and will suck every penny from your pocket without giving you the respect you deserve as one of their students. If I could give them zero stars I would.

Anyway each class was $2,500. Yeah, you heard me right! And that's why they didn't tell me. I found out about it once I gained access to their online site and my account. I couldn't believe what they were trying to get away with, and they would have to because I had signed a contract. Didn't read it ...don't you make the same mistake. They can charge whatever they want and get away with it. But I was lucky I got out on day one.w When class was going on I was in the office letting them know, didn't even go to class and so grateful to God that I did not because they would have charged me 10 percent for one day and it goes up from there. So, take my advice and stay away from DeVry, it will make you cry!!! Oh and it's for profit school, and that means they just want money first. DeVry=Devil.

Faculty no longer have the time to provide quality feedback to students or to interact with them. Some resolve to actually get more rigorous in their grading and their adherence to policy - essentially to have students quit class and thereby reduce the workload. Others take a more cavalier approach and scan assignments and provide a grade. They simply don't have the time to put into in-depth review of student work - make corrections - input feedback and then assign a grade - especially given the time frames that faculty are under to complete grades.

For example all grades for discussions are due by Tuesday each week. Students are supposed to make a minimum of 3 substantial discussion posts each week from Sunday to Sunday. This means the instructor has Monday and Tuesday to complete their review of these and assign the grade. If they only spend 5 minutes per student - 5 minutes to open the students record, read their posts, score them, write the comments and save the record - 5 minutes and 36 students equates to 3 hours of work and there is no way anyone can provide quality review and scoring and feedback. So make it 10 minutes - still pretty brief - that equates to 6 hours of work - in two days (Monday and Tuesday) for one component of their teaching requirement.

I remind you these are part time employees. If we include answering student emails, putting in course announcements, responding to manager requests, posting in the discussions.... these faculty are essentially being asked to work 5 hours a day just on Monday and Tuesday each week. After that there may be quizzes to grade or the worse - written assignments. Imagine a 5 or 6 page written assignment. Think of the time it should take to properly review and score and comment on this. Thirty minutes? Even at that - which seems minimal - it is 18 hours of work.

All this and no pay increase in 5 years. Faculty are not able to keep this pace up and will start taking shortcuts. Eventually it erodes and degrades the students' learning experience. If one reads many of the complaints being made here - you see that students complain about the quality of the education for what they pay. If you want to reduce these complaints then Devry needs to improve the quality of the education the students get - but they seem to be doing the exact opposite.

In total, I attended DeVry for 2 years, utilizing FAFSA school loans and tuition reimbursement to cover my courses. During this time, I never heard a word from my Financial Adviser or my Academic adviser. While this was strange in itself, I figured that there were no problems so there was no reason to contact me, and I accepted this to be the truth.

I was positioned to begin my new set of courses and it was time to complete my FAFSA again and turn in my signature page. Before I actually started my classes, I was told that they never received my signature page. I went online and reprinted the signature page, signed it and I faxed it over. Again, I was told that they never received my signature page. I asked for an email address and I emailed it, WITH RECEIPT! Again, they said that they never received my signature page, so I emailed them the email confirmation. They confirmed receipt of that! So, I was told to mail my signature page via certified mail, and I required a signature from someone at the school.

I still haven't heard from my financial aid adviser regarding any issues, so it was a surprise to me when one day, I was told that I was withdrawn from my classes because I owed them money, to the tune of $10K. I called them back and asked what was wrong and was told that I never sent my signature page. I told them that I had proof that the signature page was received and I gave them the tracking number. I was put on hold for 23 minutes and then the call was disconnected. I called back several times, was always put on hold but never reached anyone until about a week later. Finally, I talked to someone who told me to send it via email, directly to her. She said that she never got it and asked me to send my page via fax and (since it was her lunch time) that she would call me back to confirm receipt. She never did call me back. At this point, it has been 2 weeks of chasing them down and I still hadn't spoken with my financial aid adviser or academic adviser regarding what can be done about my situation because I could never reach either of them.

I contacted FAFSA to see if they could do anything and I was able to obtain an audit of monies sent to DeVry (about $30K+, if I remember correctly), and there were no discrepancies on their end so I was redirected back to DeVry. I called both of my advisers, to no avail. Neither adviser could be reached. Time passed, I went through a divorce and had to put DeVry on the back burner because I couldn't handle both stressful issues.

About 5-6 years later, I reached out to DeVry because I was making payments towards the $10K and I asked for my transcripts. Of course, I am told that I cannot access my transcripts because I owe $10K. At this point, I had paid $1,100.00 to DeVry, so I asked if they saw where I had been making payments. The answer was yes, I paid $1,100.00 so far and I was told the original amount was $11K, not $10K. At this point, I see that this is going nowhere and I still cannot obtain my transcripts, so I asked how many credits I had and they said 13 (in 2+ years, I had only 13 credits!!! I asked DeVry for an audit of my account and at the very least, if I could either have an unofficial transcript or a transcript of classes that they HAVE received money for. The answer was NO. However, I could talk to someone and see what type of payment arrangements I could make. I was put on hold and no one ever returned. When I called back, no one knew what I was talking about.

In February of 2013, I called back once again to see if there was anything that I could do to set up payment arrangements, even if I could attend and have my tuition reimbursement come directly to them. I was told, "Lady, you are out of luck! Its a moot point now anyway, unless you are ready to write us a check for $10K, you are just wasting your time."

