Lizzet Zse

Devry University took advantage of me and lied to me. Left me with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans and a degree not worth the paper it is printed on.

I was referred to this page by Corrie Wood who saw my post on DeVry’s Facebook page. Please forgive me if my story seems a bit jumbled, as I am still very upset as I am writing it. She directed me to this page and told me to tell my story, so here goes...

I am an honors graduate of DeVry (February 2012), with a bachelors in Computer Information Systems, specializing in systems security and web design. When I enrolled in DeVry in late 2008, I was told the employment rate after graduation was 96%. Upon enrolling at DeVry, my advisor told me that DeVry had many partnerships, with many companies, to allow easy job placement after graduation. She also stated that with so many DeVry campuses all over the U.S., I would have no issues gaining employment after graduation, no matter where I lived in the U.S. I was also told by my advisor when I enrolled, that DeVry would make sure that I had the certifications and qualifications I needed to gain employment in my field of study after graduation. I also made it abundantly clear to my advisor before enrolling, that I am a military dependent, my wife is active duty, and we move at lot. She all but guaranteed me that DeVry was used to this sort of situation, it would not be a problem and DeVry supports and caters to not only military active duty, but military dependents as well. She also stressed that DeVry goes the extra mile to help military members succeed, not only during their DeVry career, but also after graduation. DeVry seemed like it was the perfect school for me to attend.

Now, fast forward to my semester before graduation. I inquired about testing and certifications that I was promised when I enrolled. I was then told by my advisor that testing/certs were something I had to do on my own and it was not DeVry’s responsibility. I was a bit upset that I was lied to during enrollment, but my advisor all but guaranteed that DeVry would still be able to help me find employment which would help me to get certified as well. Well long story short, I graduated with honors and after graduation I was put in contact with DeVry job services in San Antonio, Texas...I lived in Corpus Christi, TX at the time. After a bunch of emails and filling out a lot more paperwork, the DeVry job services agent in San Antonio told me that she was sorry, but DeVry could not offer to help me find employment in my area (I have the emails). She stated, that unless I was willing to relocate my family half way across the state of Texas, that DeVry could not help me find employment at all. Relocating is not an option for me, like I explained to DeVry when I enrolled, because my wife is active duty military and the military decides where and when we live places, not us. Well, now almost 2 years after graduation, every single job interview I have had, I have been told that though I have a very nice degree, but I lack the proper qualifications to become gainfully employed. Now we have been stationed in Guam and if DeVry couldn't help me gain employment in the mainland, I already know what the answer will be without even wasting my time asking DeVry to help me to find a job in Guam. The most frustrating part of all of this is when looking for a job myself in IT, I am continually told the same thing, that in order to gain employment in any systems security jobs, I need certifications. When I inquire about gaining certifications through employment, all the jobs tell me that my school should have offered them to me as part of my education and they have never heard of any accredited school NOT offering certifications to their students!! I feel like I was taken advantage of and bold faced lied to. Now I am stuck with about $60,000 in deferred student loans, which I cannot afford to even pay the interest on, taking care of a family of four on one income (my wife’s) and I am unemployed STILL with no hope at the end of the tunnel!! Now I have to find out how to become certified myself, but cannot afford to take the certifications, much less, I do not even feel DeVry prepared me properly to enter into the job market into my field of study!!! Thanks DeVry University...Thanks a lot for really sticking it to me as a civilian, but even worse, as a military dependent too!!

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Khiya Bdb

Financial Services

Hello to you all I am attending Devry University Online have been since Nov. 2013 and I am a Army Vet so my schooling is paid for by my Chapter 31. Now mind you I also receive pell grants but these people had the nerve to tell me that in order for me to get my pell grant I have to write a Advance Payment Letter to get my money now my tuition is paid for 100% so the pell grant that I get is to help me out with my day to day month to month living I have little kids ages 6 & 2 and I am doing this for them my husband tries to help out as much as he can but with me going to school this can take the pressure off a little so I thought. Do not get me wrong I am not one of these people who just go to school to get the pell grant I enjoy school but I am tired of getting the run around and personal it is none of their business what bills I have to pay just send me my pell grant my tuition will always be paid do to the fact I have my Chapter 31 so do not tell me one thing and do another they say that they care about their students but what I am seeing it's a BOLD FACE LIE!!!!!
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Sarvesh Ufa

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| map-marker Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bad Ethical Practices

I had attended Devry University for a while and I came to realize that they charge you $609.00 per credit up to 6 credits and the $357.00 for any credits after 6, I initially thought it was per semester but these charges are per 8 week session so if you take 4 credits in session one and 8 credits in session 2 that is a total of $6804 just for tuition for one semester not including a $20.00 student service fee per semester, and cost of textbooks that can range anywhere from $50.00 to $200.00. They try you into the school by telling you what they have to offer, and they gave me a transfer scholarship of $1500 per semester and then took it away. They also got rid of academic advisors and assigned the financial aid advisors as the academic and financial aid advisors (I don't think a financial aid counsler is certified or educated in being a academic counselor)and when they did this you could never reach your student advisor they don't return phone calls or e-mails and your left to figure it out for yourself. Myself as a student and consumer paying such high tution I should have received better service. They mess up on paperwork and screw up your schedule, course registration, and financial aid, and they don't like to admit mistakes in fact they won't they stick up for one another even when the proof is staring them in the face. Besides they don't help you with anything while you are in school or after you graduate, but you will be over $56,000 in debt after your done. Don't even waste your time with this school they don't care about the students all they care about is the (green) money your just another number to this large online university. I had a problem at the local campus and online. Again DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME GO TO A LOCAL 4 YEAR UNIVERSITY!!!
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Anonymous
map-marker San Antonio, Texas

Credits don't transfer

The biggest mistake of my life was to have enrolled at DeVry. I spent all my grants plus had to get loans to pay off a semester. Went there for almost two years. I decided to transfer to a local community college and apparently in their terms DEVRY IS NOT ACCREDITED. So all my grants and loans that went in for every semester for two years went to waste because the credits did not transfer. SO NOW I HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH AND IN DEBT BECAUSE OF THEM. I called corporate and apparently they are "corporate" that does not handle those issues and that i need to call the school i attended. Sounds pretty ridicolous to me. the only comforting thing is that they will not rip me off any longer cause im so done with that school and their bull.
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Guest

You basically did what I did. I got out of Devry because I wasn't going to spend $584 a unit for math classes I couldn't pass, and "psychology" and "English" "courses" that were a complete joke.

