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 Jones County Junior College, University of Mississippi, Holmes Community College, and Mississippi State.
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 Pearl River Community College, Jackson State, University of Mississippi, and University of Southern Mississippi.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Rust College, Mississippi Delta Community College, Mississippi Valley State, and Jackson State.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State, Alcorn State, and Itawamba Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Millsaps College, Rust College, University of Mississippi, and Mississippi College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Rust College, Millsaps College, Mississippi Valley State, and Alcorn State.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Millsaps College.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Mississippi Valley State, Alcorn State, Jackson State, and University of Southern Mississippi.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Rust College, Pearl River Community College, Millsaps College, and Alcorn State.
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Spotlight Mississippi Schools Related to This Career
- Locations: Jackson
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
- Locations: Flowood
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Locations: Madison
- Programs: 8 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
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Study from Anywhere at Online Schools Related to This Career
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
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- Degrees: Bachelor
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
Colorado Technical University Online
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Jackson State University • Jackson, MS
Studying Music Performance (completion in 2011)
• 9/28/2011
"I was allowed the chance to learn in class and outside. I was also fortunate to work in my field outside of class."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It is a great environment to learn. It made me appreciate all the things that I worked for. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | The program just went through accreditation. It is also having difficulty with the department chair. |
| Program Quality | 6 | I learned a lot. I had some very good instructors who helped me along the way. |
| Instruction | 6 | Teachers gave me opportunities to work in my field. I was allowed the chance to audition and participate in professional programs. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Its was very time consuming and required lots of studying. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I had private instruction from teachers, but there were classes that required much study on my own time. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Some classes are only offered at one specific time. Other classes had several offerings. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The teachers were great. The equipment left much to be desired. |
| Social Life | 8 | I learned a lot in class and had a lot of fun outside of academics |
| Placement Services | 1 | My old school did not offer a job placement program. They offered some jobs as they came but not a specific network. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | My alumni network helped me get acclimated when I moved to a new city. |
University Of Mississippi • University, MS
Studying Liberal Arts (completion in 2006)
• 11/29/2011
"Not worth what I'm paying in late fees and interest on student loans. Not even worth the low in-state, public university tuition costs."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I wouldn't recommend college at all. A bachelor's degree is worthless. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Statewide, it's good. Nationally, it's poor. |
| Program Quality | 5 | For liberal arts, it was ok. It is the top public liberal arts school in the state. |
| Instruction | 5 | I learned a lot. I wasn't really prepared for work life. |
| How Difficult | 8 | I was in a special, small sub-college within the university. This gave me more challenging work. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | In liberal arts, you do more reading. My engineering classes had some hands on. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | They have online courses. They have summer classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | Good library and computer resources. Poor options for access to professors and tutoring. |
| Social Life | 1 | Most of the college is Greek. I wasn't in the Greek system. |
| Placement Services | 1 | I've never gotten any career support from my university. They don't provide or offer any services. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I've never gotten any career connection support from my university. They don't provide or offer any services. |
Jones County Junior College • Jones, MS
Studying Pre-Computer Science (completion in 2010)
• 12/14/2011
"I had a really good time attending JCJC and I would recommend it to anyone in the local area, but I know there have to be better schools out there. I loved my instructors, for the most part; they were really fun to be around and they were helpful when needed."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend JCJC to anyone pursuing my career in this area. I would recommend going to a bigger and better college if you live elsewhere, though. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Considering I live in Mississippi, it's decent, I guess. I wouldn't say it's very good, though, because there really isn't much to it. |
| Program Quality | 5 | I didn't learn a lot about programming in school. I taught myself pretty much everything I know, because the school doesn't really teach you much, as far as programming is concerned. |
| Instruction | 5 | I didn't really learn much about programming that was relevant to anything I have ever worked on from the school. Most of the languages we looked at were really old and most small companies don't use them. |
| How Difficult | 1 | I taught myself most of the programming concepts I know today. The school doesn't have a huge amount of students, so it was really easy to get a teacher to help if you ever needed it. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was a bit more book learning than hands-on learning, due to them not having very good teachers, so a lot of the teaching was straight from the book. I did have a few homework projects that were decently fun. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | If the classes are available to work around your schedule, they will. I had pretty bad schedules my whole time there, though, so obviously, it's not that good. |
| Academic Facilities | 3 | The library had really old books that didn't help me at all. The classrooms taught outdated material and weren't very helpful in the real world. |
| Social Life | 10 | I had plenty of friends when I was going to school, and it provided a really nice atmosphere. The school has tons of events and they spend a bit more of their time than they should in this area. |
| Placement Services | 8 | I received my first internship through the school and it was really beneficial, so I would have to say they did pretty good there. Realistically, though, if I would not have been lucky, I don't think they would have been very helpful. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I don't even know if my school has one. |
Jones County Junior College • Jones, MS
Studying Pre-Computer Science (completion in 2010)
• 12/14/2011
"I had a really good time attending JCJC and would recommend it to anyone local, but I know there have to be better schools out there. I loved my instructors for the most part; they were really fun to be around and helpful when needed."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend JCJC to anyone pursuing my career in this area. I would recommend going to a bigger and better college if you live elsewhere though. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | It's decent for Mississippi. I wouldn't say it's very good because there isn't much to it. |
| Program Quality | 5 | I didn't learn a lot about programming in school. I taught myself pretty much everything I know because the school doesn't really teach you much as far as programming is concerned. |
| Instruction | 5 | I didn't really learn much about programming that was relevant to anything I have ever worked on from the school. Most of the languages we looked at were really old and most small companies don't use them. |
| How Difficult | 1 | I taught myself most of the programming concepts I know today. The school doesn't have a huge number of students so it was really easy to get a teacher to help if you ever needed it. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was a bit more book learning than hands on learning due to not having very good teachers, so a lot of the teaching was straight from the book. I did have a few homework projects that were fun. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | If the classes are available to work around your schedule they will. I had pretty bad schedules my whole time there though so obviously it's not that good. |
| Academic Facilities | 3 | The library had really old books that didn't help me at all. The classrooms taught outdated material and weren't very helpful in the real world. |
| Social Life | 10 | I had plenty of friends going to school and it provided a really nice atmosphere. The school has tons of events and they obviously spend a bit more of their time than they should in this area. |
| Placement Services | 8 | I received my first internship through the school so they did pretty well there. Realistically, if I hadn't been so lucky, I don't think they would have been very helpful. |
| Alumni Network | I don't even know if my school has one. |
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