DeVry University Tinley Park Campus

I was in the first group of students that graduated from Devry in the GSP (Game and Simulation Programming). This was an absolute horror of a program and pretty much thievery.
The professors in our program had 0 experience in the field of game programming. In fact, one of the professors worked as a programmer for coin operated slot machines in the late 70s. He had absolutely no idea how to program games from even the 80s let alone this day and age. The programming language he used in the field is not even used anymore! Another professor who taught 6+ classes was addicted to World of Warcraft and often played in class. I WISH I was joking but I’m not. The one professor who was actually knowledgable in general c programming was promoted to Dean of the new GSP program so he never taught again after that first class I had him. In our small class of 6 – 8 students 2 of them who were self taught prior to attending Devry basically taught us other students every day. In fact they should have been the professors and the actual professors the students, cause they constantly asked those 2 students questions about the material and lessons. They truely did not even know.
The first 2 and ½ years of the 4 year program were all general ed classes and hardly any programming. In fact one of the classes (which averaged around $ 2,500 per class) was literally just about different games that had came out in the past. Another class about modeling (that’s a whole different field and degree). These classes just seemed like filler so they could spit out a full degree program.
It wasnt until deep in my 3^rd year that I realized what a sham this was. At that point I just finished out the degree as I was already nearly $ 30,000 invested into it.
Last time I spoke to my other classmates (about 1 and ½ years after graduation, now 6 years ago) they had found a lawyer who was going to take their case and sue Devry for fraud.
Now I am 30 years old nd have a well paying job as a union laborer STILL with $ 18,000 in student loan debt. My one regret in life is going to that place in the GSP program. PLEASE do yourself a favor and avoid devry and the GSP program like the plague and thank me for it later in life. Go to DePaul or another respected University and get a degree in Computer Science.
These people even had the balls to call me 5 years down the road and ask how I felt about my experience at devry and if I would recommend it to others. Needless to say I unloaded on them.
Matt and Eddie, if you guys ever read this post I want to thank you for all of your help through the years at DeVry. I probably would have never graduated with out you two. Thank you for taking on the roll of «Professor» even though you were only students.
Edit — A note to parents who read this:
I feel terrible that my parents wasted some of their hard earned money on this «degree». Their GSP «lab» is a room with several video game consoles hooked up to flatscreen TVS and computers with games installed on them. Many students would not even show up to class because they were in the «lab» playing video games. Please do not let your children use this GSP degree and campus as a way to feed their video game addiction while having an excuse like they are learning. They would greatly benefit from a truly respected college and the experience of having to live on their own and learn responsibility. I had my degree framed and gave it to my mother so she would feel like I accomplished something at this school when in reality I would have used that degree as toilet paper.
This is my 100% honest review of the GSP program and Tinley Park DeVry campus. As an Alumni who spent over $ 50,000 on my education here I feel it is my duty and right to let others know how I feel.

I am a freshman and I love this school. I don’t think I could be myself anywhere else. The Professors are helpful and the DeVry team are just so welcoming. I feel like we are a little family because it is a small campus. But I feel comfortable and I love this school. You can never fail because you are only taking a couple classes and they offer help all the time. Anyone at Devry is willing to help and make you succeed.