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 Western Governors University, Utah Valley State, Dixie State, and Salt Lake Community College.
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 University of Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah University, and Westminster College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Westminster College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Davis Applied Technology College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Western Governors University, Neumont University, Brigham Young, and Westminster College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of College of Eastern Utah, Westminster College, Utah State, and University of Utah.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Brigham Young, Westminster College, and University of Utah.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Western Governors University.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Neumont University, Utah State, Westminster College, and College of Eastern Utah.
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Utah State University • Logan, UT
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2014)
• 1/16/2012
"A friendly learning environment with solid programs. Not too big, and not too expensive!"
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It's a fun place to be if you want to avoid a very big university, but still have a solid Computer Science program. I might transfer to a big engineering school or something, but it's at least a fantastic place to start. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | At it's heart an agricultural school, but it's hard to go wrong for CS in Utah. They have a very well-developed program and great staff in their CS department. |
| Program Quality | 9 | Fantastic CS program, good classes. Just starting out on a degree after spending a couple of years in the field, and even though I'm currently taking entry level courses, I'm having a blast. |
| Instruction | 8 | Very good lectures so far, with professors and instructors keeping close tabs on the feedback of their students. Information is very relevant to the field, and presented well. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The workload for CS classes isn't negligible, with frequent reading, worksheets, programming projects, etc. Completely appropriate, but challenging at times. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | So far there's been a solid emphasis on getting hands on experience, which is fairly critical for a CS program in my opinion. Plenty of programming projects and lab experience. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | It's not a huge school, so for many classes there's only going to be one or two sessions, and they'll both be during the week in the morning or afternoon. There are certainly online options, though, as well as night options for classes with more than a few sections. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | Very friendly atmosphere, with readily accessible computer labs, space to study, and easy access to professors. Additional support and tutoring is available for a good portion of the classes, especially the more difficult general education courses. |
| Social Life | 8 | There's certainly a fair bit of school spirit. We have a fairly good basket ball team right now, along with somewhat frequent social events. |
| Placement Services | 8 | I haven't used their services aside from the student job boards. I've certainly heard good things, though. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | Still attending the school, haven't participated in anything alumni related yet. However, I've found everyone I've talked to in student services to be very helpful and friendly. |
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