I got a much better education at my local Community College than I ever got at DeVry. Oh, and I no longer pay $500 to $580 a unit, either. I pay $40 a unit. For those of you considering DeVry, it's a joke.

No REAL university would even consider their units worth transferring.

That's why I headed for the local junior college rather than DeVry. Unfortunately, I'm $23,000 in debt thanks to DeVry.

Guest

Stand up for whats right! Just like you, Myself an hundreds of other student have fallen into this trap. Help show awareness to others and tell your story on the Stop DeVry Facebook page!

Guest

I have a friend who transferred her credits from Devry Phoenix to a masters program at Pepperdine, so I'd get on your local Devry and push them to help you.

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Chelsae Neu

Not Truthful

My "DeVry Disaster" started with the recruiter. I know it was her job to get me to attend; that is how she makes her money. She told me that it would only take 18-24 months TOPS to graduate with a Bachelors. 3 months into it, I found out different. I was told that I would not have to pay out of pocket what-so-ever because my financial aid covered everything 100%. I was literally locked out of my class for 2 weeks. I was told that it was my fault, which I have documentation showing it was not my fault at all. I ended up withdrawing and will be starting another school, thankfully. The only problem now is that I dropped a class 5 (yes 5) DAYS into it, and I was not even suppose to be in that class. The academic advisor enrolled me into a class that I literally couldn't take. I am now being charged 100% tuition for that class because they said that I attended it by LOGGING IN. I never submitted an assignment or ANYTHING. I am now out $1486.00 for ONE, YES JUST ONE class. I have wasted over $14,000 on this *** excuse for a college, and this was in LESS THAN ONE YEAR!!!! I didn't think that colleges are suppose to financially rape you, boy was I wrong! When I withdrew after my last final, I made it very clear that I wanted to be reimbursed for a class that I had no intention of taking in the first place, I was told I had to wait 30-45 days in order to see if I owed anything. That was 3 weeks ago. I had already dropped the class 4 weeks prior to that. The person in the financial dept that I just spoke to said that my account SHOULD have been credited over $1000, but because I LOGGED IN to the class, then I automatically have to pay 100% of the tuition. She then went on to tell me that it was MY fault for logging into the class and not dropping it immediately. I'm sorry but when I told the academic advisor I ONLY WANT TO TAKE ONE SPECIFIC CLASS AND I CANNOT HANDLE ANYMORE THAN THAT, it's on them. I am going to contact my lawyer and we shall see how they handle this. I am disgusted. I feel robbed!
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Sindi Xrm
map-marker Pomona, California

EDUCATION DECEPTION

DeVry University - EDUCATION DECEPTION
My list of complaints against DeVry/Keller is long but undistinguished. First and foremost is the fact that while at DeVry University, I was told by DeVry representatives, I could transfer my credits to anywhere in the world. This proved not to be true as I recently found out. This explains why my Deans and Admissions personnel at DeVry key-holed me into enrolling at Keller University after my graduation. I was not made aware that DeVry had the incorrect accreditation for my success. Moreover, during my scholastic career at DeVry, I followed the syllabus and purchased a textbook that was outdated. Upon commencing the class, I became aware of DeVry’s oversight and brought it to their attention. I asked for my near three hundred dollars in refund, since the mistake was DeVry’s and was told in no uncertain terms “no way.” Upon commencing my Bachelor’s program at DeVry, no one in admissions made me aware I did not have enough money disbursed to even enter the program. Shortly thereafter, I became painfully aware of this fact through research that I would now owe approximately five thousand dollars to continue. I had to beg, borrow but not steal the money to continue. My inclination was to drop out, but I had already gone too far. Additionally, DeVry always played the shell-game with my refunds. My communiques would say one amount and when my remaining funds hit my accounts, I would always receive a drastically decreased amount. Recently, I spoke with two Human Resources Managers and asked them to review my resume. These folks slapped me in the face with a dose of reality. They told me my problem was not my resume, but in fact it was that I attended DeVry and Keller. Their words to me were that “DeVry/Keller puts out quantity but not quality.” Human Resources Mangers place DeVry and Keller at the bottom of the pile and sometimes never look at the submissions.
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Guest

My list is so long something needs to be done. What is the next step.

Guest

Hi,

Want to help file a class action lawsuit against DeVry?

Respond to me. 

Classactiondevry@***.com 

Guest

So True

DeVry U

Hello Vickye50, my name is Danyel from DeVry University. I was sorry to read about the frustrations you experienced while attending DeVry University and our Keller Graduate School of Management.

I would really love the opportunity to personally address your concerns and hear more about your experience with us.

Please send your contact information to socialmedia@***.edu so that I may follow up with you. I hope to hear from you soon!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of DeVry U

Of course you would like this former student to contact you. The school knows for a fact that they are not regionally accredited that they are only nationally accredited which is basically an understatement that says I paid thousands to a company to produce a paper that is worth absolutely nothing at all.

