Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Software Engineers For Systems
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Capital Community College, Housatonic Community College, Southern Connecticut State, and Eastern Connecticut 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 Eastern Connecticut State, University of New Haven, University of Hartford, and Western Connecticut State University.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Capital Community College, Housatonic Community College, University of Bridgeport, and Yale.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider NCCC, Capital Community College, Rensselaer Hartford Graduate Center, and Asnuntuck.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Yale, Trinity College, Fairfield, and Quinnipiac University.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Trinity College, Mitchell College, Quinnipiac University, and Eastern Connecticut State.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Yale, Trinity College, UConn, and Fairfield.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Yale, Trinity College, University of New Haven, and UConn.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Yale, Trinity College, UConn, and Fairfield.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Connecticut • Storrs, CT
Studying Computer Engineering (completion in 2008)
• 7/12/2011
"Practical training was excellent and the professors are very supportive and helpful."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I have a great working life and feel confident in my abilities and knowledge due to the education I got there. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | It's one of the top schools in New England. |
| Program Quality | 8 | Very engaging professors and lot of opportunities to interact with real industry projects. |
| Instruction | 8 | We had some guest professors that worked with the DoD, NASA, and other high performance areas where the quality of software and robustness is very critical. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The assignments provided were challenging but not impossible. We had separate modules for honors students that were at a higher ability level if you were selected for it based on grades and previous coursework. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was a great mix of theory, research, and hands on training. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 6 | Some engineering classes were not very flexible and were only offered once during the year. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | State of the art labs and other facilities. |
| Social Life | 9 | NCAA basketball champions!!! |
| Placement Services | 8 | I received my current job through a collaboration between the school and the internship program at the company. |
| Alumni Network | 4 | Not a lot of alumni outreach for students working outside of the northeast. |
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