DeVry University - Definition and Overview

DeVry University is a system of career colleges in the United States and Canada. Its main programs of study are business administration, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Network 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).

Locations

• Administrative Offices

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

• Arizona

Mesa Center

Phoenix Campus

• California

Fremont Campus

Irvine Center

Long Beach Campus

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

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.
• 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)

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.