Since 2002, DeVry has been uncooperative, and unwilling to assist me with this issue. In the least, I should be entitled to an audit of my account to show what monies was put where, how much I was charged and what (total amount) was paid! This mess stayed on my credit report for a while and when it was time to come off, they sold the debt to someone else, who put it on my credit report for a while. I am currently left with having to repeat all of my courses at another university and I am concerned that I will run out of funds for my undergraduate degree. I am also paying back school loans to the tune of $25K. To anyone who is thinking about attending DeVry, RUN AWAY!!

Then I began to ask about my student alumni discount. Nobody could give me a figure or percentage, no literature was ever provided for guidance as to the amount, and my financial aid advisor was not aware of any details. There is no application, no box to check, absolutely nothing that can legally commit Devry University. I discovered to my amazement that there was no paperwork involved for a student to either request or accept this discount. After intense pleading my financial aid advisor sent an email to someone higher up in financial aid office and then asked me to wait for feedback. After a few days I received a notice alerting to an adjustment in my financial aid, and noticed that they had lowered my tuition fees by about $200 and some change. Then what followed next would leave the auditors at Arthur Andersen envious of Devry accounting skills.

In a record one month I received 4 different statements all with differing amounts of tuition and financial aid awarded. As I watched the whirlwind of statements changing so often I began to document these changes on excel while printing hard copies. I also asked for an audit which was graciously sent to me by mail as the statement comedy continued. A simple excel analysis shows that they have gone back through the previous financial year 2012-2013 and re-adjusted my financial aid. They have lowered my financial aid to accommodate the Becker Scholarship and alumni discount. They sent me refunds last year based on my financial aid needs, but now they claim I owe them those refunds because I received a scholarship and alumni discount. They claim that they charge "special fees" when a student receives any scholarship or awards. They did not provide this information prior to this and I cannot find it in their websites or literature.

What is amazing, out of the many different statements they sent me - NONE of them arithmetically add up. Simple addition of credits and debits seem to elude Devry in their mad rush of manipulating figures. I have no job as a Devry undergraduate and graduate student and ask for any legal advice. I have emails and statements testifying to the above facts.

Now that I think back I ask myself, how is it that all 31 of those credits were transferable to any other college in the nation but they only took 8. They knew my situation and that I didn't know any better and then took advantage of it. This is only 1 of the several situations I ran into with them. I was not aware that DeVry was a for-profit college when I enrolled, I didn’t even know there was such a thing. Tuition increased each year and every semester I was being told I needed more money to pay for my classes. Now, I am stuck in over $100k of debt (no exaggerations) with a Bachelors degree that I am embarrassed of.

I have learned that there are many other students who have expressed the hardships that have been created because of this school. If I could go back and change my choice to attend DeVry I would in a heartbeat. The best advice I can give to prospective students is to do your research. Especially nowadays it seems like everyone is out to rip people off. College is a huge investment and one that you should be proud of. This school will not give you that confidence you deserve for working hard to better yourself.

Degree of depth has a feel of being a survey course, with subjects being summarily examined. Essentially, DeVry repeats the same information session after session, without really examining the material. The required discussion sections are arenas for plagiarism and reused statements by both students and professors. Most professors realize how pointless the discussion sections are. This is demonstrated either by a conspicuous expression of disdain for students that aren't actively participating or by a notable absence of responsiveness by the professor. Professors often make posts that seem scripted and reused from previous sessions without any acknowledgement of the current direction of the discussion. Additionally, it is difficult to pose questions to professors, as most are unwilling to provide any instruction outside of the prescribed course format.

I have taken 8 courses from Devry and have no more experience or knowledge than I did from reading an Accounting for Dummies book and watching Mad Money on television. Devry is neither educational nor vocational. It will not help you get a job. The only worth is in the piece of paper that will help you get more money if you already have a job in the field. It is essentially the same as a Hispanic student taking a Spanish course. Devry advertises that it will help you with job placement. I would not count on this. I spoke with the Director of Career Services and she refused to send out my resume. She also would not give me any leads to pursue on my own. Ironically, now that I have quit Devry, I have received a few job emails from Devry. However, they also lead to sites that my antivirus program warns me against, so it is possible that the only leads from Devry are actually phishing scams from another party.

The final hassle is with tuition and financial aid. After my first session, my balance was never zero. I either had an amount due or an amount overpaid. The balance would show zero, but if one actually summed the credits and debits, the result would be different. At first, I often alerted my financial advisor, but he would insist that everything was fine and that it would all work out in time. After dropping out, Devry sent me a bill for $94 and then sent me a collection's notice for $208. They would not put this through to financial aid, even though these amounts arose from previous sessions.

Additionally, it is very hard to keep track of what you owe. The Devry amounts never add up to the balance and when I look at my loan report with my lender, there is a pattern of disbursing amounts and then immediately refunding them. Devry would not answer me as to whether the 1% origination fee was being refunded as well. The fee is not detailed in any statement, but you are made aware in the beginning that each disbursement will be subject to this fee. I only have a rough idea of what I owe because any reconciliation between lender books and Devry books will prove difficult, especially since Devry posts many transactions retroactively and others with respect to future expected amounts owed.

