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DeVry, Inc.

Company history

DeVry was founded in 1931, at which time it offered courses in radio,

television, and sound systems. Today DeVry is one of the largest publicly

held, international, higher education companies.

Service description

DeVry offers undergraduate, graduate, and "lifelong" learning pro-

grams that are designed to provide career-oriented skills. DeVry offers bach-

elor's degrees in electronics engineering technology, computer information

systems, telecommunications management, accounting, technical manage-

ment, and business administration and an associate degree in electronics.

· DeVry hires faculty with related professional experience, uses lab sessions

with modern technologies, and runs classes that focus on "hands-on

application" designed with input from representatives of leading compa-

nies.

· Class schedules are flexible to meet the needs of adult students who work:

courses are offered at night and during the summer so that a full-time stu-

dent seeking a bachelor's degree can obtain one in three years; a part-time

student can obtain one in five years.

Market penetration

DeVry Institutes are located on 16 campuses and serve nearly 38,000

full- and part-time students.

Results

DeVry offers an employment assistance program for its graduates

and boasts that more than 90 percent of its graduates who pursue

employment have a job within 180 days of graduation.

Cost

Tuition varies depending on the degree pursued; however, a typical

semester costs about $4,200. The number of required semesters also varies

depending on the degree; however, most degrees require eight semesters.a

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See http://www.devry.edu/f_admis_info.html.

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