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When you earn your degree from DeVry University, you're backed by a school with 75 years' of experience in providing technology- and business-based higher education, and you will enter a competitive job market with a degree from an accredited university. DeVry University's hands-on degree programs and flexible distance learning options provide the skills and convenience you want. Our reputation and accredited university status provide the recognition and credentials you need. It's all at DeVry University.

In the United States, current or prospective students may review information regarding accreditation, approvals, and licensing by contacting the chief location administrator.

Institutionally Accredited University

DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, www.ncahlc.org. The university's Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.

HLC is one of six regional agencies accrediting U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level; is recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; and accredits approximately one-third of U.S. regionally accredited public and private institutions. Accreditation provides assurance to the public and to prospective students that standards of quality have been met.

DeVry University is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation. CHEA, an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities, recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.

Programmatic Accreditation at an Accredited University

In addition to DeVry's status as an accredited university, some programs are also accredited.

The following programs, at the following locations, are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, 410/347-7700:

  • Baccalaureate Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET): Columbus, Decatur, Federal Way, Ft. Washington, Irving, Kansas City, Northern California (Fremont), Phoenix, Southern California (Pomona) 
  • Baccalaureate Computer Engineering Technology (CET): Addison/Tinley Park, Arlington, Chicago, Columbus, Decatur/Alpharetta, Federal Way, Ft. Washington, Houston, Irving, Kansas City, Long Island City, Northern California (Fremont), Orlando, Phoenix, South Florida (Miramar), Southern California (Long Beach, Pomona, Sherman Oaks), Westminster
  • Baccalaureate Electronics Engineering Technology (EET): Addison/Tinley Park, Arlington, Chicago, Columbus, Decatur/Alpharetta, Federal Way, Ft. Washington, Houston, Irving, Kansas City, Long Island City, New Jersey (North Brunswick Paramus), Northern California (Fremont, Sacramento), Orlando, Phoenix, South Florida (Miramar), Southern California (Long Beach, Pomona, Sherman Oaks), Westminster
  • Associate EET: North Brunswick (program not available for enrollment by new students)

TAC of ABET requires separate review of each engineering technology program at each location, as well as of online programs. The initial evaluation of new programs, as well as programs at new locations, may not be requested until the first class of students has graduated, nor is future accreditation guaranteed. The CET and EET programs at DeVry Calgary are not eligible for this accreditation.

The most recent information on the status of Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET accreditation is available at each location and at www.devry.edu.

The following programs, at the following locations, are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM, www.cahiim.org):

  • Associate Health Information Technology (HIT): Online, Alpharetta, Chicago, Columbus, Decatur, Ft. Washington, Houston, Irving, North Brunswick, Pomona
  • Baccalaureate Technical Management (BSTM) with Health Information Management Specialty: Online

CAHIIM requires separate review of each eligible program at each location. A location may not apply for accreditation review of a given program until the program at that location is fully operational, nor is future accreditation guaranteed. The most recent information on the status of CAHIIM accreditation of a location's HIT program, or of the BSTM program with a technical specialty in Health Information Management, is available from the location and at www.devry.edu.

DeVry University's Business Administration program, when completed with a project management major/concentration, is accredited by the Project Management Institute's Global Accreditation Center, as is the Technical Management program, when completed with a project management technical specialty. More information on this accreditation is available via www.pmi.org.

The Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science has received Serious Applicant Status – an important step toward formal program accreditation - from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018, www.naacls.org. This status enables graduates of our CLS program to sit for the ASCP Board of Certification examination. The most recent information on this accreditation is available from the campus and at www.devry.edu.

Note: DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York in New York, and DeVry Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta. The Alpharetta and Tinley Park sites operate as branches of DeVry Decatur and DeVry Addison, respectively. Information on accreditation in Calgary is available via www.devry.edu/calgary.