Each session, you must buy an electronic book through DeVry. There is no negotiation for price and, while you can search and buy a physical book, it does not absolve you of your obligation to buy the e-book from Devry. The cost of the book is lumped into a Course Material Fee. The course material fee is nearly the same each session. Despite repeated attempts to get information, Devry refuses to define the breakdown of the fee. You will be charged the fee for each session, even if the same book is used. It is very possible that you can pay for the same book twice. The only time that you don't pay a Course Materials Fee is when Devry doesn't offer an electronic book. When the student is forced to buy the book from an alternate source, Devry doesn't charge a fee. It seems evident that Devry is engaged in some degree of price fixing as well as possibly defrauding the student through illegitimate charges.

I have given Devry negative reviews on every one of my evaluations. I left my contact info for further discussion, but Devry never contacted me to discuss any of my evaluations, despite statements that they would contact me. Every direct contact I have had with Devry personnel has ended without resolution. In summary, it is probable that a degree from Devry will help you earn more money in a field you are already experienced in. However, my experience has led to the conclusion that Devry will not help you get a job, will not prepare you for a job, and will not educate you with tools necessary to obtain a job on your own.

I have straight A's. I've read all of the books, including chapters not assigned. I've been an active contributor to every discussion section and I frequently pose difficult questions to my professors for further comprehension. I say this merely to absolve myself of the "sour grapes" conclusion. Devry is purely a paper factory with no concern for the student. All attempts to develop understanding or improve education have fallen by failure of Devry. I could not recommend Devry to any student that intends to receive an education. Furthermore, the accounting practices used by Devry seem irregular and are difficult to validate. There seems to be a method of deceit in order to generate more revenue from students. Stay away from Devry.

As for the final finale, before starting the session B semester, I registered for 2 classes. The school canceled 1 class. I noticed it on my schedule and thought it would be better to take 1 class anyways because the subject was difficult (Statistics). So just 2 weeks ago, when the class was finishing up, I received an email stating that financial aid put my registration on hold for the next semester and I was required to pay out of pocket or apply for another loan to pay it off. I went with my dad to speak with my counselor because we thought that she should have warned me or alerted me with an email or phone call that I must replace that canceled class with another one or financial aid wouldn't cover the semester. The only thing she can come up with to say is that I should have contacted her when I noticed the change in my scheduled, but isn't it the job of an adviser to warn students of any change and consequences?

The adviser before her helped me way more. She was kind of a pain for her persistence but I really did appreciate her help. Anyways, we spoke with the dean afterwards and he was saying that it has happened to many students as well. As for compensation or refunds, they did not want to answer that question. Whether the issue was their fault or not, what really sealed the deal that this school was only scamming me was when the counselor looked at my progress..... The total amount of credits I needed for the degree was like 180 credits and for 3 years, I was only able to make a lousy 40 credits. 40 LOUSY CREDITS!!!! To our conclusion (my dad and I), the school has been setting me back and slowing down my progress so much that now the financial aid loan that was supposed to cover all of the expenses for the degree has vanished.

I am at an aggregated spending limit and I haven't even started nothing. It would have been more understandable if I was almost done with the degree but I wasn't even half way. Now the school wants me to pay for the class and also wants me to take another loan so I can spend the next 3 or 4 years finishing my bachelor's. I must say after hearing all this, it was a real low blow, a slap to the face. As I am writing this, I am speculating what I can do now. I can't go back to that school. No way. I have wasted 3 years. I'm 22 and I'm running out of time. I am thinking of switching to a technical school to learn something in the shortest time possible before I can even think about going for my true passion in the wonderful field of video game design. Before I go, my intention is to fight fire with fire. I plan on suing the school if it is the last thing I ever do. I got nothing to lose for I have lost everything, which is my dream that they promised me.

I need all the support I can get. I need guidance and anything to get my compensation. If this seems like a scenario that is similar to you or in other words if you find yourself on the same boat as me, then let's fight together and even if it hasn't happened to you, we must stop this so it won't happen to anyone else. Speaking of anyone else, I have read many complaints about this school throughout the internet so it is nothing new. Devry is a school thriving on scam and extortion. So if you're with me, let me know, drop a comment, work together to see what can be done and let's win this **!!

I ended up finding out that the damage was beyond what I could afford and I contacted the dean. He was able to find the student that did it and wanted to schedule a meeting. I agreed and scheduled it for that night. I went to the meeting and was bribed not just from the student but also the dean not to press charges and was given the amount of the cost of repair. Time went by and I was not able to receive financial aid because there was an error with my account and was told to pay up front. I explained I couldn't and I was told that my account would be frozen until it is paid. I went to school the following week and was extremely stressed. I decided I had to leave due to my stress and I contacted my counselor, told him the situation and I was to told that I was not going to be penalized for leaving. I ended up leaving school and due to so much stress from that situation and some personal matters, I suffered from a slight stroke and had multiple seizures.

The years passed by and after countless testing, procedures and rehabilitation, I was told I could go back to school. I started to attend a community college and was doing okay up to now. I found out that the financial aid department of the community college I have been attending changed their disbursement rules and was asked to provide information from Devry in regards to my passed classes and grades. I contacted Devry to obtain this information and found out I was penalized for leaving school and that my account is in collections. I have been trying to get this situation resolved and practically have been unable to properly explain myself about the situation.