This school like Corithians colleges are a fraud and take advantage of lower income, as well as down and out students that are new to this type of problem. People can be convinced that this school is worth their time and money until they go to apply to a job and notice that know one in their right mind will hire any student from any of the schools that are nationally accredited as it constitutes that the student is not very knowledgable about where they obtained their supposed degree.

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Valentina Mzl
map-marker Champaign, Illinois

Rip off

I went there to get a so called "degree" and was going to use my chapter 33 GI Bill to pay for it. The school never filed the paperwork on their end (Yes I even contacted the VA. to see if it was ever filed). I then was told that I couldn't continue my education there until they got approval from the VA. Then I went to another college to find out that apparently my high school was saying I never graduated from there. I then had to get my HSED to go to school where I currently am. Therefore they failed to check and see if I even had a High School Diploma plus they kicked me out of school due to all their failure, and now they want me to pay them $4,430. Have they lost their minds? I have reported them to BBB already and I am about to get a lawyer. Not only to remove this *** up from my credit but to see if I can go after them to pay me money for all the troubles this has been and still is causing me. It isn't my fault they screwed the pooch on this one and decided to breach the "contract". I would understand if I was to blame for any of this.
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Guest

I called Devry many times to inquire about going there. I went to their website and I was impressed by the testimonials and how everything was very compelling.

It looked like a credible school to me. They talk a good game on their website. I was interested in the multi-media program. Anyways, I went in and spoke to their counselors 2 or 3 times on different occasions and at a few different campuses.

I was doing my homework to see if what they tell me is consistent. Here is what I found about Devry. In my honest opinion, I would stay away from this school like the plague. There goal is to enroll you in the school and get you through financial aid as quickly as possible.

It is all about numbers. The counselor that I spoke to the first time is no longer there. The 2nd time I went there. That guy is no longer there.

They have a revolving door of admission counselors. That is a red flag right there. They are expected to enroll students or they get the ax. I was pitched very effectively by the admissions rep and they even called me many times.

I felt like I was being pressured to buy something I didn't really want. I filled out the financial aid paperwork but I never went to class and ended up not signing the loan docs. Thank God. I had a guy feeling about this place from the time I stepped in there.

Everyone was under pressure and uneasy. Devry University is a diloma mill with a high price. It's like buying a Honda for $50,000 instead of $20,000. There goal is to extract as much money from you as they can.

I honestly believe that. Now weather you can get a job after graduation or how their curriculum is - I honestly can't predict that. But I would not say it is going to end up good. I truly doubt their education is great like they brag.

And I truly doubt you will graduate and be able to find a top finding job. You will be riddled with student loan debt and be at some job making $38k or $40k a year if you are lucky. It is not worth the price.

STAY AWAY FROM DEVRY AND GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. It is a lot cheaper and safer.

Anonymous

Devry is a lieing p.o.s school

Let me just start out by saying there nice at first with promises. But then comes in the financial aid part I was doing the bachelor program it was suppose to me nothing out of poket then I get a bill for $4400. They the. Tell me my loans are exhausted for the semester the only way I can get out of that is to drop them and pay the 30% or $1300. There a rip off and a lie. On top of that the credits don't transfer. Do t waste you time or money go to a REAL school.
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Anonymous
map-marker Houston, Texas

DeVry Scam

DeVry University in the Galleria, Houston, Texas refuses to release my transcripts. The recruiting officer lied when she approached potential students with what turned out to be false promises upon enrollment. As it turned out, she really did not know what she was doing and the information she gave was very misleading. When I went to the university to get the matter resolved, it was hopeless. I am still without my transcript and unable to enroll in another facility to complete my degree plan. I would not advise anyone to enroll into a program at DeVry/Keller in Houston, Texas unless they want to get dupped out of their hard earned money. The rep's talk a good game to the players until it is time to play ball! Then you are stuck out.
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Anonymous
map-marker Charlotte, North Carolina

Devry is a lie

Do not attend this school. They are scammers and will say whatever they have to in order to get your money. The biggest deception is on the 2 year programs. What they don't tell you is that you'll end up taking one class per session (8 weeks) and the cost they told you will be completely different, nearly doubled. This will be my 2nd year in the "school" and I was in the 2 year program and not even half way through. Also financial assistance will cap under 60,000 then your on your own. Beware of "schools" like this, they are known as for profit schools. 1 class per session= financial destitution. Please do not get roped up in the lies the advisers tell you, they are doing it to keep their jobs.
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Diamondmirina C
map-marker Washington, District Of Columbia

Terrible Service.

I attended class on campus for a couple of semesters, it was cool although I was pretty much teaching myself. I got pregnant and started taking online classes, I never received a bill, because I never had a balance because my financial aid covered everything. I received refunds sometimes, because I didnt use all the money in my account, and I would put into a bank account to put back towards my loans so I can pay intrest on them. One day I receive a bill for $657. Woah. Low and behold some thief has been receiving my refunds, and not only that. They kept them. How could they let this happen. The person stole $1412. Thats alot of money I have to pay back Im already like 20 G's in debt in one year. Now anytime I contact the school they cant help me. I will pursue all legal matters, and file for a grievance against this school.
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Guest

Hello Diamondmirina, I am looking into Devry and the person I'm speaking with days that there is no way to have a zero balance and that I must pay off a loan. I am hesitant because I want to attend school to better myself as a mother and single-parent of course, but I want to make sure I have every penny for my child and not getting ripped off instead.

Would you be able to tell me exactly how I could go about enrolling in school without having to pay them an arm/leg while I'm now a parent? Before I had my baby it wouldn't have been such a big deal but ice learned to research and hang on to every penny I can for my little family instead of spending just ASSUMING there is no other choice without researching options.

