DeVry University (Decatur): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (DECATUR) C-11

250 North Arcadia Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030-2198
Tel: (404)292-7900
Free: 800-221-4771
Admissions: (404)292-2645
Fax: (404)292-2321
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 1969. Setting: 21-acre suburban campus with easy access to Atlanta. Total enrollment: 2,248. Faculty: 121 (62 full-time, 59 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 49% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies. 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.

Entrance Requirements:

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

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,200 full-time, $410 per credit 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. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Programming Club, Epsilon Delta Pi, Tau Alpha Pi, National Society of Black Engineers, International Student Organization. Major annual events: Fall Festival, Spring Fling, Thanksgiving Dinner. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 18,849 books, 21,024 microform titles, 80 serials, 800 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page.

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