I am now unable to collect financial aid and right now that is my only source of income other than my disability checks which add up to nothing. I want to get this situation resolved but I feel I do not have a chance because Devry is too hard headed to hear me out. Sorry about my spelling. It is kind of hard at times to try to process my ideas due to the complications.

Here is where it gets even more shady. Instead of getting me approved for a grant to pay the balance I got a grant of $502 and was told the balance will carry to next session and be paid for by my SEOG grant. I can't stand to have thing pending or hanging in the balance because I no longer trust them to do what's right. By letting the balance roll over I will be forced to wait until week 3 of the next term to see if this will happen and that will entitle DeVry to another term of grant money that I feel is for my benefit. I really wanted to finish but the anxiety this has caused is overwhelming and my family no longer supports the school I chose. I am at a loss since the semester is not over until I take two 8 week sessions.

What DeVry actually wants is your social security number and FAFSA, so that they can generate a borrowing report; which checks to see how much money DeVry can take from you. The more money DeVry thinks you will borrow, the more classes DeVry will try and get you to complete. A business to DeVry, a nightmare of financial worry for you, the student. Please just watch the greedy hands of your DeVry admissions staff when you go into the office to sign financial paperwork, obligating yourself to be indebted to DeVry for a long, long time.

DeVry's dishonest admissions representatives will pretend they want you as a student just to get to the borrower's verification stage, to see how much money can be borrowed in your name. Please beware of this for-profit school, because DeVry University will leave you abandoned and without a job, but the bills will not stop. Sorry, DeVry has virtually no good work study or scholarships either, in comparison to honest, reputable institutions.

Also, if you fall for this trap, you might not get the degree until you pay thousands more than DeVry originally stated. At that point, you are trapped by DeVry and will feel helpless. 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. A quote from Barack Obama regarding private type organizations:

"You're dealing with folks who aren't interested in helping you. They're not interested in helping you find the best program. They are interested in getting the money. They don't care about you; they care about the cash," he said. "That's appalling. That's disgraceful. It should never happen in America " (ABC News)

I wait tables at a popular restaurant and some suited customers came in one day and were discussing their jobs and their families. We got onto the subject of school and how he had attended an online University at DeVry and finished his education while working and supporting his family. That day I applied online and the very next semester, I was enrolled and attending classes. If you have problems with time management, then this school is not for you. But, it is an accredited school and people look at a degree from this university the same as any other college does. The tuition is expensive yes, but so is every other online university. The classes are quicker and getting a degree from here will come about quicker than attending a regular university. They offer numerous programs to download that will help you along the way with your degree and then that can be used after you graduate. They also have many tutor options that are free for students to use.

I was told that Devry does not keep that information in the data system and I was pretty much out of luck. I also asked for a complete billing from day one and was told I could go into the student portal and I could get that information. Well, the portal only goes back a few months! Should I have known the truth of how much this would have cost me, I would have never taken courses especially since I have kids graduating shortly! Also while working my internship, I found out that my fellow classmate has experienced the same situation!

I was out of the country, recently came back, called Devry for my refund and was told that because I finished one class, then they owe me nothing for the other 2 classes. This is a ripoff school. Their teachers have no knowledge and are horrible. Their degree is not recognized by any employer and their tuition is high for no reason. What can I do? How can I sue them to get my money?

I was also told that I was only eligible for 7 credits per semester, so this doubles the time it would take me to earn my degree, with interest compounding the whole way! At the end of this year, my funding runs out. I called Student Finance to ask if I could make a formal appointment to talk to an Advisor because my employer said there is a possibility they could help, but they wanted me to prepare a financial "overview" of where I stood. Information like: Cost of degree, credits completed, credits needed, loan balance to date, how much would I need to complete my degree...pretty standard stuff I thought. I was told, "We don't have a form for that". I said "there is a glimmer of hope that I will be able to at least obtain my degree, and you 'don't have a form for that'?"

There are tons of people in default all over the country. We are all experiencing the same financial crunch under misled circumstances, and you cannot give me an in-general overview of my financial status on DeVry letterhead so I can give it to my employer? I am sorry, but I cannot approach my employer and ask for well over $ 20,000 and not be able to hand them something from DeVry showing them basic information.

The other comment I got from Financial Aid was, "Typically, employers do pay or request a lump sum amount; they pay by semester. We can only give you a breakdown by semester each calendar year because of fluctuating fees." I understand the fluctuating fees, but I am approaching the $ 57,000 ceiling on my loan, I do not make enough money to live day-to-day, and I am looking (very likely) at not being able to complete my education. I do not qualify for grants or scholarships. I have applied repeatedly for tons of them. I guess I am about to become a statistic at the end of this year unless a pile of cash falls out of the sky!

I am a father, husband, and with a new baby on the way. I have to pay $57,000 back to Sallie Mae with no degree? Is that right??? $600 a month with nothing to show for it? Crooks! Absolute CROOKS! I don't wish this school on my worst enemy. I'm on board for anything lawful, but really, whose fault is it? Ours for not looking into reviews prior to starting, or is Devry's at fault? If anyone has ANY advice, please email me or message me because I am completely stuck.