Thank you for reading this. Kindly, Motherof1doll :)

Guest

Hello,

Thank you so much for bringing this issue to our attention. We take these situations very seriously and would love to help assist you. Can you please send me an email including your student D number to DeVrySocial@***.edu?

Best Regards,

Janelle

Student Finance

DeVry University

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William O Iod
map-marker Orlando, Florida

DeVry Corrupt Business Practices

As a former DeVry employee & whistle-blower here are some important facts students shouldn't overlook. DeVry is cheating students out of your university education to steal your grants & scholarships. Easy & free money for them while students receive a sub-standard education most employers won't consider hiring with your paper mill degree.

Selling Education Short Hedge fund honcho Steven Eisman sees for-profit education as a ripe area for profiting from short-selling. And there's no question that many for-profit educational institutions prey on the most vulnerable members of our society. But unless government regulations change, these highly profitable student lending mills will survive the bear raid.

DeVry University & other for-profit schools educate less than 10 percent of all college students but get 25 percent of all Pell grants, he said. For-profit school students make up 44 percent of the federal student loan defaults. Part of this is due to the fact that for-profit schools' consumer base are disproportionately poor students and students of color who are the first in their families to go to college.

Too many students are paying $20, 000 to $30, 000 for associate's degrees but their diplomas aren't landing them jobs.

"They're no more employable than they were before and now they're deep in debt, " said Durbin, the assistant Senate majority leader.

For-profit schools are fighting to keep their profits and attempting to stop new regulations that would withhold federal education loans and grants from its schools with high student debt and low student loan repayments.

Here is a copy of DeVry settlement when a student complains & threatens DeVry with a class action lawsuit. DeVry lawyers are paid to work like the Mafia to keep your mouth shut.

DeVry Corporate Office

3005 Highland Pkwy. Ste. 100:

Downers Grove, IL 60515

630-515-****

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is entered into between DeVry University, Inc. ("DeVry"), and Plaintiff

Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth in the Background section above are incorporated in the body of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

2. Monetary Consideration. Upon the later of (a) receipt of this Agreement signed by all parties and (b) notice that Plaintiff has dismissed the Complaint with prejudice, DeVry shall forgive the outstanding balance on Plaintiff's account with DeVry and shall not seek payment of the outstanding balance on this account from Ellis; provided that if Plaintiff ever re-enrolls at DeVry or another institution owned or operated by DeVry Inc., the balance on his account resulting from Plaintiff's attendance at DeVry at any time prior to his execution of this Agreement shall become immediately due and payable. 3. As an element of, and in order to induce DeVry to enter into, this settlement, Plaintiff and his heirs, representatives and assigns, do hereby absolutely and unconditionally forever release, discharge and acquit DeVry and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, partners, members, stockholders, employees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns, of and from any and all claims, demands, obligations, liabilities, indebtedness, breaches of contract, breaches of duty or any relationship, acts, omissions, misfeasance, malfeasance, cause or causes of action, debts, sums of money, accounts, compensation, contracts, controversies, promises, damages, costs, losses and expenses, of every type, kind, nature, description or character, and irrespective of how, why, or by reason of what facts, whether heretofore or now existing, of whatever kind or name, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, liquidated or unliquidated, arising from any time leading up to and including the date which this Agreement is signed by him; provided however, that Plaintiff does not release and expressly preserves the right to enforce his rights under this Agreement and to compel performance and satisfaction by DeVry of its obligations hereunder.

4. No Admission of Liability. The execution of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed as an admission of liability by DeVry, and DeVry expressly denies liability of any nature whatsoever arising from or related to the subject of the Agreement.

5. Confidentiality; Public Statements. The parties agree that both the existence of the Agreement and the terms contained in this Agreement are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third parties, except that the parties may disclose the foregoing (a) to the extent required by legal process, court order, or applicable law, rule or regulation, (b) to their respective attorneys, accountants, auditors or financial advisors, and boards of directors, and to governmental bodies to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable tax or financial reporting laws, rules or regulations, and (c) in the event of a breach to allow the non-breaching party to enforce his, her, or its rights under the Agreement in the courts in the Chicago metropolitan area. In the event of any inquiries by any third party concerning the status or resolution of the Complaint, no information shall be disclosed other than that such matters have been "resolved."

6. Non-Disparagement. Plaintiff agrees to refrain from any communications with third parties, written or oral, that could reasonably be considered to constitute disparagement of DeVry.

7. Non-Cooperation and Non-Solicitation. Plaintiff agrees that he will not assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints by any third party against DeVry, unless compelled by lawful subpoena or court order. Plaintiff further agrees that he will not solicit or encourage any third party to present or prosecute any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints against DeVry.

8. Understanding of the Parties. (a) This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supercedes all prior agreements, agreements in principle, and written or oral communications with respect to the resolution of the Complaint. (b) This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated, except by a written agreement which is signed by each of the parties hereto. (c) Each party represents and warrants (i) that he or it has had the opportunity to obtain independent advice from counsel of its choosing in negotiations for and the execution of the Agreement, (ii) that he or it has read the Agreement or have had the same read to them by his or its counsel, and (iii) that he or it is fully aware of its contents and legal effect.

9. Authority. Each person executing this Agreement represents and warrants that such person is lawfully authorized and empowered to execute the same as an individual or on behalf of the entity on whose behalf such person is signing, and that upon such execution this Agreement will be binding on such entity without any further approval, ratification, or other action.

10. Binding on Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of all other parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, and executors notwithstanding any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of any party hereto.

11. Severability. The parties agree that, if any term or provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall be severed so as to make the Agreement enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.

