a bit off topic: anyone with experience with Devry?

[Dragon X]

i know this is off topic but i need some serious suggestions and input. I had and interview at Devry and i paid my 85 bucks plus another 85 bucks for my wife who also had the interview. the money was for a acceptance test and is set for june 20th. my co-workers have just told me that Devry is a rip off and brought of several good points like "dont you find it weird that devry came to you and not you to devry?" and SAIT accepts 3000 of 9000+ applicants a year and devry took you in just like that". they also say that devry isnt that well known and a job future isnt gonna be that great. this course is going tocost me like 16 grand a year, is Devry really worth it? do they really get your career going just 120 days after you graduate?

im taking electronics an computer technology and hoping to go into computer hardware repair/troubleshooting, this sounds right to me but what really bothers me is my wife wants to go into accounting and she has been placed in a buisiness operations and buisiness information systems coarse, AT a institute of technology (they claim that they are now a university). I think she should go to SAIT for her coarse.

Anyway anyone know what the deal is with devry. if we both attend and this turns out bogus ill be stuck with a 60 grand loan and a dead end career.

[redec]

your co-workers are correct, devry is a joke. Whenever we get a resume in that has 'devry' on it, it goes directly into the trash...you could go spend a couple hundred buck on books, read then over a week or 2, and come out with a better education than the one you recieve at devry, seriously. To top it off, any of the courses you take at devry are not transferable to any other school. No other college/university recognize devry classes as being worth anything....that's gotta tell you something :P

[Hakkola]

I heard it's ok if you're looking for a job in the u.s??? I dunno, that was awhile ago. From what I hear now Devry is a joke, and their students always get made fun of because of it.

[Luke 96 T/A]

Originally posted by redec
your co-workers are correct, devry is a joke. Whenever we get a resume in that has 'devry' on it, it goes directly into the trash...you could go spend a couple hundred buck on books, read then over a week or 2, and come out with a better education than the one you recieve at devry, seriously. To top it off, any of the courses you take at devry are not transferable to any other school. No other college/university recognize devry classes as being worth anything....that's gotta tell you something :P

I've heard the same from a VP of a computer consulting company (tech/network support).. Any resume with Devry on it is filtered to the garbage...
SAIT would probably be a much better choice..
(on the other hand, I know someone with a degree in electrical engineering from SAIT, and some similar degree from Devry... He's unemployed and has been for a year ;-))

[Khyron]

We also ignore Devry applications. Harsh I know - but as far as I'm concerned you are basically paying 40+ grand for the paper, regardless of what you learnt.

Khyron

[ExitSpeed]

Since when does SAIT give degrees in Electrical Engineering?

[Weapon_R]

Devry has been given provincial power to grant degrees in Alberta, but the damage has already been done in the working force. Graduates of Devry have failed to impress employers, and many (as seen above) "filter" Devry graduates straight to the recycling bin.

Devry is a private school, and charges a LOT of money for the degree. Look to Sait for a computer course that is far better recognized in this city, and direct your wife towards an accounting course in either Sait, Mount Royal, or U of C.

[kaput]

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[mwmhong]

"We're serious about your success" -DeVry

[VWhooligan]

I went to DeVry for a year, it was a joke. Going to Mount Royal now. The teachers were horrible, and some classes were just stupidly easy.

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by mwmhong
"We're serious about your success" -DeVry

We're serious about emptying your wallet, for the next 20 or so years. If you aren't successful after that, its probably because you suck (because lord knows we would never admit that we do)

[Zephyr]

well great, there goes my chance. lol j/k

but those commercials here in the states seem soooo convincing! television doesn't lie! hes my best friend! noooooooo!

there is a load of devry campuses here too...i heard it can get u a good job in the states...

[EvilNeon]

I have worked for two companies now with standing policies of not hiring DeVry grads unless they are backed with 10+ years of relevant experience.

When I did hiring I could spot a DeVry resume without looking at their education - I think they give out resume templates.

Sound out the acronym for this..

D eVry
I nstitute
of
T echnology
S tudent

Any school that hires a sales force is not worth going to.

[Ajay]

I went to DeVry for two semesters. I was doing Computer Information Systems but withdrew after my second semester.

Reason I withdrew is cause I realized that computer programming was definetly not for me and decided it would be a good idea to get out when I did and not waste any more time or money.

I personally am not a big fan of DeVry but I did have some bad experiences with them. DeVry is accredited now by Alberta Education but all that basically means is they can grant degrees from DeVry Calgary. In the past you had to pay your ninth semester fees in US dollars and were awarded a degree from DeVry Phoenix. Really good if you want to go work in the US but out of all my buddies that graduated I only have one friend who works off and on in the US but he still works for a Calgary based company.

Even after they were accredited they still are a private school and would rip you a new asshole for tuition alone. I have a friend who graduated in March who just got a job with Telus as a customer service rep adding shit to people's home phone accounts. Not even in his field (Computer Information Systems) and for the amount he spent on tuition a waste. The boy seriously could have bought an entry level Benz for the amount he's in debt with tuition at DeVry. Also the fact I have other friends that work at Telus doing the same job and they have NO post secondary education.

I dunno...personally I think DeVry is a joke. If I was you computer hardware is what you're looking at getting into save yourself the cash and go to Sait. A tried and trusted school.

DeVry was a big mistake for me personally!

[Light_Speed]

i went to devry for 1 semester and it was the biggest waste of 7Gs
the first semester is a scam because the classes have nothing to do with whatever your taking but as soon as the second semester start it is really hard
and u have u mantain a gpa of 2.0 and in devry thats a 70
if u get a 60 to 69% thats a D and a gpa of 1

[Dragon X]

wow not one thing about devry that is good. im gonna call them up and see if i can get my wifes $85 and my $85 back. cant beleive i got scamed into this.

[Altezza]

LOL, I never thought much about Devry, however the only 2 people I know with Devry degrees make about US$125k/yr and US$150k/yr. Kind of makes me think I wasted my time at University, haha.

[Super_Geo]

How much more would it cost to take the course at the UofC? I'm sure you'd have a much better chance of finding a job afterwards if you went to one of the major institutions.

[Davetronz]

Originally posted by Super_Geo
How much more would it cost to take the course at the UofC? I'm sure you'd have a much better chance of finding a job afterwards if you went to one of the major institutions.

U of C is the biggest joke evar. I am pretty sure they fall right behind devry..

[redec]

UofC is lightyears ahead of devry...we've had a couple co-op students come work for us from UofC, and they're quite decent. I'm not sure if we got the pick of the litter or what, but they seemed quite adept.