Lack of students seeking computer science degrees
Filed in archive Engineering Programs by mstandaert on May 02, 2005
Reported by CNET
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) shows a significant drop in the number of college freshmen in the United States who say they plan to major in computer science. The CRA looked at data from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles and found that between fall of 2000 and fall of 2004, interest in computer science fell by more than 60 percent and is now 70 percent below its all-time high. Interest among women has fallen even further, said the CRA, dropping 80 percent since 1998 and 93 percent since 1982. The CRA also conducted surveys of higher education institutions and came up with similar results. The report goes on to suggest that the United States will have difficulty meeting the demand for IT workers in coming years, increasing the gap with
countries including India and China that are producing larger numbers of computer science graduates. "Freshmen interest levels at any given point have been an accurate
predictor of trends in the number of degrees granted four to five years later," according to the report.More at the Engineering News Network.
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) shows a significant drop in the number of college freshmen in the United States who say they plan to major in computer science. The CRA looked at data from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles and found that between fall of 2000 and fall of 2004, interest in computer science fell by more than 60 percent and is now 70 percent below its all-time high. Interest among women has fallen even further, said the CRA, dropping 80 percent since 1998 and 93 percent since 1982. The CRA also conducted surveys of higher education institutions and came up with similar results. The report goes on to suggest that the United States will have difficulty meeting the demand for IT workers in coming years, increasing the gap with
countries including India and China that are producing larger numbers of computer science graduates. "Freshmen interest levels at any given point have been an accurate
predictor of trends in the number of degrees granted four to five years later," according to the report.More at the Engineering News Network. Permalink: Lack of students seeking computer science degrees
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