DeVry on CNN

The Addison campus featured on the Bottom Line discussing higher education providing job opportunities

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[typhoidX]

For those who are considering DeVry "university", please take a look at the recent PBS Frontline documentary "College, Inc" before jeopardizing your financial future with a "degree" from a "college" such as DeVry.

[typhoidX]

@redbirdwarrior YES, I would lump DeVry together with the other "universities" you mentioned. Back when I didn't know better, I took a few online classes from them. When I first contacted the "admissions" people, they used just about every sales tactic described in that film on me. They also tried to double bill me. Looking back on it, I'm glad they tried to do that, for that convinced me to dump them & cut my losses.

[rickybobby5150]

They ripped me for about 4.5K for being enrolled 1 week in an online class then withdrawing. Stupidest mistake i've ever made in my life because I listened to an idiot that recommended them. Terrible decision, I don't know what I was thinking. They sold me hard, I should have known better. If you get financial aid, they just pay themselves with dept. of education money to lock you into debt with the dept. of education that you cannot erase. It's true crime.

[godsok1]

Time are hard people graduating from every college are having a hard time. I have friends who went to Devry who have great jobs. I have another who graduating from San Jose State last year and still not working a lot of it is who you know right time right place Tech Jobs pay good if you work hard and know what your doing it won't matter what school you went to. There are a lot of bad students that has alot to do with no job! Two people from the same school one gets a job right and the other?

[vcdna1]

@markm1105 You are wrong, they do need to be accredited to qualify for federal student aid, and loan program. National and Regional accreditation deals with schools not course work. Please learn more about this subject before you post again.

[markm1105]

@vcdna1 Regional accreditation does not "unlock" Federal Financial Aid. There is also "National Accreditation" and schools do not have to be accredited to get Federal Funds. They can be in the process of getting accreditation. As for programmatic accrediation. what about TAC of ABET, or PMI . or CAHIIM programatic accreditation. Did you know any of that? or that their regional accreditation is the same as that of Michigan or Ohio or Miami.

[gsvkck]

I wonder how much CNN got paid for doing this ad piece for DeVry? I seriously doubt 3 people getting jobs is news worthy even in this tough economy.

[vcdna1]

@TheCbevans school accreditation is different from course accreditation. most for-profit focus on obtaining regional school accreditation which unlocks federal financial aid and loan money. They don't care much about having their courses accredited though, which leaves students in a bad spot, because Course accreditation is what gives your degree weight. Without it all you have is a piece of paper, a paper that employer will reject.

[typhoidX]

@mois231 Why yes, that's exactly why I want to tell everyone how DeVry tried to scam me... so that more people can be screwed over by for-profit "colleges" such as DeVry. In fact, by that logic, every time a consumer complains about a shitty product, they're actually expressing "love" for it. The "obvious solution" for pissed off consumers is to simply stay silent & let others be fooled in the same way. What an impeccable line of reasoning...

[mois231]

@typhoidX I think you love DeVry and don't know how to express it... You keep watching their videos and posting in all of them; that demonstrates you care about it because if you would not care you would not waste all your time watching their videos and  commenting about them...

[typhoidX]

@TheCbevans Perhaps its "entirely coincidental" that when I pursued the double-charge, DeVry stonewalled & ignored me for 9 months, passing me off from one corporate bureaucrat to another, until I threatened legal action for their negligence/fraud. I'm sure THAT is just an "accounting mistake". I'm glad they didn't F you over, but my 2 cents is that if anyone, veteran or not, wants to attend college, a for-profit "college" like DeVry should be a measure of absolute last resort.

[TheCbevans]

@typhoidX Accounting mistakes happen, I had an incident where they overcharged me too. I simply picked up the phone and talked to the Student Finance and got it cleared. I'm a U.S. Marine, a Sergeant, five years active duty, and now enjoying my life as a civilian here in Florida. Thank you for your service. I honestly don't believe they purposefully tried to scam you. I have referred a few of my Marines to DeVry and they are all getting close to graduating too.