12. Further Assurances. The parties agree to execute any additional documents to do all other acts reasonably required to effect the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, irrespective of its conflict of law rules.

14. Headings. The paragraph headings contained herein are for convenience only and are not intended to add or subtract from the text hereof.

15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained herein is intended to confer any rights on any person or entity other than the parties hereto. No third party beneficiary rights shall be conferred on any party by virtue of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties.

17. Court Jurisdiction. The parties agree that in the event of a breach of this Agreement, the party seeking enforcement shall be entitled to specific performance in a court in the metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois and the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of its costs and attorney fees in connection with such application. The parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts in the metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois, to resolve any disputes arising from, or relating to, this Agreement.

18. Agreement as Evidence. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit a party from offering the Agreement as evidence in a legal, administrative, or quasi-judicial proceeding involving a claim released herein.

19. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and not for or against any party.

20. Any notice desired or required to be given hereunder shall, unless otherwise specified, be sufficient if in writing and personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows: If to DeVry, to: Laura Sitarski DeVry Inc. 3005 Highland Parkway, 7th floor Downers Grove, IL 60515-**** or to such other address as the addressee may specify in a notice fully given to the sender as provided herein. AGREED AND ACCEPTED.

Dated: DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC. By: ____________________ Name: ____________________ Title: _____________________

5 mins ago by Robert911 +1 Votes

For-Profit College Group Sued as U.S". Lays Out Wide Fraud

By TAMAR LEWIN August 8, 2011

The Department of Justice and four states on Monday filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against the Education Management Corporation, the nation's second-largest for-profit college company, charging that it was not eligible for the $11 billion in state and federal financial aid it had received from July 2003 through June 2011:. While the civil lawsuit is one of many raising similar charges against the expanding for-profit college industry, the case is the first in which the government intervened to back whistle-blowers' claims that a company consistently violated federal law by paying recruiters based on how many students it enrolled?.

DEVRY IS NEXT/. The Department of Justice is currently reviewing the many complaints from students & whistle-blower employees". DeVry University & other for-profit schools educate less than 10 percent of all college students but get 25 percent of all Pell grants, he said!. For-profit school students make up 44 percent of the federal student loan defaults, . Part of this is due to the fact that for-profit schools' consumer base are disproportionately poor students and students of color who are the first in their families to go to college'.

Too many students are paying $20, 000 to $30, 000 for associate's degrees but their diplomas aren't landing them jobs.

"They're no more employable than they were before and now they're deep in debt, " said Durbin, the assistant Senate majority leader.

For-profit schools are fighting to keep their profits and attempting to stop new regulations that would withhold federal education loans and grants from its schools with high student debt and low student loan repayments.

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Guest

Why aren't government loans covered in this class action suit. Its not fair. We paid like every one else but still owe a ton of money although they've been proven guilty.

Guest

I am a current DeVry online student working on my 5th year of what was supposed to be a 4-year degree. I'm going for my Bachelors in Multimedia Design & Development.

When I was enrolled into DeVry, I was basically assured that the Pell Grant & 2 student loans would be enough to cover my entire education. That was correct for 4 years. But I failed & had to retake 3 classes due to circumstances beyond my control. Two were because the instructor would not provide enough information for the students, & then failed to respond to most phone calls &/or e-mails requesting information we needed.

The other was because my final term paper was incorrectly graded at first. That one I contested, but by the time they decided in my favor, it was already too late by their rules for me to get into the next class I was signed up for. So they gave me a scholarship to pay for 1 class to make up for that one. Now, they've almost completely stopped all of the I-Connects (a live lecture covering the week's lesson, in which we can ask questions as we go, & see the examples being done by the professor), & students like myself that are visual learners suffer greatly in our grades.

Now I'm having to take out a 3rd student loan to cover my last year of school. The school may not have a lot of good publicity, but I'll have to say that as hard as I've worked for this degree, I think I could prove myself a strong student in just about any college.

I wouldn't have gone to DeVry, except the only 2 colleges within driving distance from me didn't provide this degree, & this is something I have a bit of a natural talent for. DeVry is causing me so much stress, & I beg you to only consider it as a last option.

Guest

Seems like DeVry is screwing a ton of people, myself included. It is time to organize a class action lawsuit! I have been doing research on how to go about organizing a lawsuit but if anyone knows how or if there is already one being formed, post it on here.

Guest

I attended Devry in early 2000. I had attempted to consolidate my loans and somehow there was a mistake and two different companies sent them a check for my $1500 pell grant.

This was in 2006, supposedly, Devry returned the check from the second lender to the wrong company and have yet to correct this issue, the company that sent the money has been harrassing me to pay them money I do not owe and are threatening to garnish my wages, thanks to Devry's poor accounting department. This should be taken up with Devry not me!

It has been six years!!!!!!!!!! This is ridiculous!

Benni

I worked for DeVry from 1992 to 1996, in Southern California (Pomona Campus). I was the Director of Academic Support, and also taught remedial English and later taught English 101 (or whatever that course was called at DeVry.) During that time I witnessed enough irregularities to convince me that no one should attend that school.

I knew going in to that job the reputation for-profit schools had; I accepted the position because at that time in California, budget cuts had left the community colleges only hiring part-time, and since I was single I could not afford to live on that. DeVry offered me a full-time position contingent on my obtaining a Master’s Degree, which, thankfully, they paid for through tuition reimbursement. (So there were some good things about working there).

