[freakinsaprikin]

I graduated from Devry in October of last year with a CIS degree. My Track focus was Database design and administration. Let me give you some insight into the School.

First off I will say that any school you go to, you will get out what you put in. If you are interested in the subject matter and put in the effort to learn it and get good at it you will eventually do well no matter what School you go to.

Second, I had no Issue getting a job. It took me about a month after I finished, and I ended up getting a real good job and have already been promoted. You will find that the Student services will work hard with you to help you find a job. Because they are a private institution, employment rates of grads is something they are very concerned with. That being said, I found that with the interviews I went on I had to spend a lot of time explaining the Devry program and what we learn. Take that for what it is worth.

As far as the actual education is worth, I had some professors that were great and if I still have a question I can ask for help on things. I also had some terrible professors. One that I had, went so far as to show us Microsoft tutorial Videos he found on the internet, instead of taking the time to actually teach us things. I also had issues with the amount of courses that I had to do online. A lot of the core subjects for my program, were not offered on the Calgary campus. So I missed out on a lot of peer perspective on things.

When thinking about if you should go to Devry you should look at it like this. If you have at least four years to go do a degree, I would go to the U of C or MRC (doing their transfer program). I think that the level of theory you will receive is much better than anything you will get from a Devry or SAIT program. If you don't have 4 years and are somebody that is willing to take the responsibility to actually learn the subject matter, than Devry is the way to go. I was a mature student that had already done the University thing out of high school and it wasn’t the environment I was looking for. Devry offered me a quick way to learn some things and get a degree.

The last point I would like to mention is about the tution. Devry is expensive, but if you are getting student loans it will not matter. The Alberta government has a program completion credit. So if you graduate from your program and your debt level is above a certain level, they will pay off parts of you student loans. So you will probably owe the same amount, where ever you go.
Hope this helps you Fan. If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.