Nikki enrolled me into English, I believe around week 3. I felt like I had taken this class before and then I received an email indicating that I was about to be dropped from classes unless I produced my high school transcripts. At this time, I was thinking "What is going on?" Here is where the issues came in. Upon speaking with Academic Advising team, they told me that they received one transcript from one of the previous colleges that I attended and never received my other transcript nor my high school transcript. I felt like I was doing people's jobs at Devry and calling around to get these transcripts that everyone is telling me from these schools (already sent out and verified address twice) of the dates in which the transcripts were sent. It was crazy and a headache.

Now within 2 weeks, DeVry, all of sudden, received my transcripts and credited my previous course work after talking to people multiple times a day almost. During that time, we needed to figure out what to do about this class that I was taking that I had already taken before. I am beyond pissed because these are unnecessary loans for a class that I had already taken and I didn't want to be in debt. They offered me a so-called "Pass Option", which in my opinion they created the "Pass Option" specifically for situations like this. I am thinking that this a "normal" practice for them. They want to get as many people to enroll to get funding for the school and stick their students with a huge bill. At this time, I received an email stating that I was approved and confirmed through Financial Aid that the "Pass Option" has been applied.

Anyway, this is supposed to cover my current session and next session English class. Here is where it got crazy. Tempest from the Financial Aid Department told me that I will receive a credit back in week 6 of the current session. I was going return the money back to the lender because at this point, I didn't trust DeVry and I had my friend in the room with me during the whole conversation to make sure I had someone in the room listening to this mess. I waited until week six when I didn't see a credit and I called Financial Aid department. They told me a credit would be issued week 6 of the next session! I was like, are you seriously kidding me?!

I complained to Assistant Director of Admission and he told the Head of Financial department. After complaining, it didn't help because they backed up their Admission rep who got me in this mess anyway and refused to pull calls for the Admission rep and Financial Aid rep (even though these calls are monitored and recorded). The supervisor called me, I am not sure what her name was but it starts with a V or something. She reconfirmed the credit for next month. Just today, 04/25, I got an email stating that I have a hold on my account for Register. I had talked to some chick from Admission who did a conference for me with this ** chick from Financial Aid named Leslie. She was so unprofessional and didn't bother to review my account. She thought that I did a regular withdraw & had to explain the situation again, ugh. I told her that I see a balance on my account that the Pass Option will leave a balance on account $167 and I specifically asked if there will be a balance. I can't afford it!

Anyway she says it will take approx. 4-5 business days to see what they need to do. I was pissed off. So I decided to call back to see if I can speak to sup and I got this idiot on the phone name Shawn from Finance when ask to sup - he didn't transfer to a sup but to another rep named Terry. I explained the situation yet again and he finally got things figured out for me. After this session, I am going to a public and traditional university. I never had these issues at SIUC and I wish I had stayed and completed my schooling. It's going to take me longer but less money and people who actually do their job.

I called the Southfield campus and the receptionist asked for my "D" number and immediately I was transferred to a financial specialist who offered me a payment plan after paying an initial $500 in the next few weeks, following $500 a month until pay-off. Evidently, my full explanation and shock over being charged that much money for a lower level course which was self taught was left on deaf ears because up to this present date, my calls are screened, sent to voice messages and no follow-up calls have been returned.

I believe that DeVry University trains their academic advisors to willfully enroll students into classes, quarter after quarter to gain the most money from their educational benefits. In my case, DeVry did not have my best interest in mind and withheld information that would allow me to get the most out of my educational benefits. Being a single parent with a daughter in college, I am forced to pay a $2,600 balance out of pocket for no reason other than greed.

My first initial impression with DeVry/Keller at the Decatur campus was not pleasant. The recruiter appeared irritated because I did not sign on during our first meeting. I expressed I had taken interest with other colleges/universities, so I was within my rights to scout the schools to figure out which was best for me. I thought he understood, but I guess not. However, I did not let this deter my decision as I was determined to complete my education, so I continued on my journey. I just decided to go to another campus.

After researching other colleges/universities, my attention was drawn back to DeVry/Keller! I was excited by the new team I had met, because they were so welcoming and willing to help me match my career interest with a curriculum program that would put me back on the map. I needed a career change that would be fruitful and prosperous for not only me, but my family! Well, it was not easy, as I had to fight to have credits transferred. DeVry wanted me to complete almost the entire program, but it worked out! I was able transfer a vast number of my credits from other colleges I had attended (i.e., associate degree programs completed). I was on my way! I could not believe it; one year later, I was graduating with my Bachelor of Science Degree!

One disappointing error they did during graduating was to leave my name off the commencement program! This was so embarrassing since I had family and friends attending the event! I never received a correction, an insert, or an apology! Nevertheless, I looked over it because I accomplished what I set out to do! I was the first to graduate within my immediate family with a bachelor degree!

I said I was not until the coach(s) convinced me to continue on with my masters! I was not interested at first, but had interest in some courses on the master's level, so I did! I was good until now! All this time, I have yet to get a job in my field of studies. The disappointments were the career center continued to send me job notifications related to what I was currently doing. I did not pay thousands of dollars to remain in a $12-$13 an hour job! I still have not gotten or received job offers related to my field of studies! Yes, the economy plays a role, but the university could do a better job helping their students! What I have learned is it is all in who you know here in Atlanta! Secondly, most who are landing the ideal jobs were already in jobs related to their field of study. Students returned to receive a higher education to receive higher compensation!

