DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management to Open Center in Palmdale

DeVry University, one of North America's largest degree-granting higher education institutions for business, technology, and management education, announced today that it has begun recruiting for the university's soon-to-open center serving the Los Angeles County communities of Palmdale and Lancaster. Expected to open in mid-March, the newest Southern California location of DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management will be located at 38256 Sierra Highway in the Palmdale Civic Center complex. Until then, the university is accepting enrollment applications through its Sherman Oaks location. DeVry University Palmdale will offer the school’s bachelor degree programs in Business Administration and Technical Management as well as associate degree programs in Electronics and Computer Technology and Network Systems Administration. DeVry will offer degree programs year-round at the Palmdale location, allowing students to earn a bachelor's degree in three years or less and an associate's degree in two years or less. DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management will also offer a number of master degree programs in business and technology. DeVry University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. "DeVry University is answering a serious need for providing expanded higher education opportunities to Antelope Valley area residents,” said Palmdale mayor James C. Ledford, Jr. "Whether through enrollment or having access to a more educated and skilled workforce, our city and its surrounding communities will most assuredly benefit from DeVry’s reputable degree program offerings.” System-wide, 93 percent of DeVry’s October ’06 and February and June ’07 graduates in the active job market were employed in their fields within six months of graduation at an average salary of $43,000. DeVry's Southern California region, from which the Palmdale center will receive its Career Services support, also achieved a 93 percent graduate employment rate for the same time period. Additional achievements by DeVry also confirm the university's commitment to Los Angeles County’s significant Hispanic and Latino population, which per the 2005 U.S. Census, has grown to 47.3 percent, the largest of any county in the nation. According to its annual report of the "Top 100 Degree Producers" for minority graduates, the educational trade publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education showed that DeVry University California is the number one producer of Hispanic graduates earning bachelor's degrees in the field of Computer and Information Science and Support Services in the United States. For this same category, DeVry University campuses in Illinois, Florida and Texas ranked fourth, eighth, and twenty-seventh, respectively, in the June 2007 report. "We are exited to be located in a complex that is associated with the NASA AERO Institute and puts DeVry among a concentration of industry leading companies and peer academic institutions,” said Bill Van Zwol, president of DeVry University Southern California. "DeVry looks forward to developing a long-term relationship as a valued education partner with the cities and surrounding communities of Palmdale and Lancaster.” DeVry University’s local expansion with the opening of its new Palmdale location comes as the school commemorates its 25th anniversary in Southern California later this year. DeVry’s first Southern California campus opened in 1983. Initially located in City of Industry, the original campus relocated to Pomona in 1993. Since then, DeVry University has expanded to seven current locations across Southern California and a total of 13 locations statewide, including Bakersfield, Fremont, Fresno, Colton (Inland Empire), Irvine, Long Beach, Pomona, Sacramento (Elk Grove), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. More than 18,900 California students have graduated from DeVry University, with more than 6,000 students currently attending statewide. Additional information about the bachelor's degree programs to be offered by DeVry University Palmdale can be obtained by calling the DeVry Admissions department at 661-224-2920 or visit www.devry.edu. About DeVry University As one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, DeVry University provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in technology, healthcare technology, business and management. More than 57,000 students are enrolled at its 89 locations in 26 states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University Online. DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA), www.ncahlc.org. DeVry University, a division of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. For more information about DeVry University, visit http://www.devry.edu.