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 CNM.
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 New Mexico State and Eastern New Mexico University.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Northern New Mexico College, New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico State, and CNM.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider San Juan College, New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico Junior College, and Eastern New Mexico University.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of College of Santa Fe, Navajo Technical College, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, and New Mexico Junior College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Navajo Technical College, New Mexico Tech, and Eastern New Mexico University.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at New Mexico Tech.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Navajo Technical College, New Mexico Tech, Western New Mexico University, and New Mexico State.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
New Mexico State University • Las Cruces, NM
Studying Business Computer Systems (completion in 2001)
• 10/16/2011
"Just read my preceding comments."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Yes, just read my answers! |
| Program Reputation | 7 | Most companies in the Southwest actively sought BCS/MIS students from NMSU because they were impressed overall with the base skill set the major provided. |
| Program Quality | 10 | The Systems Analysis class is what helped me make the decision to become an analyst/consultant. The entire BCS program at the time gave me all of the necessary skills I needed for my career. |
| Instruction | 10 | Every professor in the BCS school was fabulous. All had real world experience and doctorates. It provided a "best of both worlds" perspective. |
| How Difficult | 8 | I worked hard so it may have seemed easier to me than it really was. There were others in my class who struggled, and I don't think I'm the smartest chap in the world. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was a perfect blend. Like I said before, professors had the advantage of real-world experience and academic experience, so they knew exactly how to hone their curriculum to prepare us for the job market. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | I was able to wait tables 30 hours a week, go to the gym almost 2 hours a day, and still have time to study well enough to get A's. I even attended parties once or twice a week. None of this could have been possible without the amount of classes available and the flexible hours. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Many high tech labs on campus, all of the professors made themselves available to meet with students in private, many facilities where student teams and groups could organize, and a centralized student community (even off campus) created an environment where getting what one needed to perform their tasks was easy. |
| Social Life | 10 | I loved every aspect of student life at NMSU, even with a crappy football team. |
| Placement Services | 10 | It was very good. Even while the Tech bomb exploded I was still able to interview with several major companies, and even progress to second and third interviews. It wasn't the school's fault that everyone went on a hiring freeze that Spring. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I haven't spoken to anyone from NMSU since I left in terms of networking. |
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