I go to DeVry myself and I am graduating in 5 months with a CIS degree. I've been to a "real" college before and was originally majoring in CS there but dropped out because of excessive partying, not cuz it was hard. I agree that a CS degree teaches you more theory than application but when I chose to go back to school, the reason I chose DeVry over a "real" school is because DeVry focused on computers and programming, not history, philosophy, PE, arts classes, electives, etc. When I went back to get my degree, that's what I wanted. The teachers are what makes a school and a degree worth taking and going to. I have lucked out and had teachers that showed me more than "eye candy". They dove into the concepts and the theory behind the applications. You just had to want to listen to them cuz class wasn't always long enough for them to cover their lesson plan and their thoughts.
Someone else gave the best advice: Get a CIS degree and supplement it with a certification or three, like I'm doing.
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I go to DeVry myself and I am graduating in 5 months with a CIS degree. I've been to a "real" college before and was originally majoring in CS there but dropped out because of excessive partying, not cuz it was hard. I agree that a CS degree teaches you more theory than application but when I chose to go back to school, the reason I chose DeVry over a "real" school is because DeVry focused on computers and programming, not history, philosophy, PE, arts classes, electives, etc. When I went back to get my degree, that's what I wanted. The teachers are what makes a school and a degree worth taking and going to. I have lucked out and had teachers that showed me more than "eye candy". They dove into the concepts and the theory behind the applications. You just had to want to listen to them cuz class wasn't always long enough for them to cover their lesson plan and their thoughts. Someone else gave the best advice: Get a CIS degree and supplement it with a certification or three, like I'm doing.