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 Bryant.
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 Rhode Island College and URI.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Rhode Island College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Roger Williams University, Bryant, URI, and Rhode Island College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Bryant, Roger Williams University, URI, and Rhode Island College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Bryant.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Bryant.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Roger Williams University, Rhode Island College, URI, and Bryant.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Bryant University • Smithfield, RI
Studying Management Information Systems (completion in 1991)
• 9/15/2011
"I had a great experience there both academically and socially. While the school has changed a lot since I left, I would recommend it if someone could afford the tuition."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | If you want a purely technical path to computer programming career, then I can't recommend the school. But if you want more of a blend of programming and business analysis and want to be a leader, then definitely. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I am not sure what the reputation is today. At the time I was in school it wasn't the predominant course of study. I don't see it highlighted in the alumni material I receive so I am not sure if the course of study still exists. |
| Program Quality | 7 | It did an excellent job going beyond technical training and taught the programming in a business context. It prepared me well for my first job out of college. |
| Instruction | 7 | I was able to learn basic structured programming techniques that I still rely on today. The instruction was challenging and appropriate for college-age students. |
| How Difficult | 6 | I remember the workload to be appropriate to be able to balance other classes and maintain a healthy college social life. The work came easy to me, though not for the entire class. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Computer programming is naturally a hands-on experience. We had a very good mix of lecture and labs. Most other business courses were purely lecture-based. Electives like sciences or writing had a good balance of lecture vs. hands-on practical exercises. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | I did take an evening class and recall being able to manipulate schedules to have times and days that worked best for me. Sometimes, it depended on the class. Some classes had multiple offerings so you could be flexible, but if it was a class that had only a single time option for it for then you needed to work around that. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | For my concentration, the computer labs were the most important. Being a business school, they had a good computer lab, but not the best like a more technical school would have. But I was never unable to find a needed resource. Sometimes the computers wouldn't be available and I would have to wait or come back and try again. |
| Social Life | 7 | The school had plenty of social opportunities. I limited myself for various reasons, but the social environment at the school really helped me grow up and be ready for the world after college. |
| Placement Services | 9 | The school routinely attracted companies who would interview on site for new hires. I was able to obtain an internship between my junior and senior years which led to a permanent position after graduation. It gave me experience in interviewing while on campus. I look back and really appreciate that opportunity. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | The school does a great job of publishing material to highlight the alumni network that exists across the country. While I don't take advantage of it now, I know it's there if there is a time in my career that I need it. |
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