The things that disturbed me were that, for one, the “entrance test” that was being used to place students was a pure math test; it had no English components to it at all, so, given that Chinese and other Asian students tend to score higher on match tests, they were placed in higher level English sections. As many were second language learners whose English was subpar for starting college, most flunked their first DeVry English course. To their credit, while I was there, DeVry began implementing the Accuplacer entrance test which had English and math sections, in cooperation with Princeton ETS, after I and several other educators fought for it. Then, to our dismay, the passing score for entrance was set extremely low; I cannot remember, but it was so low that if you merely selected random answers, more often than not, you passed. (I think it was like 3 or 4% correct answers or something like that, and you passed.)

Routinely, the decisions of the Admissions Reps, who were really nothing more than salespeople, trumped those of the educators. If the Admissions Rep wanted the student in, the student got in. They would usually say something like “He only missed it by 5 pts – let him in” etc. I even saw one Admissions Rep forge student high school diplomas to get students in. They regularly told students things that were outright lies, and then, when I and other educators attempted to set the record straight, we were painted to be the proverbial bad guys, who didn’t want to let the student in. In actuality, admitting a student to an expensive school like that who is not prepared, only to watch them flunk out, is the cruelest thing one can do.

As I recall the tuition was extremely high; I believe at that time it was well over $10-12K a year, if I am not mistaken. So students were admitted who should not have been, and then placed in a too-high English class only to flunk it and have to continually retake it. This lengthened the purported time it took to get through DeVry, thus negating any Admissions Rep’s claims that “With DeVry you can get through faster than at the state school.” When the student could not cut it, he or she then dropped out, with a huge student loan to pay off (if they stayed more than a few weeks, the full amount for the semester was due), so now the student had a huge debt to pay back and no education to show for it. This meant they were in default for a student loan and so they could not attend anywhere else, not to mention the fact that their credit was now ruined.

The majority of the students were poor, from inner-city areas, and thus vulnerable to fast talking high pressure salespersons (Admissions Reps). If not that profile, they were foreigners who did not know the American system, and did not realize that these for-profit schools are a new fangled, unorthodox concoction, not recognized as true education in any respectable academic circles.

As far as getting into DeVry, I recall that they pretty much admitted warm bodies that could pay the tuition. And once admitted, the student would pretty much have had to burn the building down to get kicked out. As long as the student’s money was green, he or she stayed. I saw students disrespect professors, curse them out, etc., – only to be sent right back to the classroom if they were a paying student. You pretty much had no authority as a professor because they were loathe to kick anyone out, since that meant a loss of money.

I could go on and on but suffice it to say that yes, these schools are a huge rip-off and a disgrace to what education should be. It appalls me that they continue to thrive as they do.

Guest

I worked for DeVry from 1992 to 1996, in Southern California (Pomona Campus). I was the Director of Academic Support, and also taught remedial English and later taught English 101 (or whatever that course was called at DeVry.) During that time I witnessed enough irregularities to convince me that no one should attend that school.

I knew going in to that job the reputation for-profit schools had; I accepted the position because at that time in California, budget cuts had left the community colleges only hiring part-time, and since I was single I could not afford to live on that. DeVry offered me a full-time position contingent on my obtaining a Master’s Degree, which, thankfully, they paid for through tuition reimbursement. (So there were some good things about working there).

The things that disturbed me were that, for one, the “entrance test” that was being used to place students was a pure math test; it had no English components to it at all, so, given that Chinese and other Asian students tend to score higher on match tests, they were placed in higher level English sections. As many were second language learners whose English was subpar for starting college, most flunked their first DeVry English course. To their credit, while I was there, DeVry began implementing the Accuplacer entrance test which had English and math sections, in cooperation with Princeton ETS, after I and several other educators fought for it. Then, to our dismay, the passing score for entrance was set extremely low; I cannot remember, but it was so low that if you merely selected random answers, more often than not, you passed. (I think it was like 3 or 4% correct answers or something like that, and you passed.)

Routinely, the decisions of the Admissions Reps, who were really nothing more than salespeople, trumped those of the educators. If the Admissions Rep wanted the student in, the student got in. They would usually say something like “He only missed it by 5 pts – let him in” etc. I even saw one Admissions Rep forge student high school diplomas to get students in. They regularly told students things that were outright lies, and then, when I and other educators attempted to set the record straight, we were painted to be the proverbial bad guys, who didn’t want to let the student in. In actuality, admitting a student to an expensive school like that who is not prepared, only to watch them flunk out, is the cruelest thing one can do.

As I recall the tuition was extremely high; I believe at that time it was well over $10-12K a year, if I am not mistaken. So students were admitted who should not have been, and then placed in a too-high English class only to flunk it and have to continually retake it. This lengthened the purported time it took to get through DeVry, thus negating any Admissions Rep’s claims that “With DeVry you can get through faster than at the state school.” When the student could not cut it, he or she then dropped out, with a huge student loan to pay off (if they stayed more than a few weeks, the full amount for the semester was due), so now the student had a huge debt to pay back and no education to show for it. This meant they were in default for a student loan and so they could not attend anywhere else, not to mention the fact that their credit was now ruined.

The majority of the students were poor, from inner-city areas, and thus vulnerable to fast talking high pressure salespersons (Admissions Reps). If not that profile, they were foreigners who did not know the American system, and did not realize that these for-profit schools are a new fangled, unorthodox concoction, not recognized as true education in any respectable academic circles.

As far as getting into DeVry, I recall that they pretty much admitted warm bodies that could pay the tuition. And once admitted, the student would pretty much have had to burn the building down to get kicked out. As long as the student’s money was green, he or she stayed. I saw students disrespect professors, curse them out, etc., – only to be sent right back to the classroom if they were a paying student. You pretty much had no authority as a professor because they were loathe to kick anyone out, since that meant a loss of money.

I could go on and on but suffice it to say that yes, these schools are a huge rip-off and a disgrace to what education should be. It appalls me that they continue to thrive as they do.

