As a former employee and student at DeVry University, these reviews both annoy me and misrepresent certain aspects of higher ed in general. So often, these reviews are so obviously posted by unhappy students who do not take charge of their own damn education. As an employee at DeVry, yes, there are frequently situations that would cause me to be embarrassed by the school. But more often than not, I hear stories of students that failed to do any research on a very expensive decision. How do students not actually ever LOOK at the program requirements and the number of classes required to graduate??? It isn't like DeVry withholds the information. It is available both online and in printed course catalogs that are given to anyone who requests one. Reviews here always comment about how they thought they were graduating and then DeVry told them they needed one more class. I just dont get this. If you take control of your own damn education, how did you not realize yourself what you had taken and what was left???? Thats your own fault.

To those people who complain on the cost, or they feel they weren't told, the tuition is available online at the main website, and also you sign forms with the total cost of the program. Are you not reading forms put before you to sign? Are you that stupid??? From what I have seen, yes, most people are that stupid, so you can only blame yourself later. If you can't afford the cost, luckily there are always community colleges out there to accommodate you.

To the person that claims he paid $10k for a single math course, most likely he had to take the three developmental math courses prior to this which would raise the costs. Again, it isn't DeVry's fault you are stupid and can't pass a basic Math skills test designed by the College Board (think ACT group). It isn't the University's fault your public education system failed in properly teaching you math.

Yes, financial aid at DeVry is a complete joke. I admit that. It's a nightmare. So see, I agree on some valid points.

To the student's complaining on course instruction, consider this. When I went to the Ohio State University, one of the most reputable schools in the country, I had horrible experiences as well. I once had a Stats course with about 350 people in it. My professors name was literally "X" and he spoke very poor English (he was chinese). We couldn't ask questions in lecture, but were asked to save for the next day's "lab" class. Here, we had snotty and angry graduate student TA's who were more busy trying to prove themselves than instruct or guide. Another teacher at OSU kicked me out of a class because I was 15 mins late from trying to traverse the 1.5 miles between my classes in the 20 mins allotted. At DeVry, most of my classes were about 15 students and teachers knew my name. My tecahers would frequently stay hours after class to help tutor and help struggling students, as well as giving out their cell-phone numbers for people who had questions. So, umm, yea. I was a little more impressed with DeVry here.

So, through all this, my biggest comment to people out there is this: Take charge of your own damn education, regardless of where you go. DeVry admits it is not the best choice for everyone. Yes, it is expensive. Yes, you frequently do have to take online classes. Yes, privately, most employees will tell you the the financial aid department isn't the greatest. But regardless of where you go, do your homework to find where is best for you. If you don't have a wide-open schedule and time to go to a traditional school, DeVry may work. If you don't want to go to a community college and sit next to the lowest elements of society, DeVry may work. If you are an older person returning to finish a degree and don't like how traditional schools have very little options for you, DeVry may work, (or hell, if you don't care about cost, instruction, and all group work classes, go to U of Phoenix!).

As a former academic advisor at DeVry, I sat with students all day long to help guide them through their programs. Kids today expected to be given everything on a plate, so I am not surprised at these reviews. Kids would fail classes because they didn't attend, or didnt do any homework. Then yes, you will fail. Try quitting World of Warcraft for a week, leave your mom's basement, and go to a damn library! Every time I sat with a student, I would take them through their program status both online, which they had access to, and I would also give them a different format which listed what they had left to take as well as a suggested order of classes. Yet no matter how much i did, people never kept the forms, looked online, and constantly would come to me every term because we weren't telling them what they had left! Fail. On you.

Overall people, believe me or not, school is hard anywhere and it doesn't always go back on the school because you can't succeed in higher education.