DeVry University will close campus, offer online classes only

By Karen Herzog the DeVry University, a for-profit college that has had a presence in downtown Milwaukee since 1983, announced Thursday it will close its only Wisconsin campus Dec. 31 and move to offering only online courses.

The closing will affect 247 graduate and undergraduate students, according to spokeswoman Melanie Wright. Half of the university's students assigned to the Milwaukee campus — a suite at 411 E. Wisconsin Ave. — take online courses, while 80% take a combination online and campus-based courses, Wright said.

John Kline's 'Jobs & Career' Fairs Resembled Recruiting Expos

John Kline, Minnesota's Most Reprehensible Congressman , hosted a job fair at the Eagan Community Center "to assist Minnesotans with an uncertain job market." Among the Kline invitees looking to "assist" people trying to better their lot was a disproportionate number of for-profit colleges, including DeVry University, Crown College, and ITT Tech, the Carmel, Indiana-based company whose two executives were indicted on federal fraud charges earlier this week.

DeVry closing in Memphis, 9 other cities at end of year

Jane Roberts from Journal Media Group reported that the DeVry University, open in Memphis since 2007, is closing its doors here and in nine other cities by the end of the year.

Changes for DeVry University

DeVry Education Group, a major publicly traded for-profit, on Thursday announced consolidations and a rebranding for its DeVry University. The company announced that it would close 14 campus locations, converting academic programs at those locations to online-only offerings.

Like most for-profits, DeVry's flagship brand has struggled with sagging enrollments and revenue. This quarter it reported declines of almost 16 percent in revenue and 15 percent in total undergraduate enrollment. However,