The Computer Science Department endeavors to equip the students with a foundational understanding of the theories and practice of computing, the capability of effective problem solving based on the solid foundational understanding, and a holistic integration of faith and learning into their perspective of computing to impact the world for Christ.
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Computer Science employment trends: Computer Science (CS) jobs are among the highest paid, highest satisfaction jobs of the projected highest growth jobs through 2014. Growth rates for CS jobs have solidly exceeded the outsourcing rate and employment has exceeded the dot-com boom. See the following statistics:
- Fact sheet compiled by Dr. Neller of Gettysburg College
- Future job markets (see Chart 7 in it) compiled by U.S. Department of Labor
- Best jobs in America: CNN Money.com
Computer Science and Careers
There is a wide range of possibilities for computer science graduates. We have alumni working for Boeing, Northrop, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, business corporations, engineering companies, hospitals, and missionary organizations such as Mission Aviation Fellowsip and Wycliffe Translators. Many alumni serve as information technology staff, providing system administration, networking, hardware, and software support. Others are programmers, developing web portals and E-commerce applications connecting web interfaces to database systems, conducting data analysis and scienticfic computing, developing programs for linguistic analysis, designing and implementing computer games, and so forth. We also have graduates going to graduate programs of schools such as University of Southern California, UC Davis, and UC Irvine.
