DeVry University (Fremont): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (FREMONT) K-5

6600 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555
Tel: (510)574-1100; 888-201-9941
Admissions: (510)574-1111
Fax: (510)742-0868
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Part of DeVry University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1998. Setting: 17-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Francisco. Total enrollment: 1,462. Faculty: 71 (48 full-time, 23 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. Students come from 25 states and territories, 9 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 34% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies. Core. 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: $12,460 full-time, $455 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $260 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. Social organizations: 6 open to all. Most popular organizations: Latino-American Student Organization, Telecommunications Club, Chess Club. Major annual events: Thanksgiving dinner, summer barbecue, book fair. 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 40,000 books, 3,060 serials, 2,000 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 350 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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