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Website: http://www.devry.com DeVry Inc., one of the largest publicly held, international, higher education companies in North America, is the holding company for DeVry University, Ross University, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Becker Professional Review and Advanced Academics, Inc. DeVry University provides rigorous, career-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs in technology, business and management. Students access these programs through a North American system of more than 90 locations as well as through DeVry University Online, all of which meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population of more that 48,000. Since 1975, 230,000 undergraduate students system-wide have graduated from DeVry and 90% of those in the active job market were employed in career-related positions within six months of graduation. DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management is one of the largest part-time graduate schools in the United States. More than 11,000 of the university's 48,000 students are enrolled annually in the school's practitioner-oriented business and management master's degree programs and graduate certificate programs. Founded in 1978, Ross University is one of the largest medical and veterinary schools in the world, and is one of the largest suppliers of new physicians to the United States. Focused exclusively on professional medical and veterinary education, the university awards both doctor of medicine (M.D.) and doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) degrees. Students complete their basic science curriculum at the medical and veterinary school campuses in the Caribbean countries of Dominica and St. Kitts/Nevis respectively, and they complete their clinical rotations in U.S. teaching hospitals and veterinary schools throughout the United States. The school's administrative offices are in Edison, N.J. Chamberlain College of Nursing (previously known as Deaconess College of Nursing) is a national nursing college that prepares compassionate and clinically proficient nurses through a curriculum that includes both a broad educational foundation and an extensive clinical practice component. Chamberlain offers associate degree (ASN/ADN and LPN/ASN) and Bachelor of Science degree (BSN) nursing programs at its St, Louis, MO and Columbus campuses as well as an ASN degree online. Becker Professional Review is a global leader in professional education serving the accounting and finance professions. Its Becker CPA Review and Stalla Review for the CFA are the largest and longest-running review programs worldwide. Becker Professional Review serves more than 40,000 students annually with courses offered onsite, online and on CD-ROM. Advanced Academics, Inc. has a proven track record in partnering with schools throughout the nation to deliver web-based course instruction with highly qualified teachers through a proprietary technology platform specifically designed for secondary education. The company was founded by educators and its mission is to partner with schools to help more students graduate. Its products and services are usually bundled and sold to schools or school districts as a complete end-to-end online learning solution for grades 7-12. For fiscal 2008, Devry had record revenues of $1.09 billion, up 17% from the previous year. Net income was $125.5 million. New undergraduate student enrollment for fall 2008 at Devry University increased 19.7% to 15,811 students compared with 13,204 in the previous year. Total undergraduate student enrollment increased 16.9% to 52,146 students versus 44,594 in fall 2007. Graduate coursetakers enrolled in master’s degree programs at DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management increased 13.7 percent in November 2008 to 17,803, compared to 15,657 for the same period in 2007. History DeVry Inc. was created in 1987 through the merger of DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School of Management, which comprise the company's largest division, DeVry University. The company completed its initial public offering in June 1991, and now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DV. Becker CPA Review, now the Becker Professional Review division of DeVry Inc., was acquired in 1996, and Ross University was acquired in 2003. DeVry's historical roots trace back to 1931, when Dr. Herman DeVry established DeForest Training School in Chicago to prepare students for technical work in electronics, motion pictures, radio and later, television. The name was changed to DeVry Technical Institute in 1953, and then became DeVry Institute of Technology in 1968. Updated January 3, 2009 |