Cory Rogers. Devry Keller Graduate - The teachers are good, but not all of them. My experience with them was good except for the academic department. Trying to get in touch with your counselor is a joke. She is always gone and the other counselors have told me on several occasions that I must wait for my individual counselor to take care of issues, unsatisfactory. If starting over I would have gone to another college where there is more time to learn and the teachers are better.
3 /5
M L UPDATE 2019 (At bottom)
Ive been attending Devry for almost a year and so far Ive had a really good experience here, particularly with getting help directly from the instructors mostly on my time, and when I needed it. Although, the only negative I can really speak for is the fact that I have had a bad experience when it came to my "guidance counselor." When I first signed up, I was told it was one person and when I went to speak to them I was told it was another. As time went by I kept getting a different counselor everytime and right now I dont know who she/he is or if they even exist! But I will go as far as to say that when I needed to talk to one, there was always someone to help me. I simply dislike having to explain my situation over and over again. I dont enjoy knowing that most, if not all, of the counselors know my business.
Ive been using the GI Bill only, so I have no debts.. at least not to this date.
I have heard many negatives about Devry in general, but I have friends who have graduated from Devry and have jobs in their field. The suggestion theyve given me (and one I have always used during my community college years back in the day) was to look into internships.. Paid or unpaid.. as they are an excellent way to get your foot in the door. Ive only been here about 10 months or so and the fact that Ive already been offered internship opportunities from businesses directly tells me that I must be doing, and talking to the right people. The fact that these places recognize Devry as a "good" school tells me that theyve had good experiences with students who graduated from Devry.
The rumor mill has been saying that Devry is "paying" and "begging" companies and businesses to come talk to students.. but even if that were true (as I have not been able to confirm or deny it) people are getting picked up for work.
Ive seen so many students drop from classes at the beginning and on the last week of the session.. and it explains a lot as to why theyve lost so much money investing in their education here. Cmon now, if you would have finished the class on time you wouldnt have had to repay to retake the same course! In my opinion, the waste of money is due to the students, not Devry. Its a shame and almost enfuriating to see students leave mid-session.. especially when I have had to take other classes due to my priority ones being full. Thanks for taking the opportunity away from those who actually want to study and attend the class.
Update:
I graduated back in 2017 but have been busy I keep forgetting to update this review.
So towards the last year at DeVry I applied for various internship and OJTs with different companies in the industry and was accepted into the NSA OOP program & Internship as well as the FBIs honors Program and DHS Secretarys Honors Program. Unfortunately I had to put a pause on my career given that my husband and I had a baby. So in the meantime I worked with a local affiliate with the Police Department to continue honing my forensics skills part-time and winning scholarships to pay for my CISSP certification and other certs to keep myself up to date with IT and the sort... gotta stay marketable! So while I may not be working full-time, Ive kept myself busy. Opportunities have come my way thanks to those internships and programs I applied for during my stint at DeVry. The best part of it all is people are often surprised when they find out I came from a "for-profit" education. I even got to work first hand with one of my online professors during an OJT opportunity I picked up, who I had the pleasure to finally meet in person and has become one of my mentors over the years.
Like I said, if you want to make it in the world, you gotta put in the effort. The staff can only do so much for you and you gotta meet them half way. Dont expect to get anywhere if you expect others to do the work for you... youre setting yourself up for a very short and unsatisfying career.
4 /5
Chanisa Gilliam Been here at this location for the last years, great staff and professors. Course are great for those who are looking to pursue Business and Technology type of careers. Advisors help students from beginning to the end of degree. Career Advisors help with resumes and interview techniques. They do not place you with a job, that is your own priority. I loved my experiences here at DeVry!!
5 /5