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Schools Concentrating On Software Engineers For Systems
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Widener University-Delaware and Wilmington University.
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 Goldey - Beacom and Delaware State.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Delaware State, Goldey - Beacom, and Widener University-Delaware.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Widener University-Delaware.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Delaware State, University of Delaware, Goldey - Beacom, and Widener University-Delaware.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Delaware State, University of Delaware, and Goldey - Beacom.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Delaware.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Delaware State and University of Delaware.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Delaware State, University of Delaware, Widener University-Delaware, and Delaware Tech - Owens.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of Delaware • Newark, DE
Studying Computer Science (completion in 1998)
• 8/5/2011
"It helped provide the basis for the career I wanted to embark on. I have no specific loyalty or nostalgia for it, though; I tended to view it as a long-term training facility rather than some significant era in my life."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | Tough to say, since I don't have knowledge or experience of the other schools in the region. If I had to guess, I'd guess that they all have fairly similar pros and cons. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Haven't heard from or talked to recent attendees. I would assume it's more focused on web-based technologies now, but it's otherwise pretty similar. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Basic concepts were taught well and well-equipped facilities were available. Instruction seemed to be geared toward work in an academic environment though, and more emphasis could have been placed on "real world" programming issues/processes - structured team development processes, for instance, or QA processes. |
| Instruction | 7 | Instruction was in-depth and very useful in terms of the sheer technical aspects of writing code. Where it lacked in preparing students for IT careers was in the sort of "real world" processes mentioned above; there was also too little focus on systems/technologies that were in widespread business use at the time (i.e. C++ programming in UNIX is nice, but there were a lot more open positions for people who could build MS Windows applications.) |
| How Difficult | 5 | My experience with this is different from most peoples as most of my college career was spent taking one or two night classes a semester while working full time. I never felt overwhelmed by the workload. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Every class required a textbook, but at least in the programming courses we seldom used them for more than reference. All significant graded assignments were hands-on programming projects. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | As mentioned above, I was able to get my degree mostly part-time through night classes. I did have to go for a BA instead of a BS because the science lab courses required for the BS weren't available on my schedule. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | There were always adequate facilities/access to get work done, plus opportunities to work on some (for the time) high powered workstations. Professors were usually available by e-mail for questions. |
| Social Life | 7 | Since I lived off campus and went mostly part time, I had little social interaction in terms of campus events. I did make some friends that I'm still in touch with now, though. |
| Placement Services | 3 | Don't even know if such services are/were available. If they were, they didn't do a good job of getting the word out while I was there. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I get mail from the alumni association on a regular basis but I throw it out. No real interest in participating. |
University Of Delaware • Newark, DE
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2008)
• 1/6/2012
"I did good job leaving school and got the education I needed. I enjoyed my time there and also made many lasting friends."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It worked for me so it hopefully would work for them. It also had an in-state tuition which helped keep debt down. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I believe it's about average. I don't often see it on any of the top lists, but most of the graduates had jobs out of college. |
| Program Quality | 8 | It provided me with the necessary skills to succeed in my current job. The professors were always available and helpful and continued to be so after graduation. |
| Instruction | 9 | They were willing to accommodate abnormal schedules as well as course loads. Always available even outside of office hours if necessary. |
| How Difficult | 7 | It wasn't terribly difficult because and required little work outside of the normal assignments. But the assignments themselves weren't always easy and could be very hard for those without the right thought process. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | My major is difficult to do without mostly hands-on. It had books, but they were mostly just references. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | They had multiple sections for almost every class, and there was little difficulty getting into more full classes. They also had two summer sessions and one winter session. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | They had multiple labs for doing work and provided decent support. They also had the ability to provide more specialized resources for personal use. |
| Social Life | 8 | Medium-large school with lots of sports available. Lots of activities made readily available to students even for starting up new groups. |
| Placement Services | 6 | They had a career center with people to help find resources and help with resume. But it did not have many partnerships with companies or job fairs. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | Nothing spectacular. They request money every few months and send mass mailings every 3-4 months with events for the season. But none of the events are usually anything interesting. |
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