Help with college decisions [engineering or computer science]

coolguy40
Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:30:56 +0000

Hardworkinggirl1:

Total costs in order – ASU after scholarship ~38k, Stony Brook after scholarship ~42k, Bloomington ~49k after scholarship, Virginia tech ~58k, Univ of Pittsburgh ~62k.

Computer programmer here. I can tell you it’s not worth spending 2-3 times the tuition to go out of state. Computer “tech” degrees are ridiculously employable. After about 2-3 years experience, employers don’t even ask where you went to school.