DeVry University (Irving): Narrative Description

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DEVRY UNIVERSITY (IRVING) G-33

4800 Regent Blvd.
Irving, TX 75063-2439
Tel: (972)929-6777
Free: 800-633-3879
Admissions: (972)929-5777
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: 13-acre suburban campus with easy access to Dallas. Total enrollment: 1,928. Faculty: 120 (67 full-time, 53 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 58% 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.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,180 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: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Association of Information Technology Professionals, Gamers, Business Information Systems, Toastmasters, Telecommunications Management and Associations. Major annual events: Thanksgiving Dinner, Club Fair Day, Block Party. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 21,500 books, 6,365 serials, 1,472 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 442 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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