03-29-2015, 09:42 AM
Not sure if this answers your question, or if you only care about getting credits but most low tier colleges generally have garbage curricula when it comes to computer science stuff. This is where free MOOCs like EdX, Coursera, Udacity, and Udemy are superior to traditional institutions. You can learn a lot of material on your own through MOOCs - better than what would be offered at a community college or average to low tier college where the instructors may teach outdated methodologies or concepts. Look into Harvard's CS50x Intro to Computer Science course where you do use C, but get an overview of programming languages like python, javascript, ruby, and so forth. It's an extremely popular course and it's a 1st year course taken by CS major and non-CS majors alike. If you do want to make a career out of computer science know that you can and probably should teach a lot of it on your own and that the CS field is a very lucrative one given the tremendous shortage of qualified programmers and developers.
Also, if you're looking to get a CS degree - there are better institutions to do it i.e. Harvard Extension or Oregon State University.
Keep in mind that in CS, a good institution will teach you quality and relevant engineering concepts something that the more established and known programs have a reputation for.
You can, however, teach a lot on your own: $200K for a computer science degree? Or these free online classes? | InfoWorld
and here's a good list of courses that can fill different requirements.
If you want to work in a place like Silicon Valley, you don't need a college degree to make a starting salary that is over $100,000 a year, and there are bootcamps (hackreactor.com or appacademy.com or theodinproject.com) that teach you the practical technical skills that companies want. A bachelor's degree does not typically do that and you'll need to develop your own portfolio/side learning to become a good programmer or developer.
The nice thing about CS is that the field cares about proficiency than where you went. If you know how to do something you'll get a good job that pays well - and they are proving that you don't need a bachelor's degree to be successful and where you may likely not be so with low return on investment for 95% of college degrees. Indeed, they are showing BS is truly BS in all sense of the word.
Also, if you're looking to get a CS degree - there are better institutions to do it i.e. Harvard Extension or Oregon State University.
Keep in mind that in CS, a good institution will teach you quality and relevant engineering concepts something that the more established and known programs have a reputation for.
You can, however, teach a lot on your own: $200K for a computer science degree? Or these free online classes? | InfoWorld
and here's a good list of courses that can fill different requirements.
If you want to work in a place like Silicon Valley, you don't need a college degree to make a starting salary that is over $100,000 a year, and there are bootcamps (hackreactor.com or appacademy.com or theodinproject.com) that teach you the practical technical skills that companies want. A bachelor's degree does not typically do that and you'll need to develop your own portfolio/side learning to become a good programmer or developer.
The nice thing about CS is that the field cares about proficiency than where you went. If you know how to do something you'll get a good job that pays well - and they are proving that you don't need a bachelor's degree to be successful and where you may likely not be so with low return on investment for 95% of college degrees. Indeed, they are showing BS is truly BS in all sense of the word.