1. They have taken away credit that i transferred in from my AS that were given to me when i first registered.

2. They did not keep up with my degree program credits. They have in their database giving me credit for one class and now are telling me i have to take it over again.

3. I was told i only had 4 classes left and was supposed to graduate this June, now that i made a big deal about that one class they want me to take over suddenly i have 4 more classes i have to take.

I dont know where to begin, in the 3 years I've been with Devry I've been in the dark.. I guess being nieve isn't a good way to start a school like Devry. 1st the advisor talked me into a different degree, not the one I was actually going for.. I went to the financial part and she went over the basics, I thought I knew it all. NOPE. I got into classes about 2 semesters into it I realized I did not like the program I was going for so I decided to change.. I kept emailing the advisor he never responded so I had to go through my financial advisor to get registered for classes.. to make this short. 3 yrs down the road I was struggling failed a couple of classes and withdrew from stress.. I had no one to advise me <-technically you should. Ok so after I took off for a few months I went back and emailed that f. advisor she was gone find out I had a new f.advisor.. well the new advisor never would respond to my emails.. so I had to eventually contact the dean - she begin to look into things but still everything seemed messed up! I was suppose to be a online student but they had me as a campus student. I could never call the help lines b/c of that they would not help me. ugggh I got fed up so last summer I decided to go to another school Phoenix (which I recommend going to) They were so much more friendly, professional, and organized.. I went thru the process of getting registered and found out SO MUCH infomation I should have known from Devry.. anyways, come to find out I'm almost out of funds b/c at Devry if you go a certain amount of credit hours you pay more or vice versa.. well I was paying more for my classes b/c I wasn't enrolled correctly. Sighss so I wsn't not able to transfer unless I pay a tremendous amount out of pocket and had to go back to Devry but instead of the Bachelors degree I was going for I had to go down the an Associates.. if I graduate I will have an associates degree and owe 57k in loans - WHY because those morons do not give a crap about you and they dont give a crap about your education, all they care about is your money and getting theirs. I'm still having issues.. I just signed back on and the advisor was suppose to have had me registered he did not and try to blame it on my phone number not being updated in the system but it was.. then he registered me in a class I already taken. Good thing now that I'm aware at how slack they are I'm overseeing everything they do and documenting it by saving emails. so this is my story and what I'm going through and how unhappy I am. Know your information, definitely investigate the schools before signing away your life as I did. I'm pretty sure I won't find a good job after I graduate if I even do b/c I'm in a program I know nothing of and not even interested in. so I'm gonna be stuck paying a BIG FAT loan for nothing. BE WARE!! I

The main reason consumers remove their complaints from companies like DeVry is because they are threatened with lawsuits among other threats. Most businesses like DeVry know the unlikelihood of students taking legal actions against their well-paid aggressive lawyers. DeVry is known to hire people simply to review any negative comments or complaints against them on the Internet. These people are paid employees of DeVry to defend the reputation of their company regardless of how many legitimate complaints against them. Ever wonder why DeVry expands their Business to areas where they know they’ll get the most tuition paid for with government grants. The company has expanded its operations in Latin American markets like Brazil and is looking to expand to developing countries like China and India. There remains a lack of government regulations with businesses like DeVry failing to protect the consumers who are misled by false promises in providing a superior university education. DeVry’s executives are well-aware how easy it is to get rich taking advantage of students who won’t have the resources necessary to hire a lawyer protecting their student rights when they are ripped off. AND RIP OFF IS WHAT DEVRY IS. Don’t be fooled by their ads or recruiting personnel. These are well-trained individuals working only for DeVry’s best interests and their commission / bonus for every enrolled student who signs a contract. Do the research and be aware that most of the encouraging comments posted for DeVry are made by paid employees and not actual students. Students rarely have time from their studies to post complaints if they weren’t legit and if DeVry provided them an upright education.

I am a former employee of DeVry University and have some serious issues with the way the University conducts business. First let me credit my claim by saying I am not angry because I was terminated. I was offered to teach more classes but I declined the offer so please do not mistake this as a bitter former employee who is looking for revenge. I simply want to expose the unethical business practices of this Company.

I taught at the University 1 year ago. In the process of doing my taxes this year my CPA brought some things to my attention. When completing the hiring process at DeVry I was asked to fill out a 10-99 tax form instead of a W-2. I, thinking they knew what they were doing, filled out the form and never questioned it. I am not a tax person so I didn't know the difference between the 2 forms. Well, for those of you who are like me, a 10-99 is for people who are independent contractors/ self employed. A W-2 is for employees. If you are self employed YOU are responsible for setting money aside to pay your taxes at the end of the year. Nothing should be taken out of your paycheck. If you are an employee, your EMPLOYER is responsible for taking the necessary taxes out of your paychecks.

I found all this out last month when my CPA informed me that I owed $1274 in federal taxes! The interesting thing about my situation is that DeVry took State taxes out of my paychecks. By taking state taxes out they were treating me as an employee but by not taking out federal taxes they were treating me as an independent contractor. You can't be both at the same time!!! You are either one or the other! I am not now and have NEVER been self employed. I do not have a business license. All I have is my Masters Degree. I have taught part-time at 4 different schools including DeVry and they are the ONLY one to classify me this way. I am a part-time/ adjunct faculty member.

Because DeVry classified me this way I got charged $848 in self-employment taxes. I have filed a complaint with the IRS and am waiting for them to determine if I was wrongfully classified. If you are reading this and something similar has happened to you know this...

Even if you signed the 10-99 as I did and a contract with the University you are still safe. The IRS, NOT DeVry determines what constitutes an independent contractor or an employee. They have a set of criteria they use to determine which is which. I encourage you to research it on the IRS website as I did. I am still waiting for them to reach a decision which could take up to 6 months.

Last thing... after my CPA brought all this to my attention I tried contacting DeVry and speaking to them about it. I drove there and personally asked to speak to someone in human resources about some questions I had regarding my takes. The girl at the front went to go see who I should talk to. She came back and gave me the number of a woman (Monica) at the Fremont campus and said i need to call her. Why? I filled out all my paperwork at the Fresno campus so why do I have to talk to someone in Fremont about it? They were obviously avoiding me. I still called the lady none the less and it went to her voice mail so I left a message. On the machine it said that for immediate assistance I should call Lisa at some other campus. I called her and she said I need to call the "payroll hotline". Nothing. So I called Monica again and left a second message a few days later when I still hadn't heard back from her. I went to the campus in person one last time and this time the person I needed to talk to had "just left". I have made 7 attempts to contact DeVry about my concerns. ALL of them have been unsuccessful. The University is obviously trying to avoid the issue. While they may be able to avoid me, once the IRS looks into this I am praying thing will be exposed.

This school is such a rip off. They couldn't care less about your education. I was told my success coach to take Math 092. I disagreed and even argued with her that I should not be in this class because I had not completed Math 032. She told me that it was fine to move ahead. Well, beginning of week 5 ( you know you have to drop a class by week 4 to avoid having to pay for it), I was told that I should have never been put in this class. Considering that I already had to pay for the class, they really didn't care that theres no way that I could start in week 5 and actually complete it. I was told by my instructor that even if I didn't pass, I could use the knowlegde for everyday. Excuse me, but I paid you guys almost $5000.00 for this class, I don't need the class for "everyday" use, I need it to graduate. Just goes to show you how money hungry this school is. Needless to say, I am TRANSFERRING and NEVER will I EVER recommend this school to anyone!!!