DeVry University
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DeVry University is a system of career colleges in the United States and Canada. DeVry University is fully accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA (http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/)), with a majority of its engineering technology programs accredited through the TAC of ABET (http://www.abet.org/accredited_programs/engineeringtechnology/TACWebsite.asp). Its main programs of study are business administration, computer engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, network and communcation management, and other technology related studies. In addition, they are also just beginning to form a biomedical department.
The private university operates on a trimester course schedule and, if taken full time, a person can graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in about three years or less (depending on the major). The school is a for-profit institution operated by the publicly-held corporation, DeVry Inc. and traded on the NYSE under the symbol DV.
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Locations
- Administrative Offices
- Oakbrook Terrace, IL
- Arizona
- Mesa Center
- Phoenix Campus
- California
- Fremont Campus
- Irvine Center
- Long Beach Campus (DULB) (http://lb.devry.edu)
- Pomona Campus
- Sacramento Center
- San Diego Center
- San Francisco Center
- West Hills Campus
- Colorado
- Colorado Springs Center
- Denver Center
- Westminster Campus
- Florida
- Ft. Lauderdale Center
- Miami Center
- Miramar Campus
- Orlando Campus
- Orlando North Center
- Tampa Bay Center
- Georgia
- Alpharetta Campus
- Atlanta Cobb/Galleria Center
- Decatur Campus
- Gwinnett Center
- Henry County Center
- Illinois
- Addison Campus
- Chicago Campus
- Chicago Loop Center
- Chicago O'Hare Center
- Gurnee Center
- Naperville Center
- Oak Brook Center
- Tinley Park Campus
- Indiana
- Indianapolis Center
- Merrillville Center
- Maryland
- Bethesda Center
- Minnesota
- Edina Center
- Missouri
- Kansas City Campus
- Kansas City Downtown Center
- St. Louis West Center
- Nevada
- Henderson Center
- New Jersey*
- North Brunswick Campus
- New York*
- Long Island City Campus
- North Carolina
- Charlotte Center
- Ohio
- Cleveland Downtown Center
- Columbus Campus
- Columbus North Center
- Rockside Center (Cleveland Area)
- ONLINE EDUCATION
- www.devry.edu/online
- Oregon
- Portland Center
- Pennsylvania
- Ft. Washington Campus
- Philadelphia Center
- Pittsburgh Center
- Valley Forge Center
- Texas
- Austin Center
- Ft. Worth Center
- Houston Campus
- Houston Galleria Center
- Irving Campus
- Plano Center
- Virginia
- Arlington Campus
- Tysons Corner Center
- Washington
- Federal Way Campus
- Seattle Bellevue Center
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Center
- Alberta Canada *
- Calgary Campus (http://www.cal.devry.ca)
as of 21 december 2004
History of DeVry
- 1931 First school opened by Dr. Herman A. DeVry, who named it for his friend Dr. Lee DeForest, as DeForest Training School in Chicago.
- 1953 Renamed DeVry Technical Institute.
- 1966 Acquired by Bell and Howell Education Group.
- 1968 Renamed DeVry Institute of Technology.
- 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).
- 2002 Combined schools renamed DeVry University.
- 2003 Acquired Ross University (School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine)
External link
- DeVry University (http://www.devry.edu)
- DeVry Inc. (http://www.devry.com/inc/)
- Keller Graduate School of Management (http://www.keller.edu)
- Ross University School of Medicine (http://www.rossmed.edu)
- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.rossvet.edu)
Notes
- DeVry University operates as DeVry Institute of Technology in Alberta and New York. Information for the North Brunswick and Canadian campuses is contained in other catalogs.