Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Computer Programmers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University.
Fastest Response From Schools
- 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 Midway College, Spalding University, Kentucky State, and Morehead State.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Midway College and Draughons Junior College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Kentucky State, Spalding University, and Hopkinsville Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Bowling Green, Spalding University, Henderson Community College, and Madisonville Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Kentucky State, Berea, University of the Cumberlands, and Bellarmine.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Centre College, Berea, Georgetown, and Transylvania University.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Centre College, Transylvania University, and University of Kentucky.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Berea, Kentucky State, Union College, and Spalding University.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Centre College, Berea, Transylvania University, and Georgetown.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Hazard Community College • Hazard, KY
Studying Computer Networking (completion in 2009)
• 10/25/2011
"My college was a solid choice given my options for education. My college was super affordable as I did not have to pay for anything while attending."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It was solid in the fields I needed my education for based on the timeframes specified. My community college was super for cost as college at this phase is very unaffordable for higher level schools. As long as we get educated I feel as long as it is solid learning, it does not matter where said student goes. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | Reputation is average because the majority of people go into the health field at my college. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The curriculum was straightforward and not very hard. It is a community college so I did not expect much. |
| Instruction | 6 | The instructors were knowledgeable as I had 2 primaries who focused on the computer labs. The instructors had various certificates with CISCO and had done well in networking. |
| How Difficult | 5 | The courses were easy as most were basic classes leading to the Associate's degree path. Workload was not bad as I had plenty of time as I was laid off on Federal TRAA program to finish. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was a mixture with online and lab courses. I had to attend the lab courses at the campus as I only live 7 miles from my college. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | A lot of flexibility was offered as I had choices to take classes online. Fasttrack classes can be done anytime at home at the student's own pace. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The academic support was there if I needed it but I was mostly online so I used online resources. I never used campus facilities as I was self motivated and I find everything I need online. |
| Social Life | 4 | I stayed to myself and did not participate in activities. I have other things to tend to outside of college life. I simply wanted to get in and get out. |
| Placement Services | 2 | They provided career assistance but it was of no use unless I wanted to move to another state. Placement was based on GPA and what was available at the time. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I did not use a lot of the network, I worked at my own pace to accomplish tasks. Support was available if I needed it but I am self motivated and most of my courses were online at points. |
Western Kentucky University • Bowling Green, KY
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2001)
• 3/12/2012
"I feel like WKU provided me with a good education and preparation for the real world in computer science."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It really depends on the state of the computer science department at the moment. They may not be in great shape. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | An older friend of mine is a professor at WKU and has told me over the years that it appears WKU's CS department is being absorbed by the math department. It sounds to me like they aren't doing very well. |
| Program Quality | 6 | WKU's computer science department had a few great teachers and plenty of average teachers. I felt that the subject matter (focused mainly on C++) was very relevant and prepared me for a job in the real world. |
| Instruction | 7 | There were a few great teachers and a lot of average teachers. Overall, I was pleased with the instruction, though. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Classes spanned the spectrum, from purely theory to classes where we had to design and create our own program as a team. I found the classes that involved actual programming to be the most challenging as far as the workload, but they were the most satisfying in the end. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There were a few theory-type classes that were mostly taught straight from the book. Most of the CS classes were very much hands on with working programs. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | The class schedule at the time was very flexible. I easily had my schedule set the way I wanted it. I rated it an 8 because at the time, there were no online options. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Computer labs were available for a good portion of the day. Computers were up to date and easy to work with. Most of the professors were accessible via good office hours and email. |
| Social Life | 7 | I didn't take part in the social experience of school that much. The few I went to, mostly basketball games, were always very spirited and enjoyable. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I didn't really use this service to its fullest potential. However, I did find my current job by looking at the classifieds posted to the career services website. |
| Alumni Network | I haven't really had a lot of experience with the alumni network, other than the annual solicitation for donations I get from them. I didn't use their network or support services. |
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