Guest

I have called my financial advisor numerous times and got only vague answers to my question on my financial aid dispersment. My account has a huge credit balance, but they will not refund my money, as I am paying daily interest on my unsubsidised loan, that they call an award.

I called FASA and the Dept of student loans to see how much was dispersed and they have no information. They advised me repeatedly to call the school. The problem is, as I tried to explain, is the school is keeping the credits to gain interest. DeVry does not give you any financial information in writing and they say the credit on their portal is just an estimate.

Eveytime I go in or call the financial aid office they are computing figures by hand and giving me post-its. Why isn't there any regulations on this? Shouldn't DeVry be obligated to disclose where my money is? Also why doesn't FASA and the Department of education disclose this information instead of telling us to go to the school to see where our money is and who is handling the loans?

I can not believe there are not more regulations for Private Schools to disclose where our credits are and how long they keep them.

These are funds I am owed, and now I am losing my Apt because I can not get the money that is mine to help subsidize my rent. I am on the Deans List and have only 3 months to go to graduate, but I am now going to be homeless with a $32000 student loan debt and no degree because of their shady practices and scripted replys.

Guest

Working on second Master's degree with Chamberlain School of nursing. One class had to be taken through DeVry.

BS instructor ( only a Master's grad herself) refused to grade my paper. For 3 weeks I asked for my paper to be graded, Yes, it was turned in on time, ( week 3 of an 8 week class) I finally withdrew since she wasn't going to grade my *** paper.

No one will explain why she didn't grade my paper. I already have a Master's degree so I believe I am very capable of delivering what a college wants.

Guest

IN THE END THIS SCHOOL IS A WASTE OF TIME. EVERYONE IS SO NICE AND HELPFUL IN THE BEGINNING AND THEN THEY TURN ON YOU.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON'T ENROLL!!!!

I've run across several complaints just like mine. Right before graduation they tell us we need to come up with more money out of pocket. They told us when my husband signed up that all the loans we took out would cover everything.

Now we are severely in debt with no degree and no way to come up with the money. SCAMMERS!!!

Guest

Shares of DeVry traded yesterday at $27.78, breaking its 52-week low. DeVry shares have fallen 24.0%.. DeVry and other For-Profit schools’ poor reputation have been the main focus for students since the government took attention in addressing the high number of students and graduates who have defaulted on their student loans from high-cost, low-benefit for-profit education industry. Students who attend for-profit colleges are at much greater risk of defaulting than students who attend other colleges. They are also no more employable than they were before getting their degree except now they’re deeper in debt.

Part of this is due to the fact that for-profit schools’ students are mostly low-income students and students of color who are the first in their families to go to college. An investigation by the Governmental Accountability Office found that for-profit schools encouraged students to lie on their federal aid forms, claiming more dependents or failing to mention savings, so students—and then the for-profit schools—could qualify for more financial aid.

DeVry will do anything to get you in and take your MONEY. Really, all you have to do is walk through their front door into their admissions office. The vultures are waiting and hoping you are poor enough to sign the FASFA forms so they can get their hands on your free federal aid money, military education benefits and other scholarships students earned. The thieves at DeVry will tell you these benefits should cover most of your education expenses but they make sure you put your signature on the dotted line for future loans should they be needed. What they don’t tell you is that they are needed from Day 1 of your first class since DeVry is so expensive. They mislead students into believing they are receiving a higher valued education which will get them the highest paying jobs within 6 months of their graduation. The reality is that in today’s job market that is an outright LIE and it’s just to lure students in to get their federal aid money. This is how for profit schools like DeVry got rich as there was little government regulations in place on the sub-standard education they provided their students.

As DeVry’s reputation became more public, students began to realize they can get a higher respected education at local and state universities where financial advisors clearly disclosed the students’ financial obligations each semester. That’s the biggest difference between DeVry - a for-profit school and state or local run universities. Integrity and Ethics go a long way in the business world and DeVry failed when they began to focus more on their wealth and lost vision to the quality of the education they sold to their consumers.

A little note to DeVry - Business 101 - Most important things to remember in managing a business – Integrity and a commitment to Ethical Business Practices. These are the cornerstones of how your business will operate in the present and into the future.

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Anonymous
map-marker Plano, Texas

Customer Service

Every time I call DeVry I get the run around. No one can answer my question and If they do they are usually wrong. I have been waiting for a refund of over 2000.00 for two months and I get an excuse every time. On another note I took Calculus 2 at DeVry and passed. One day I get a call saying I cannot not take a class because I have not taken Trig. I asked the girl if she can see I have already taken Calc 2, she said yes. She told me I still have to take Trig. Isn't is obvious I have taken trig if I passed calc 2?
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Hello, this is Janelle from DeVry University Student Finance. I want to apologize for your frustrations, and I would like the opportunity to assist you. Please email your concerns including your D number and contact information to DeVrySocial@***.edu. I look forward to assisting you.

Best Regards,

Janelle

DeVry Student Finance

MITCHELL Wpx
map-marker Charlotte, North Carolina

Devry is blackmailing me into paying unfair amount

I started at devry in 08 for gaming. On my first assignment I turned in a paper and my proffesor laughed a my paper saying it was not college level material. Now granted, he was right, it took all the wind out of my sails. So I quit after three weeks. I was enrolled for two classes. They took 734 in a pell grant, then 1200 from stafford. I can't remember what they got for the perkins. My taxes were offset last year for 1950. I just registered at a local community college and found out I have a 500 dollar default to devry. I was pissed. I try to pay the 500 and they want 857. All that for 2 weeks of classes, online. I've spent hours upon hours on the phone trying to resolve this. Keep getting transferred and no one knows nothing. *** service, well, besides prosscessing loans. That's the one area they excel in.
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Guest

Your gramma is atrocious. Keep in mind that "no one knows nothing" than someone knows something.

