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 Support Specialists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at UW Milwaukee, UW Eau Claire, Cardinal Stritch, and UW La Crosse.
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 Milwaukee Area Technical College, UW Parkside, Carroll University, and Lakeland.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Alverno and Mount Mary College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider College of Menominee Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Concordia, and Milwaukee Area Technical College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Cardinal Stritch, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Concordia, and College of Menominee Nation.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Maranatha Baptist Bible, Beloit, Marquette, and UW River Falls.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Beloit, Ripon College, Maranatha Baptist Bible, and Saint Norbert College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Wisconsin, Beloit, Marquette, and Ripon College.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Cardinal Stritch, Maranatha Baptist Bible, Mount Mary College, and Milwaukee Area Technical College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Beloit, Nicolet Area Technical College, Silver Lake College, and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
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Keiser University eCampus Online
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Wisconsin - Milwaukee • Milwaukee, WI
Studying IST - Information Science And Technology (completion in 2012)
• 9/28/2011
"In my experience, UWM is a top-notch institution. Even though it may not have the reputation, they've gone out of their way to help me succeed. And the fact that the entire IST major can be done online is incredible."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Yes! I feel like I've learned a lot and I believe that UWM has prepared me for a new career once I graduate. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | My first two years of college were completed at UW-Madison. This school had an excellent reputation for Computer and Information Science. UW-Milwaukee does not have as good of a reputation, but in my opinion I've learned more at Milwaukee than I did attending Madison. |
| Program Quality | 10 | The best thing about the IST program at UWM is that it can be completed entirely online. Before I started this program, I assumed primarily liberal arts and business degrees were available online. Learning online is a perfect match for an IST major. |
| Instruction | 8 | I've had excellent hands-on instructors that really "get" online schooling. These classes really help me prepare for a career and make me feel like I've actually learned something. However, I've also had a couple of professors who don't get very involved and used the online curriculum to have students take the lead. This is ok, but it always feels like something was missing. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Most of my classes have a lot of work, in most cases more work than I remember being required for on-site classes. However a lot of the work is easy and is designed to encourage participation. I like this format because it seems like the focus is on learning, not testing. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There is a lot of reading involved in online classes, even more than I was expecting. The trade-off is that the focus seems more on learning than testing. So we get the opportunity to put our skills to use. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | UWM not only offers all of their required classes for the IST major online, but they also have numerous electives available online so you never have to step foot on campus if you don't have to. Can't beat that. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | I can't speak much about the libraries, but they have excellent online resources. They even provide free software for IST majors (Microsoft Windows, Adobe Products, etc). My academic advisor is excellent. She responds quickly and helped me get into all the classes I needed. She even got me into a class that I needed, but was wait-listed on, before I could even contact her for help. |
| Social Life | 7 | Since I'm an off-campus student, this doesn't completely apply. However I was very surprised by the amount of socialization in the online classes. There are a variety of students taking classes online, and it's easier than I thought it would be to get to know them. |
| Placement Services | 7 | UWM has an excellent career services department and they work hard to help their students get jobs. That said, some other well-known schools may have more companies eager to hire their graduates and may not need to work as hard. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | UWM is a large university with many alumni. However, in my experience the alumni don't seem as involved as compared to other large universities I've seen. |
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