One person posted that when companies see you are a graduate from DeVry/Keller, some (not all) take you as a joke. Your resume is pushed to the side or placed at the bottom (paraphrase)! I had one professor to be upfront and honest, and said it would be hard to transit in a new career! On top of that, the university did not prepare us (i.e., those of a maturity age) for the difficulties in trying to do a career change! There was no assistance with local internship programs that could prep you for the real world! In case you did not know, GA is one of the top states with a high unemployment rate!

Now, I am done with the master's program! Can I get a call back from the Financial Aid department regarding my refund? The answer is "nope!" I was done with school last year, and I cannot get a call back or an email response! Let's talk about how unprofessional this is! Hey, an unemployed middle-aged woman needs her refund to support the family! Can I get an Amen? The students owe student loans, so just be honest and give the real reason with why such a delay with the refunds! When you ignore calls and emails, it makes you and the university look bad to the public!

Oh well, I cannot revert back the time! It is over and done with! I did get two degrees, so I hope it pays off because Sallie Mae wants her $100,000! I will be indebted to her until I die! The only thing I say to DeVry/Keller, stop focusing on how many people you can recruit and start promoting quality (i.e., admissions, registration, and financial aid)!

My professors - I cannot complain! I did get to learn from them and also I got some helpful tips with preparation in the real world! This is an accelerated university, so it is only so much they can do in 8 weeks versus a traditional school's semester! And last, I did meet some new folks (fellow students), and we keep in touch! Most of my job leads come from them!

My rating would actually be in between dissatisfied and satisfied! After three years, there are no job offers for a new career change! I am trying to rise above breaking-even, not remaining! A $100,000 is a whole lot of money to pay back on a $30,000 a year salary! The economy sucks, but trust me, there are people who are getting those jobs worth having! It is all in who you know, and companies looking at the schools you attended too!

Upon commencing my bachelor’s program at DeVry, no one in admissions made me aware I did not have enough money disbursed to even enter the program. Shortly thereafter, I became painfully aware of this fact through research that I would now owe approximately five thousand dollars to continue. I had to beg, borrow, but not steal the money to continue. My inclination was to drop out, but I had already gone too far. Additionally, DeVry always played the shell game with my refunds. My communiqués would say one amount, and when my remaining funds hit my accounts, I would always receive a drastically decreased amount.

Recently, I spoke with two Human Resources managers and asked them to review my resume. These folks slapped me in the face with a dose of reality. They told me my problem was not my resume, but in fact, it was that I attended DeVry and Keller. Their words to me were that DeVry/Keller puts out quantity but not quality. Human Resources managers place DeVry and Keller at the bottom of the pile and sometimes never look at the submissions.

In addition to this, I was told they would help find me a job, etc. and since graduating I am still not working with an associate’s degree piece of paper. I was contacted by a lady via email regarding consolidating my student loans in the new government loan thing. Well, we spoke numerous times and nothing ever came about it. I had tried to contact University Accounting services among Great Lakes, etc. to get them to defer it, but they would not allow it and would not work with me to do so.

I feel I have been wrongly led into believing I was going to get the education in the field I wanted to do. I was led to believe something that was not accurate. In addition to this, I got no help with the repayment of the loans that I feel are absolutely a high price for a piece of paper that is not helping me, hindering me actually, because a lot of places do not recognize Devry. I was asked numerous times about this school. This is only half of it. Please, can someone help?

They hold onto your Financial Aid and Grant money for weeks on end. Then when you question it, they tell you there was a problem with DeVry's system and it will come as soon as possible. When they received the money from the government on July 20 (and confirmed this from the government directly) and I did not receive my refund portion until mid-October. Do they collect interest or what? Onsite class options are out of the question. They never have any classes available for what you need so you are stuck doing them online. I need to be there and see what is going on. Then if 50% or more of your classes are online, you lose your state grants. I was also told that I will run out of financial aid money and will need to find other resources; about $10k worth in order to finish my degree.

DeVry offered me a full-time position contingent on my obtaining a master's degree, which thankfully, they paid for through tuition reimbursement (I attended Cal State). So there were some good things about working there. The things that disturbed me were that, for one, the entrance test that was being used to place students was a pure math test. It had no English components to it at all, so given that Chinese and other Asian students tend to score higher on math tests, they were placed in higher level English sections. As many of them were second language learners whose English was subpar for starting college, most flunked their first DeVry English course. This lengthened the purported time it took to get through DeVry, thus negating the admissions rep's claims that with DeVry, you can get through faster than at the state school.

Routinely, the decisions of the admissions reps, who were really nothing more than salespeople, trumped those of the educators. If the admissions rep wanted the student in, the student got in. They would usually say something like, "He only missed it by 5pts, let him in etc." I even saw one admissions rep forge student high school diplomas to get students in. They regularly told students things that were outright lies and then when I and other educators attempted to set the record straight, we were painted to be the proverbial bad guys who didn't want to let the student in. In actuality, admitting a student who is not prepared to a very costly school, only to watch him/her flunk out is the cruelest thing one can do. Ironically, almost always, their painting people like me and other concerned, honest educators in a bad light usually worked because of the students' lack of maturity and their desperation to get through quickly and get a ticket to a super high-paying job.

