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The Computer Science field offers some of the best-rated job opportunities. They're among the highest paid, most highly satisfying jobs on the market. Computer Science positions are also projected to be the highest growth area through 2014.
Growth rates for computer science jobs have solidly exceeded the rate in which jobs are outsourced overseas; and employment in the field has exceeded the dot-com boom. A severe shortage of computer science graduates looms.
Most information technology jobs involve working with people to understand their needs, help them solve problems and provide them with tools to improve their lives. At Fort Lewis College, you can earn a degree in Computer Science with an emphasis on Computer Science or on Information Systems.
Why study at Fort Lewis College? You'll learn more than technical skills. Leadership skills, unique experiences and life-long friendships come with the package. You'll learn communication and critical thinking, which will help you succeed after graduation and throughout your career.
We offer small classes taught by experienced faculty and not graduate students. We also have labs that use the latest computer technology. Yahoo ranks Fort Lewis ninth in the nation among most wired small colleges.
You'll participate in field experience and research that larger universities set aside only for their graduate students. Your undergraduate research project can lead to publication and presentation opportunities. That will benefit you if you're thinking about graduate school.
Our graduates have found themselves in some of the most well-regarded computer science graduate programs at leading universities. But if you are planning to enter the job market, local companies and large multinational firms such as IBM and BP come to Fort Lewis to recruit our students.
To learn more, contact our faculty.
Plan to major in computer science? By graduation, you'll be in demand by employers. At Fort Lewis, you'll take part in field experience and research that larger universities set aside for their graduate students.