DeVry University plans 600 jobs for W. Loop office

Downers Grove-based for-profit education provider DeVry Inc. plans to bring 600 jobs over nine years to new offices in the West Loop. DeVry Online Services new South River Plaza offices will house senior executives, admissions and other administrative staff that will primarily provide online services to its flagship institution, DeVry University.

DeVry 4th-qtr profit estimates disappoint

For-profit education provider DeVry Inc warned that profit for the June quarter will fall far short of market expectations as it spends more to boost falling enrollment at its many colleges, sending its shares plunging 23%.

"The bigger piece was the higher cost structure relative to the enrollment levels and if you roll that forward into fiscal 2013, that is going to have a disproportionate hit to earnings," Morningstar analyst Peter Wahlstrom said.

DeVry profit beats as healthcare enrollments rise

For-profit education company DeVry Incposted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on lower costs and strong enrollments at its healthcare colleges.Student sign-ups at DeVry's medical and healthcare collegesrose 31 % on average. Sign-ups at DeVry University, whichaccounts for the bulk of the company's revenue, fell about 8 % for the September session.

The company, which owns DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Carrington College, is on track for cost savings of $60 million in fiscal 2013.

DeVry sees cost savings in 2013

For-profit education company DeVry Inc. posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on lower costs and higher enrollments at its medical and healthcare colleges in the United States and Canada.

Shares of DeVry, which had risen about 40 percent in the six months to Wednesday's close, were up a further 13 percent in extended trading at $29.40 on the New York Stock Exchange.

DeVry, Chamberlain campuses reopened after threat

The campuses of DeVry University and the Chamberlain College of Nursing will be open Tuesday, a day after they were closed because of an email that threatened "explosions,".

DeVry and Chamberlain's campuses were inspected with explosive-detecting dogs and nothing was found Monday, Ernie Gibble, a spokesman for DeVry Education Group.

Two "leaders of the Chamberlain campus in Addison" received an email Sunday night indicating explosions would go off through the

DeVry stock slammed by fiscal 3Q enrollment, revenue declines

         DeVry Inc. shares fell more than 20 percent Wednesday after the for-profit education company reported fiscal third quarter results that included a 21 percent drop in undergraduate enrollment.

        The company, in the spotlight with other for-profit colleges over graduate job placement rates, said revenue in the three months ended March 31 fell 5.9 percent, to $509 million. Net income fell 15 percent to $57 million and earnings per share lost 12 percent to 88 cents.

Operating cash flow was $282 million, down from $355 million a year earlier.

DeVry freezes tuition prices amid declining enrollments

      DeVry University said Monday it is freezing tuition rates for the school year starting in July, citing continuing economic weakness.

        The Downers Grove-based for-profit university said,"Given the continued economic challenges facing our country, we believe taking this step toward curbing the national trend of rising tuition costs is a prudent decision," in a statement.

DeVry unit plans shift to Naperville

       The Naperville Plan Commission last week backed giving DeVry a conditional-use permit to operate the school in an 11,000-square-foot space at Westings Corporate Center, 2056 Westings Ave.

       University officials said they are making the move because of the need for more space. They plan to offer undergraduate programs in addition to graduate courses at the new site, which is expected to open.

More schools connect with students via Web in DeVry University

 A few top-flight business schools have entered the online world, bringing cachet to the field. But skeptics abound. Access to the best professors and the bonds formed with B-school peers are key elements missing online, they argue.

The networking that goes on at elite schools is a bankable piece of the experience, said Toby Woll, one of two principal investigators for a study published last fall on blended learning programs for UNICON, a consortium of business school executive education leaders.MBA programs, in particular, pose a logistical challenge to the online experience, Woll said.

De Vry Inc. Earns Award For Marketplace Ethics

DeVry Inc., the holding company for DeVry University and Becker Conviser Professional Review, recently received the 2000 Torch Award for Marketplace

DeVry University Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Officials Would 'Bribe' Students, Violate Federal Regulations

DeVry University Inc. leadership in the city bribed students and sought ways to work around federal laws meant to regulate for-profit colleges.

Attorneys for Karinna Topete, a former manager at DeVry in California, claim she witnessed school officials violating internal company policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations and that she was a victim of sexual harassment.

The lawsuit argues the DeVry campus' leadership would issue bonuses to admissions counselors who exceeded enrollment quotas, and that officials would

Minor League Baseball names DeVry University as Official Education and Career Development Partner

Minor League Baseball today announced it named DeVry University as the Official Education and Career Development Partner of Minor League Baseball. DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management will provide higher education opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels for players, their spouses, employees, umpires and National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL) employees and alumni through 2017. 

DeVry University has more than 75 locations nationwide and a robust online environment for delivering quality academic instruction. The combination of onsite and online course-delivery methods will

DeVry University v/s Strayer University

DeVry University and Strayer University are two online schools that are quite comparable in tuition prices. Tuition is about all these two schools have in common. DeVry University has a curriculum that is more focused on the students. DeVry University has five specialized undergraduate schools and an affiliation with the Keller Graduate School of Management.