I already have a 4 year degree from a school in New York and I always see these commercials for these schools. I was always kinda weary on how valuable a degree from one of these schools is. How do you perceive these schools?
Whats the value of Devry degree or something similiar? Rather how do you perceive them?
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Cheesy and overpriced, given the lack of value an employer will place on their degrees. If you are, say, a bus driver or a roofer who decided to change careers and graduated from a place like DeVry, would I hire you for some network admin or network engineering position? No...
Well you have to be careful about Devry because certain curriculums at certain campuses are not accredited while those same programs may be fully accredited at other campuses. A few of the campuses are definitely better than the others.
Devry is ok, if you're on one of the better campuses, but it is probably what you would call Fourth Tier education, which is definitely a cut above a community college but ranks about the same as the bottom rung of public universities. Astaroth is right that its overpriced. For not a whole lot more money, you could go to a lot better school.
That doesn't mean you can't get a good education there. You can get a good education at any fully accredited school if you're willing. Devry isn't one of those fly-by-night truck driving schools or anything like that.
Devry is ok, if you're on one of the better campuses, but it is probably what you would call Fourth Tier education, which is definitely a cut above a community college but ranks about the same as the bottom rung of public universities. Astaroth is right that its overpriced. For not a whole lot more money, you could go to a lot better school.
That doesn't mean you can't get a good education there. You can get a good education at any fully accredited school if you're willing. Devry isn't one of those fly-by-night truck driving schools or anything like that.
being a DeVry student who is on a forced 12 month vacation I have this to say:
DeVry sucks
It is overpriced
Classes are a waste of time, any AnandTecher can pass any of their classes with no problems
Any time you have a question regarding financial aid, classes, etc. you can expect the run around
Its nothing more than a waste of money.
DeVry sucks
It is overpriced
Classes are a waste of time, any AnandTecher can pass any of their classes with no problems
Any time you have a question regarding financial aid, classes, etc. you can expect the run around
Its nothing more than a waste of money.
We had a guy in California who came to work with us and his only training was from Devry while everyone else was prior military. To say it in a nice way he was not too swift. I wouldn't waste your cash.
I wouldn't waste my time and money either, I am just curious on what others think of these schools
My personal opinion is that it doesn't matter what school you go to, what matters is how much effort you put into it and how much you want to learn.
I've known people that graduated from universities that are dumber than a brick. And vise versa as well.
I've known people that graduated from universities that are dumber than a brick. And vise versa as well.
I've talked to a Devry Graduate in an electronic store once who was trying to give me advice.
Apparently, his degree in Engineering Technology didn't tell him that you can't violate Ohms Law.
SAD, V = IR how hard can it be?
Apparently, his degree in Engineering Technology didn't tell him that you can't violate Ohms Law.
SAD, V = IR how hard can it be?
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Unless you are going into a consulting firm of some sort that does nothing more than staff a help desk, I think you would be better off with a 4 year degree from a "normal" college/university.
Employers anymore, at least in my expererience, want well rounded people that have skills outside of their major/area of study. 4 year colleges encourage you to take classes outside of your major. Small businesses in particular eat this stuff up
Employers anymore, at least in my expererience, want well rounded people that have skills outside of their major/area of study. 4 year colleges encourage you to take classes outside of your major. Small businesses in particular eat this stuff up
Check the other "degree" threads for more opinions, but when I was reading resumes to hire software developers for a small company (MicroCase, now part of Wadsworth Publishing), a four-year degree ranked much higher than a 2-year which was higher than a certificate or non-accredited program. Experience added to the ranking, so 2-year with 2 years of good work experience might actually rank higher than a 4-year degree.
But without a good resume you'll never make it to the interview, and even then it's hard for the person on the other side of the hiring desk to know how motivated a person really is.
Obvously a 4 yr degree ranks higher than a 2 yr degree and so on.
However, If an employer is looking for someone with a bachelors degree, and they are tossing those that come from Devry with a bachelors degree out, that seems pretty stupid to me.
Exactly! As someone who just now finished interviewing two people for a position we have open, I can say that the resume is only useful for listing what you've done in the past. What you know is better figured out in the actual interview.
DeVry and similar schools: A scam to get money out of people who still think that there's some huge tech boom, and are a lot more interested in thier salary than what they actually do at work.
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