Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Software Engineers For Applications
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Capital Community College.
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- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider University of New Haven and University of Bridgeport.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Capital Community College, University of Bridgeport, Gateway Community College, and Naugatuck Valley Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider NCCC, Capital Community College, Gateway Community College, and Naugatuck Valley Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Fairfield, Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and University of Bridgeport.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, University of New Haven, and UConn.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Wesleyan University, UConn, and Fairfield.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, University of New Haven, and UConn.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, UConn, and Fairfield.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Connecticut • Storrs, CT
Studying Management Information Systems (completion in 1999)
• 3/18/2012
"I loved the experiences there and the people. The program was good once I got past the general studies courses."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend the school's business program. I think there are lots of opportunities available in the Hartford area for Uconn grads. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | I think the business department has a good reputation and it keeps getting better. They have invested lots of money updating the facilities at UConn as well as the curriculum. |
| Program Quality | 7 | I started off in the accounting program and transfered into M.I.S which allowed me to get into IT. For the most part they did a decent job of preparing me for that field, but not really in the area of software development. If I had to do it over again I would have done a C.S. program. |
| Instruction | 7 | I only rated it a 7 because I feel like we could have learned more about the software development aspect of IT. We spent very little time actually learning software programming techniques. |
| How Difficult | 4 | The program was easy because I feel like I did lots of learning on my own outside the classroom in order to make up for what software development skills we didn't learn. That made the few software classes we did have easier. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Very book learning I thought. I prefer hands on, but that didn't happen very often. Even the software classes we took only had a couple of actual software exercises. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | I haven't checked out class flexibility lately, but I do know some people who take courses there after hours in a branch campus. I don't feel like I can give a good review of the university here. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | The general library was extensive and the computer resources existed but were crowded most of the time. We had a cobol programming course and the only way to get to the mainframe was either dial up or at a lab which was packed except for late night hours. At the time our rooms were not networked so we couldn't get to the resources via our personal computers. |
| Social Life | 9 | There was a great atmosphere at UConn. The campus is in the middle of no where so there were plenty of events on campus to keep everyone happy. Not to mention men's and women's basketball that keeps everyones spirits up. |
| Placement Services | 9 | There is a good support network through career services to help look for work. I used the services to find work when I graduated and it landed me many interviews. The services are also available to me today. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | They keep in contact and do lots of presentations with alumni leading the discussion. That allows the opportunity to network with professionals in the area if I so desire. |
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