Well, after reading through 140 comments, I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.

For arguments sake, here is a very brief rundown of my background, and why I feel I may be qualified to give an opinion on DeVry. I am a Visual Communications Specialist. I have worked in this field in the military, for private companies and the federal government for about 15 years. While working as an Operations Manager in audio/video production for Visual Aids Electronics in learned the my boss had been hired almost totally based on his degree from DeVry. My father, who is a senior program manager for LRS out of Illinios and has taught at Indiana State University and has been a programmer since the mid-seventies, also likes to hire students that have graduated from DeVry and considers them to be very knowledgable. Lastly, my grandfather is the former Chairman of the electronis and technology depart at Indiana State University as well as a former professor at the University of Illinios and holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering. He also approves of my attending DeVry.

If you consider my background and qualifications then please, read on.

Alot of complaining here sounds like teenage whining.

So far I have recieved a detailed list of my costs and related expesses from DeVry and have gone over my financial benifts throughly with the advisor. I do not see where there could be such major problems as what have been described here. Unless the person that is complaining simply dropped their info off and did not read or follow up on anything. If I get overcharged like the person with the $10,000 math class. I have documented proof of the actual charges and can legally fight such a problem. So again, with documentation, follow up, and common sense I don't see where the financial issues are.

As for the teachers walking students through labs, and the comment about not knowing how a diode works. Thats on you, not the teacher. If your just sticking parts in a circut board and not taking the time to study those parts and learn what they do, then thats your own fault. Alot of the young people here seem to be getting a taste of reality, in that, knowledge and things are not handed to you in the real world. You have to work for what you want. I would venture an educated guess that one of your books explains how the diode works. The hands on is to teach you the mechanics and real world knowledge that goes with the theory your books and self investigation teaches. You need to stop putting down a school or its teachers because of your own short comings and laziness. Here is an example. When I was 15 my father bought me my first car to fix up, a 1974 Camaro with a transplanted LT1 under the hood. Well, in my lack of knowledge I connected the plug wires wrong and threw off the timing. I asked my grandfather for help. Instead of just showing me, he told me to go to the library and learn what timing is and what the plug order was. So I had to research it myself. He then walked me step by step through how to do it. So I walked away with the hands on experience and the knowledge behind it. Your older now. The teachers give you the hands on, but expect you to learn the knowledge yourself. Doing this will get you a long way in life.

These seem to be the two biggest complaints. And, as noted in my bio, I have addressed the "They won't hire a DeVry grad" complaint.

My last comment will be to 10101336
"Public colleges offer sporting events, gyms, dorms, dining halls, and usually a lot more, like game rooms, formals, fraternities..."
If you feel the need to have all this extra "stuff" in what is supposed to be an educational environment, then of course Devry or any school like it is not for you. You should have done your research. For those of us that have a job, and a family, schools like Devry are exactly what we need. And we are past all that disstractive usless stuff. I am going for the education, not to play. But that comes down to a personal choice.

The point to this is that, like others have said, you get out of it what you put into it. And don't blame others for your laziness and lack of research. In todays world, personal responsibility seems like a lost idea.