DeVry University
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DeVry University is a for-profit system of full and part-time career colleges and technical colleges in the United States and Canada offering a variety of Associate's degrees, Bachelor's of Science degrees at the undergraduate levels up through Master's degrees, and whose programs are generally geared toward persons already in the work force and who mostly do not meet the traditional academic standards required by traditional Universities are commonly welcomed and accepted by DeVry Inc. DeVry Inc.'s recruit marketing campaigns are designed to attract mainly people of very low income and economic means via television, radio, Internet and local newspapers advertising. The school is operated by the publicly held corporation DeVry Inc.(NYSE: DV) and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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[edit] Curriculum and accreditation
The university operates on a trimester course schedule and, if taken full-time year round, a person can graduate with a Bachelor's degree in about three years (depending on the major). DeVry Inc. does not meet the standards and licensing requirements in Alberta [Canada] and New York State, to function or advertise as a University in these places, which is why DeVry Inc. continues to operate as the its former name DeVry Institute of Technology in both places. Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
The main difference of accreditation standards in this tier level of higher education is a de-emphasis on a broad base of study in the traditional liberal arts with lesser emphasis on research training with a tighter focus on pragmatic and experiential based skills including early hands-on training in career-specialty areas of study such as computer or electronics engineering technology, business administration with technical specialties, computer information systems, and network administration. Degrees are typically offered at both a junior college / community college level (i.e. two year Associate's degree) and as a four year bachelor's degree; these typically have an unusual appearing suffix compared to mainline degrees such as for example the main BSEE compared to the career/technical college's BSEET degree. In addition, the institution offers various certificate programs such as for specific subfields in Information technology. DeVry also boasts a very robust online learning option.
DeVry University is fully accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (4) and is a member of the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission, with a majority of its engineering technology programs accredited through ABET the recognized U.S. accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. The same entity accredits technical programs at the traditional institutions listed in the introduction.
Its main programs of study (and degrees) are business administration (BSBA), computer engineering technology (BSCET), electronics engineering technology (BSEET), network and communication management (BSNCM), and other technology (biomedical engineering technology, bioinformatics) related studies. In addition, they have recently formed a biomedical technology department in conjunction with the extant nursing programs. Other offerings include business, office management, and health information technology specialties.
[edit] History
DeVry Chicago (3300 N. Campbell) opened in 1931 as the eponymous DeForest Training School named after the perfector–inventor of the (amplifier type) of electronics vacuum tube, Lee DeForest, a colleague and friend of founder Herman A. DeVry. In the 1950s, the school became known as DeVry Technical Institute. The name was changed to DeVry Institute of Technology in 1968 and to DeVry University in 2002.
- 1931 DeForest Training School in Chicago opened.
- 1953 Renamed DeVry Technical Institute.
- 1966 Acquired by Bell and Howell Education Group, Benton Harbor, MI. Renamed Bell and Howell Schools.
- 1968 Renamed DeVry Institute of Technology, Continuing with name Bell and Howell Schools for correspondence courses.
- 1987 Merged with Keller Graduate School of Management, creating DeVry Inc.
- 1991 IPO of DeVry Inc. stock
- 1996 Acquired Becker CPA Review (now Becker Professional Review).
- 2001 According to MSNBC, (along with Strayer University) produced the most students with degrees in information technology of any college in America in 2001.[1]
- 2002 Combined schools renamed DeVry University.
- 2003 Acquired Ross University (School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine)
- 2005 Acquired Deaconess College of Nursing (now Chamberlain College of Nursing).
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[edit] References
- ^ Who are the new computer whizzes?. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