The students often really did believe that the admissions rep was the knight in shining armor, who despite those meanies in the education department, was going to get them in. To their credit, while I was there, DeVry began implementing the Accuplacer entrance test (one of the first computerized entrance tests) which had English and math sections, in cooperation with Princeton ETS, after I and several other educators fought for it. Then to our dismay, the passing score for entrance was set extremely low. I cannot remember, but it was so low that if you merely selected random answers, more often than not, you pass. I tried this many times, I just kept clicking "A" all the way through and passed (I think it was like 3 or 4% - max 10% correct answers or something like that).

I remember one specific case involving a foreign student, who really should not have been at DeVry (he was very classroom-ready, very smart and academic but a foreigner who did not know the American system). He mentioned to me actually, made it common knowledge, that upon graduating from DeVry, he plans to go on to get a master's at UCLA. I was pretty sure just from my general knowledge of the educational field that DeVry courses and/or the degree would not transfer or count at a school like UCLA, so I decided to call the university and find out. When evaluating degrees and credit, there is the question of if they will accept the degree and then there is the question of if they will accept any of the courses, so that if the student does have to start over with another degree, at least they can get credit for some of the courses. I spoke to the admissions department at UCLA several times and asked about this. They told me flat out that they would not recognize a DeVry degree at all and would not give credit for any of the courses taken at DeVry, not a single one.

They told me that as far as they were concerned, DeVry is a vocational school. I let them know that now, DeVry offers a bachelor's degree. They said that no, to them this was vocational education, along the lines of a technical college. This was not a surprise to me, but I wanted to be sure so that I could inform this student. I knew he had been duped, I knew he was going to get the surprise of his life after $30,000 and three years at DeVry. He had been told when he enrolled at DeVry, by admissions, that he could continue on and get a master's at almost any school of his choice with no problem, provided his grades were good. I took this student to the side and gently suggested that perhaps he should consider another school if he plans to continue on to UCLA, as I didn't think they would let him transfer in the courses, let alone recognize the degree. He told me, "Oh no, the admissions department assured me I can continue on. I plan to go to UCLA."

As I mentioned, this student was very bright, very classroom-ready, somewhat older than the typical DeVry student. What he lacked was an understanding of the US educational ambiance. He was a foreigner. I believe he already had a degree from his country and just needed a degree here for the engineering field he planned to work in. At any rate, I let him know that I had checked and that DeVry's degree would not be recognized at UCLA. To my surprise, he got indignant with me. He insisted this could not be true. It was almost as if he was angry with me for being a naysayer. Later that week, he told me he had gone to the DeVry records office and they too had assured him his degree and courses would indeed transfer to UCLA. He said he had spoken to a ** in records, who assured him of this. ** was a secretary/receptionist, which I told him. He seemed to be angry with me, perhaps he was just upset because on some level he suspected it may be true and didn't want to believe it. I can't be sure.

Finally, I had to just give up and tell him, "Look, I am only trying to help you. If you wish to continue here, go right ahead. I just thought you would like to know that you will have to start all over if and when you apply to UCLA." I never knew what ended up happening to that student but I know by now he has had the surprise of his life to learn that the degree that cost him $30,000 or more is essentially worthless for transfer to UCLA. By the way, I subsequently called the State University in California, who said they would not recognize the DeVry degree either, but that they would recognize some of the courses. One hopes he and others like him were able to move on to a state school, start over and get the preparation they needed, which would take much more time but be a lot cheaper. But my point in writing this is that as a person who truly cares about education, working in a school such as DeVry, ironically you were frequently seen as the bad guy, while the admissions reps came off smelling like a rose.

In the students' eyes, you were the one saying no, kind of like a parent who says no to a child. The admissions reps, in contrast, would get them in so they were the heroes. And the admissions reps could and did feed off of that, to the students' peril. As I recall, the tuition was extremely high. I believe at that time it was over $10-12K a year, if I am not mistaken. So students were admitted who should not have been and then placed in a too high English class, only to flunk it and have to continually retake it. When the student could not cut it, he or she then drops out, with a huge student loan to pay off (if they stayed more than a few days or weeks, I cannot remember which, the full amount of tuition several thousand dollars, for that semester was due). So now the student had a huge debt to pay back and no education to show for it. This meant they were in default for a student loan too.

So now, even if they did want to begin study at a respectable school, they could not because they had defaulted on a student loan. This is not even mentioning the fact that their credit is now ruined. The majority of the students were younger, poor, from inner-city areas and thus vulnerable to fast talking, high pressure salespersons (admissions reps). If not that profile, they were foreigners who did not know the American system and did not realize that these for-profit schools are a new fangled, unorthodox concoction, not recognized as true education in any respectable academic circles. They pretty much admitted any warm bodies that could pay the tuition. There was a joke in admissions that they enroll based on The Mirror Test: You hold up a mirror to the student's nose and mouth and if it steams up, they are in. Once admitted, the student would have had to burn the building down to get kicked out. As long as the students' money is green, he or she stays.

I saw students disrespect professors, curse them out, etc., only to be sent right back to the classroom if they were a paying student. You pretty much had no authority as a professor because they were loathe to kick anyone out since that meant a loss of tuition money. DeVry does not mention in advertising and in their admissions sales speeches the overwhelming numbers of students that drop out (flunk out) before the first year is up, most of whom should have never been admitted in the first place. If I remember correctly, the first semester, about 20% would drop then the second semester, another 10 or 15% would drop. Then a similar amount would drop the third semester (at DeVry, they are trimesters). I am almost positive (it has been a while so bear with me) that about half of the incoming students were gone by the end of the first calendar year.

