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 Systems Managers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Santa Monica College, Pasadena City College, Berkeley City College, and Moorpark 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 San Diego State, Cal State San Marcos, Bethesda Christian, and Cal State L.A..
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Mills College, LA College International, and Humphreys.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Rio Hondo College, Cal State L.A., CSU Dominguez Hills, and UC Riverside.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Palo Verde College, Mendocino College, Brandman, and Monterey Peninsula College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of LA College International, Pomona College, Cal Tech, and Harvey Mudd.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Harvey Mudd, Pacific Union College, Claremont McKenna, and Pomona College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Cal Tech, Harvey Mudd, Pomona College, and Stanford University.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Stanford University, Cal Tech, Pomona College, and Claremont McKenna.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Cal Tech, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, and Stanford University.
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Spotlight California Schools Related to This Career
- Locations: Alhambra, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Colton, Daly City, Elk Grove, Fremont, Fresno, Irvine, Long Beach, Palmdale, Pomona, San Diego, Sherman Oaks
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Locations: Bakersfield, Beale AFB, Chula Vista, Costa Mesa, Culver City, Diamond Bar, El Centro, Elk Grove, Fairfield, Fresno, Gardena, Lancaster, Lathrop, Livermore, Los Angeles, Murrieta, Oakland, Ontario, Palm Desert, Pasadena, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento, Salida, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Marcos, Visalia, Woodland Hills
- Programs: 6 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Master
- Locations: Anaheim, Clovis, Concord, Corona, Culver City, Lathrop, Oxnard, Rancho Cordova, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Dimas, Sylmar, Torrance, West Covina
- Programs: 4 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
- Locations: Alhambra, Anaheim, Colton, Daly City, Elk Grove, Fremont, Irvine, Long Beach, Oakland, Palmdale, Pomona, San Diego, San Jose, Sherman Oaks
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Master, Post- Bachelor's Certificate
- Locations: Alameda, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Monica
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
- Locations: Riverside, San Diego
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
- Locations: San Francisco, San Jose
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Locations: National City, San Diego, San Marcos
- Programs: 6 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Master
- Locations: Anaheim
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
- Locations: Santa Rosa
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Diploma
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Study from Anywhere at Online Schools Related to This Career
- Programs: 7 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
- Programs: 4 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Programs: 20 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
- Programs: 5 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
Keiser University eCampus Online
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Studying Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (completion in 2006)
• 11/10/2011
"The lower level classes were too big. No one ever got on my case for missing lecture or recitation. Sink or swim, in that regard."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Cal has one of the best computer science programs in the country. I'd rate it below Stanford and MIT, but it's also a lot cheaper if you're in-state. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | Still one of the best in the country. Apparently Google pumped some money into the program, and they teach Hadoop and distributed processing in the first semester now. |
| Program Quality | 9 | Berkeley's CS program teaches fundamentals in Scheme. This has gone on to inform the modern languages I do in my day to day work in JavaScript and horizon languages like Scala. I really appreciate the grounding in functional programming in addition to the object oriented framework that was significantly more prevalent ten years ago. |
| Instruction | 8 | The content of the program was excellent. The lectures and teaching methodology were only on par. I learned much more on my own in the computer lab hacking away than I did at lecture. |
| How Difficult | 9 | I failed CS61A my first semester and had to retake it. Most of my computer courses involved multiple projects per semester, and I always only squeaked by to meet deadline, and sometimes not even that. Just like the real thing. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The program was more hands on than book driven. Most courses involved multiple open-ended projects that involved a lot of coding, a lot of trial-and-error. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | I took summer classes on two occasions. I never had any problem getting the classes I needed during summer session. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | Professors were accessible. Computer lab was my second home. The dorms were wired up with unmetered T1 internet access in every room. |
| Social Life | 3 | I was never really part of the social scene at Cal. In fact, it was pretty miserable. Once I moved into my own apartment out of the dorms, I stopped talking to other people on a regular basis. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I know they exist, though I didn't make use of the services myself. Not one of my friends from school found a silicon valley job, but several of my Stanford friends did... |
| Alumni Network | I don't have a lot of experience with this. I met my current business partners long after graduation in Los Angeles. I've never made use of the alumni network for employment. |
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