DeVry University (Phoenix): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (PHOENIX) P-9

2149 West Dunlap Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85021-2995
Tel: (602)870-9222
Free: 800-528-0250
Admissions: (602)870-9201
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of DeVry University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 18-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,446. Faculty: 81 (64 full-time, 17 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. Students come from 41 states and territories, 4 other countries, 29% from out-of-state, 45% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Required for some: CPT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,240 full-time, $420 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $75 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 13 open to all. Most popular organizations: Telecommunications Club, Board and Ski Club, Travel Club, SIFE, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. Major annual events: Thanksgiving dinner, Ethnic Day, Cinco de Mayo. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, trained security personnel on duty, lighted pathways/sidewalks. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 22,500 books, 1 microform title, 7,230 serials, 11 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 436 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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