<p>
You start getting clear answers around here, let the mods know, we don’t want that kind of behavior around here.</p>
<p>
They are accredited by ABET-CAC, as of 1990.</p>
<p>
By the numbers, most college hires at large international companies come from schools at which those companies don’t actively recruit. Of course, your odds may improve by going to a school recruiters visit… but it’s not a deal-breaker, or really all that big of a deal at all.</p>
<p>
Any particular reason for going to Alabama? Full ride? If so, that’s a good reason.</p>
<p>
Your degree is ABET-CAC accredited, Alabama is regionally accredited, they have an ACM chapter in good standing, professors actively publish research in CS, etc., etc. If you demonstrate that you’re smarter than the average bear, you have nothing to worry about. In fact, if you’re better than the average CS student they admit, then you’ll have comparatively better opportunities there to shine. If you’re worse than the average student there, you’d probably be in even worse shape at a place with better students. Graduates from Alabama get jobs at any (tech) company you can name. Seriously.</p>
<p>
It very well may make a difference for your first job. The odds of this decrease drastically if you’re talking about only tech companies for jobs writing software. The odds go down further if you already have internship/co-op experience and/or have interesting projects on your resume. Between work, undergraduate research, open-source projects and blowing the curriculum out of the water, you can write your own ticket in the industry (right now… things may be different in years to come).</p>
<p>
Consult the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook. In short: excellent, and they show no signs of becoming bad anytime soon.</p>