The graduation rates overall were around 36%, but then again, this was about the same graduation percentage for the community colleges in California at that time. The difference is, however, that (at that time anyway) the community college courses were about $40 a credit, while DeVry was many thousands of dollars. As far as placing the students in jobs, note that about 5 to 10% of DeVry students do actually do quite well, but it is not because of DeVry. In fact, you may say it is in spite of DeVry. There is a percentage of students who attend DeVry who could have gone almost anywhere they wanted certainly to the state school and many to a private, more rigorous school, but for whatever reason chose to study at DeVry. The night students, for example, were frequently in this category but also a percentage of day students.

Many night students already had a degree and wanted to get into something else, and do it more quickly. Oftentimes their employer was paying for the courses. These students were usually a bit older and were more like adult learners, not as much like high school learners like the typical DeVry student. DeVry parades these students around in a dog and pony show as evidence of how great their education is, but these students are atypical. They are not the usual student DeVry recruits from poorer inner city areas or foreigners who do not know our system. For those students in this exceptional profile, who got a job and did well, perhaps their study at DeVry was a good thing. But it is a mistake for one to believe that this is the typical DeVry experience or that high percentages of DeVry students are placed in well-paying jobs. That was not the case. Moreover, many of the jobs were found in the Silicon Valley, which was brimming and thriving at that time.

In fact, there was a labor shortage. So DeVry's placement efforts were really not that impressive considering that the Silicon Valley was chock full of jobs that employers were having a hard time filling. I also happen to remember that DeVry regularly took credit in its job placement percentages for any jobs that the students had upon graduation. In other words, if you were working part-time delivering pizza, began study at DeVry and maintained this job at night, and when you graduated you still had this job, DeVry took credit for that job in its placement statistics. DeVry's advertising brochures would state, "Here at DeVry, x% of our students have jobs upon graduation." They did not advertise that DeVry found jobs for x% of the students, but rather that x% of the students had jobs upon graduation. So this is misleading.

By the way, the pizza delivery job example is a real life example that I remember well, which led me to question how they could have the placement stats that they did. I could go on and on but suffice it to say that yes, these schools are a huge ripoff and a disgrace to what education should be. It appalls me that they continue to thrive as they do.

On top of that, I gave them unofficial transcripts which have the same information as the official transcripts in July 2011. I told them to refund me all the money I paid. They said no, they can only refund me for the last semester I was in class which fell outside their four months grace period. Ironically, they removed me from the whole MBA program on the day (April 27, 2012) President Obama signed a bill against diploma mills to protect veterans and their families. I contacted some lawyers, they told me to write to the education board, file a complaint with consumer affairs department and the New York attorney general's office. They say they committed a deceptive act and they should refund me in full.

I will keep up with this legal pursuit and see to it that all is paid back. I have kept this to myself thinking I am the only one who is suffering at the hands of this school. I see them advertise and they sponsored the Olympics in whatever way they did, but they treat some people unfairly. I am glad there are many who have complaints and this will put pressure on them. A class action as one suggested is a good idea.

Also, I was getting refund checks back around my two-year in attendance that I wasn't supposed to get back, that should have gone towards my account to pay off for my schooling. Long story short, I am stuck in my senior year with five classes left and no funds to cover the cost. Devry offered me a personal Devry loan way before federal aid ran out. At this time, I am a senior. They say I've accumulated $10,000 in loans at Devry from 2011- 2012 and now, they want me to take out more loans with the school. Catch 22; pay $120 while attending school.

My experience has been so stressful. I feel like they didn't outline a blueprint in my favor and they suck me dry for my federal aid. They really take advantage of people stemming from poverty and family's first generation college students. They use any line to get you in the door and string you along with administration that knows just as much as you do about attending college. They lack in providing a strong foundation for their students' success in graduating and being capable of seeking higher education if they choose. How does government expect students to pay off debt when you have worthless degrees being handed down to the working class that are struggling to better themselves and their families?

This morning, August 16, 2012, I was informed that my refund was applied to next semester's cost of attendance, even though I will receive adequate financial aid to attend and I elected to receive all refunds. This happened because the university began to create billing statements due September 1, 2012 and they applied the refund to that. This goes against all of the financial guidelines distributed to students. It also creates a hardship on students who must frequent the campus for use of labs, study groups, etc. This school is a rip-off. They are not releasing my funds and I cannot drop the next session, which has not begun. Do not enroll.

I tried to explain that I had made previous arrangements to make my final and complete payment the next day. The lady pretty much called me a liar and demanded payment now. I told her repeatedly that it was already arranged for the next day and that I had an e-mail that confirmed the arrangement to prove it. She said she was going to turn me into the credit reporting bureaus for non-payment. I hung up on her because she was so very rude and wouldn't hear what I was telling her. Today, July 5, 2012, I received in the mail the notice that I had been reported as she promised. I will fight this as I had already had arrangements made. I warn people of DeVry's refusal to help work with me when my partner and I were unemployed. Thank you.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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?

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.