Hey guys, Thank you so much for being a source of wisdom for the rest of us. What I’m trying to accomplish: I’m thinking of attending Devry U and obtaining a Bachelors in Telecom. After I would like to get an MBA in Finance. The Bachelors degree is to complement my 10+ years of experience as an Unix/Network admin. The Finance degree is to learn how to finance telecom start ups and to use technology as a means if economic development in 3rd world countries, I also have a small background doing this. I am not only after the degree but after a good education. Devry is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Q. Is Devry a well regarded university among technology employers? Q. Any first hand experience with a Devry degree as far as placement, recognition, advancement. Q. Can I go into a traditional/Non-traditional graduate finance program with a Devry degree. Q. Any recommendation on a Graduate of Finance program, emphasis on globalization, preferably non traditionally. Any ideas, comments or suggestions would be very welcomed. You guys are the best! Thanks. Vince.
I know three devry grads. Two w/ an ASEET and one w/ a BSEET. One has become an ops manager at our work (he was my direct boss for a couple months), the one w/ a BSEET (he was a customer) became a senior tech (two grade levels above him when I first met him). Doesn't mean that having a degree from Devry gave them an advantage (the ops manager had a lot of experience). I have not DIRECTLY met any that have been engineers (although I believe there was a process engineer that was a Devry grad that worked there before I did). Mind you this is a major semiconductor company and semiconductor equipment manufacturer that these Devry guys work at. Bottom line, there is nothing wrong w/ Devry. There are cheaper alternatives. Since you are considering a non-online degree (telecomm engineering tech, right?) there are many colleges and universities have an engineering/technology departments that may be a little cheaper than Devry. Don't get me wrong, there are more expensive alternatives too (ITT for one). I have two techs at work that have AAS's in electronics from ITT and one is complaining how noone will accept his credits for a bachelor and the other eats roman noodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because he still paying for the tuition from ITT. Why pay so much for something you can get at a community college for SO MUCH less (I must have paid [including excelsior admissions payments] around 1500 dollars for my degree). Also, There is a MS in Telecommunications that I found a short while ago: http://www.universitycollege.du.edu/online/tele/index.asp It is from University of Denver (I can't find it's accreditation statement, so maybe someone would confirm that it is, infact, regionally accredited). It is 320 per grad credit. Indiana State has an MS in Electronics and Computer Technology which seems pretty good (not just management course work there is some technical courses as well). They have fairly cheap tuition as well. Just some other stuff to consider for graduate studies. I hope this helps. Best Regards, Bill
I went there for over 100hours of CIS. I know their EET program is well respected, and many of the people I went with have good jobs now. I have heard their telcom is the same. But since I didn't really talk to anyone in that field I cant comment for sure. I would say this: I also know a good handful of people who cheated their way through. Or just made it through by being able to sweet talk the teachers. They have done very poor even though they have the degree. Overall: The school has a pretty good name with the related industries they give degrees for. The environment is nice seeing how most of their locations are smaller campus's. Personally I would poke around here more for some good information on other schools before making a decision.
