So it begins. Cogswell's purchase of DeVry is now blowing up in their face. They are canceling student debt due to misinformation and inflating rates: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/business/student-loans-devry-university.html

DeVry shouldn't be involved with Cogswell. WASC may have service level agreements in place - but it was never intended to replace certain things that are direct student-facing like career services. service level agreements are intended for support... — read more 

Everything is amiss right now. Admissions down (understandably), academics trying to deliver online (unsuccessfully) career services is as non existent as before and through DeVry . What a mess

So. Do I get a new diploma with the new name? WTF?

The DeVry Layoff Site is also very informative of how people are feeling. Look up DeVry - they have heard nothing about the restructuring and why Cogswell, a failing small california school went into an agreement with DeVry - the reason stating - to... — read more 

If you’re a student or graduate, order your transcripts now before Cogswell goes bankrupt and closes shop. It’s too difficult to get transcripts from a shut down school !!!

More layoffs are anticipated. We are losing students, starts are not even close for the summer. And the last few starts didn't make it either.

Interesting read. https://www.republicreport.org/2018/mysterious-deal-take-devry-university-private/ Cogswell has about 600 students. Keller and DeVry have a combined 30,000 students. So that seemed weird. Under the agreement, Adtalem has... — read more 

Cogswell was a great college that needed tweaking but not a complete overhaul. I don't recognize it anymore. So corporate. There's a way to improve it without losing its culture and identity. Apparently, the campus president thought differently and... — read more 

I worked and left the Art Institutes for a reason. And now those very reasons are starting to present themselves at Cogswell. I'm not going to say we were perfect 3-4 years ago, but I can honestly say that it's getting worse. What may have worked... — read more 

We were already struggling to make our numbers. Now with the pandemic, it's not looking good. They already laid off a part of the admissions team. More to come. It's inevitable. I'd be surprised how many students return to pay $$$ for online... — read more 

Cogswell as a school was fun, but the new management is the worst. The CEO is all about numbers and profit and it shows when he separated the students from certain staff and departments. I only like the dean guy, Dr. Shepard. Other than that, the... — read more 

This week, the CFO (former interim CEO), Director of Admissions And Asst Director of Admissions we’re dismissed. Enrollments missed by almost 50%. Morale is down and more layoffs to come. The returning students notice the unfortunate change in... — read more 

Not going to make September start. Our biggest start of the year. Layoffs underway.