One of the world's largest, publicly held, higher education companies, DeVry Inc. is the parent organization for DeVry University, Ross University, Apollo College, Western Career College, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Fanor, Becker Professional Review and Advanced Academics, Inc.

Purposes / Vision / Values

Purposes
  • To offer applications-oriented undergraduate education that includes a well-designed general education component to broaden student learning and strengthen long-term personal and career potential.
  • To offer practitioner-oriented graduate education that focuses on the applied concepts and skills required for success in a global economy.
  • To provide market-driven curricula developed, tested and continually improved by faculty and administrators through regular outcomes assessment and external consultation with business leaders and other educators.
  • To continually examine the evolving needs of students and employers for career-oriented higher education programs as a basis for development of additional programs.
  • To promote teaching excellence through comprehensive faculty training and professional development opportunities.
  • To provide an interactive and collaborative educational environment that strengthens learning, provides credentialing opportunities, and contributes to life-long educational and professional growth.
  • To provide student services that contribute to academic success, personal development and career potential.
  • To serve student and employer needs by offering effective career entry and career development services.
Vision

DeVry will become the leading global provider of career-oriented educational services. We will create value for society and all our stakeholders by offering:

  1. superior, responsive educational programs, that are
  2. supported by exceptional service to students, and
  3. delivered with integrity and accountability.
Values

In striving to accomplish our vision and meet the needs of our students, we share the following values and behaviors:

  • Teamwork and communication
    • Focus on team success over individual success
    • Express new ideas and challenge the status quo
    • Recognize that when issues arise, we work the issue, not the person
    • Communicate with candor and openness
  • Employee focus
    • Treat every colleague with respect
    • Ensure the right people are in the right roles
    • Enable colleagues to achieve their full potential
    • Maintain a culture that supports and thrives on diversity
  • Accountability and integrity = ownership
    • Hold ourselves accountable for student outcomes and for achieving results, with integrity, ethics, and sound judgment
    • Own the results, even if we do not control every aspect of the process
    • Act like a small business owner, speak up, and drive results
    • Focus on how we can get the job done, not why we cannot
  • Continuous improvement
    • Embrace reality
    • Make decisions based on data, not opinion
    • Foster change and agility
    • Take appropriate risks; not every initiative will work – if it does not, learn from it
    • Strive for quality in everything we do
  • Help our students achieve their goals
    • Remember that students and their success are our top priorities
    • Focus on student outcomes: learning, satisfaction, retention, and career goals
    • Provide outstanding service: treat all students as we would want to be treated

Institutional Mission Statements

Advanced Academics, Inc.
Our mission is simple: to help students graduate and succeed. We are committed to creating an online learning environment that helps students realize their full potential and providing schools with the tools to make it happen. Our strategy is not to replace or compete with schools, but to enable them to serve more students.
Apollo College

The mission of the College is to prepare graduates to become health care professionals with the knowledge and skill necessary to assume entry-level positions in the health care industry.

Becker Professional Review

To serve the global accounting and finance professions, one professional at a time, through innovative, high-quality educational solutions and services from career-start to finish.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

The mission of Chamberlain College of Nursing is the provision of quality and innovative health care education programs in cost-effective and consumer-oriented practice environments. The College offers programs with a strong historical foundation, broad general education background, and extensive clinical practice that culminate in compassionate and clinically proficient graduates. The College is committed to fostering personal growth, career mobility, community service, and leadership among health care professionals.

DeVry University

The mission of DeVry University is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, science, business and the arts. The university delivers practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs onsite and online to meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population.

Ross University

The mission of Ross University is to prepare highly dedicated students to become effective, successful veterinarians or physicians in the United States.

Western Career College

The mission of Western Career College is to provide education in the majors and disciplines of health, legal and technical fields of study, that lead to an Associate in Science Degree and/or a Certificate of Achievement. Western Career College is committed to a skills-based approach to education, and strives to identify and support the achievement of student-learning outcomes throughout its institution and learning community.