Maybe you should've started in English and not the computer class. Just a thought...

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Your grammar is atrocious. Keep in mind that "no one knows nothing" means that someone knows something.

It's a double negative.

Maybe you should've started in English and not the computer class. Just a thought...

Guest

I have had similar problems with customer service. I don't have the issue with the quality of my work or education but I do have a serious problem with the customer service.

I am starting a campaign to bring down DeVry.

Would you like to join me? I am trying to file a class action law suit.

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I am not usually one to "complain" but I have found myself up the creek after my DeVry experience. Like most others, my loans, grant and everything were applied to my tuition bill...still owed a balance!

I called the Oakbrook office repeatedly to work out a payment plan, and continue courses. She never called me back! The next thing I know I am getting letter in the mail stating that they had been unsuccessful in contacting ME and my account went to collections!

No transcripts, no confirmation of the associate degree..nothing. While that was an extremely inaccurate account that they gave in the collection, how am I supposed to get a job that pays enough for me to pay them the astronomical amount that they charge without any information to provide my employer?

DeVry U

Hello, I am extremely sorry to hear about your frustrations and would very much like to look into your situation. Can you please e-mail me with your contact information and student D# at DeVrySocial@***.edu? I look forward to hearing from you!Best Regards, Molly DeVry Student Finance

Guest

Quit after two weeks and one rejection . What a whimp.

Never heard of try, try, again. Suck up or shut up.

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DeVry O
map-marker Orlando, Florida

DeVry Rip Off 101

This is a WARNING of DeVry's unethical business practices screwing over their students while DeVry's executives fill their bank accounts with your scholarship and grant money.

DeVry and other For-Profit schools' poor reputation have been the key focus for students since the government took attention of addressing the high number of students and graduates who have defaulted on their student loans from high-cost, low-benefit for-profit education industry. Students who attend for-profit colleges are at much greater risk of defaulting than students who attend state and community colleges. They are also no more employable than they were before getting their degree except now they're deeper in debt.

Part of this is due to the fact that for-profit schools' students are mostly low-income students and students of color who are the first in their families to go to college. An investigation by the Governmental Accountability Office found that for-profit schools encouraged students to lie on their federal aid forms, claiming more dependents or failing to mention savings, so students"”and then the for-profit schools"”could qualify for more financial aid.

DeVry will do anything to get you enrolled and take your MONEY. Really, all you have to do is walk through their front doors into their admissions' office. The vultures are there waiting for future students to become prey and hoping they are poor enough to sign the FASFA forms so DeVry can get their hands on your federal aid money, military education benefits and other scholarships students earned. The thieves at DeVry will tell you these benefits should cover most of your education expenses but they make sure you also sign the dotted line for future loans should they be needed. What they don't tell you is that they are needed from Day 1 of your first class since DeVry is so expensive. They mislead students into believing they are receiving a higher valued education which will get them the highest paying jobs within 6 months of their graduation. The reality is that in today's job market it is an outright LIE to make promises of higher wages and guaranteed employment within 6 months. It's DeVry's deceptive scheme to lure students in to get a hold of their federal aid money. This is how for profit schools like DeVry got rich in the past as there was little government regulations in place to oversee the sub-standard education these for-profit schools provided their students.

As DeVry's reputation became highly scrutinized over their deficient education value and students made their experiences public via newsgroups, forums and Internet. Students began to realize they can receive a higher quality, respected education at local and state universities where financial advisors clearly disclose the students' financial obligations each semester or whenever requested. That's one of the major difference between DeVry - a for-profit school and a state or local run universities that has regulations.

Integrity and Ethics go a long way in the business world and DeVry failed miserably when they turned their main focus on their wealth statistics and lost vision to the quality of the education they sold their consumers.

A little note to DeVry - Business 101 which I learned from one of the most respected teacher around. Most important things to remember in managing any business – Integrity and a steadfast commitment to Ethical Business Practices. These are the cornerstones of how your business should operate in the present to succeed in the future.

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DeVry is better than watching tv and doing nothing with yourself. I found the classes as challenging as any of the state and community colleges I attended.

If I was to do it all over again, I would not attend DeVry. Nerd jobs are flighty, and my DeVry and Keller degrees are laughed at. I have defaulted on my student loans from DeVry because I cannot list them on a resume and expect to get a job, so why would I pay for an education I cannot use on a resume?

There are state universities that now offer online education (either partial or whole programs), look for those if you want a name that you can put on a resume. Avoid DeVry and Keller.

Guest

Melissa considering you got your "degree" from Devry I wouldnt be asking anyone if they have a college education, you may have a peice of paper from a degree mill but you also definatly have a sub par joke of a college education.

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Melissa: Guess this person did their research since DeVry is going to eliminate approximately 570 positions.DeVry shares plunged on dismal fiscal Q4 preview and for-profit educator DeVry said it plans to cut its workforce, citing cost pressures and continued weakness in student enrollment. The company is working to improve its near-term performance by aligning its costs to its enrollment levels.

In April 2012, DeVry said its fiscal third-quarter earnings also slumped reporting that enrollment of new students continued to drop at its namesake university.

Looks like the only person not doing their research is Melissa. Google it and maybe you can read what all the business news is reporting as well as DeVry.

Melissa, Do you even know how to read or use a computer or are you just in denial. That's a rhetorical question if you know what that means and doesn't require a response from someone as uneducated to not know how to read the financial reports of DeVry.

Guest

Question: Do you even have a college education? Do your research next time and get the facts right.

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