Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Systems Analysts
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at LSU, Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Nicholls 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 LSU Alexandria, NSU, LSU Shreveport, and Louisiana Tech.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Delta School of Business and Technology.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Southern University at New Orleans, Grambling State, Southern University at Shreveport, and Nunez Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Louisiana Tech, Southern University at Shreveport, NSU, and Bossier Parish Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Tulane University of Louisiana, Grambling State, Dillard, and LSU.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Dillard, Grambling State, Tulane University of Louisiana, and Louisiana Tech.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Tulane University of Louisiana and LSU.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Tulane University of Louisiana, Grambling State, Dillard, and University of New Orleans.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Dillard, Tulane University of Louisiana, LSU Alexandria, and LSU.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Northwestern State University • Natchitoches, LA
Studying Computer Science (completion in 1999)
• 7/16/2011
"Academically and for its size, NSU is quite satisfying. Plus being a state university, tuition is affordable."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Instead of the six figures you would pay elsewhere, you get a quality education for 1/4 of that. Plus, the community is friendly and the setting picturesque. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | For those who choose NSU, they will get a quality education. However, because of its rural location, it is probably not rated very highly. |
| Program Quality | Although the work is challenging like anything it can get repetitious. Also the Defense Industry is volatile at best. | |
| Instruction | 6 | The quality of the coursework and the instructors are adequate. However, the school does not offer enough night or online courses. |
| How Difficult | 6 | Programming and Applications were the most fulfilling coursework. However, the rudimentary things like math and English were the most difficult after being away from school for years. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Even in the 90's computer lab work was essential and required. Yet the professors went over the books in depth as well. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | They do offer night and weekend classes and have several satellite locations. Yet like I pointed out earlier, night and online courses are limited. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | For its student body size, NSU has facilities and faculty that are quite good. The faculty and staff pride themselves on their friendliness and accessibility. |
| Social Life | 7 | Other than attending a couple of football games, I didn't socialize much. But from talking to on campus students, the social arena seemed to be very good. |
| Placement Services | 6 | From those I talked to, this was very good. However, I was already employed so this was not an issue. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I have never had much interaction with alumni, so I cannot give a true response to this question. |
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