What is your major? If you want to work at Facebook, you’ll need to major in computer science.
For several years, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted that computer science and other software-oriented jobs will dominate the top 10 jobs list in the United States. We are now seeing the reality of those predictions and they are even better than expected, even during what is a tough economy for other majors on the College of Charleston campus.
Computer Science at the College of Charleston has 229 majors as of July 2011, up from 68 in 2006. In the last year alone, the enrollment into Computer Programming I is up approximately 25% over Fall 2010.
Senior exit data from computer science majors in May 2011 indicate that job offers and starting salaries have never been hotter in Charleston and around the country. Computer Science majors at the College of Charleston now work at many companies including Blackbaud, Benefit Focus, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Automated Trading Desk, eThority and hundreds of other amazing companies. Many graduates also have excellent career positions in the Department of Defense and other national security agencies.
A recent article in the Software Development Times describes well how software development is a cross-cutting competency applicable to all industries (and governments) and it not pegged to any particular industry. Reference: http://www.sdtimes.com/link/35710
The Computer Science department offers four distinct programs: Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Discovery Informatics and Computing in the Arts.
