(Pre-apologzing): Not sure what the best way is to go about doing stuff (double major question)

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I already apologized in the title of the forum post:

I definitely want to go into the Computer Science/Information Technology MANUFACTURING (apology for not mentioning that exactly) field. I also want to go in to the Semiconductor/Electronics manufacturing fields.

In the Information technology (IT) degree/diploma program; it doesn’t require enough math knowledge for what i want to do (many people would agree with me). As all business owners for my intentions all have dual degrees/college diplomas.

For most people; I know that transferring directly from a CC for a Computer Science Program for a Bachelor’s is waaayyy too difficult. That’s why I want to go for a (different, insert ONE below programs here) program first. At the University I will transfer to with a (definite) minor in Computer Science.

Here is a (full-length, yes) list of all my options on what to do (not much time left until I successfully get caught up course wise at the CC I go to): (NOT LISTED IN ORDER OF DIPLOMA PREFERENCE) (AGAIN; NOT LISTED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE)

My career intention is to open an IT/computer MANUFACTURING company (NOT JUST SOFTWARE, ALSO HARDWARE/COMPONENTS). That’s the reason for the below things. i know exactly what i want to do, I just don’t know the best way to go about it.

Major in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering (LS06/LSC1 degree audit); After I earn AS Associate’s diploma; Transfer to:

Choice option 1: SUNY Polytechnic Institute for Nanoscale Engineering, emphasis on semiconductors manufacturing

Choice option 2: SUNY Stony Brook University/Drexel University: Materials Science & Engineering (same emphasis)(semiconductors)

Major in Engineering Science - Electrical at the CC (EN05 on the degree audit); After I earn Associate’s diploma; transfer;

RIT - Microelectronics Engineering (MicroE) (hard program)

Drexel University/RPI (Troy/Albany area)/Case Western Reserve University (electrical engineering, emphasis on semiconductors)

Major in Information Technology (IT01):

Transfer to Rennselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for IT & Web Science (ITWS Program) or RIT for Information Science + Technology (IST Program)

The only reason why I keep changing my mind is because of possibilities of job placement/starting salaries. EE/Micro/NanoE (kind of) has less chances for a job offer than IT/CS (computer science). ChemE/Chemistry/NanoE/MSE (materials engineering) is rapidly growing (multiple sources say when compared to electrical engineering).

I’m running out of time to decide what to do on a program. I’m in the STEM school at the CC I go to already (the first step towards what I want to do).

I should hit my desired degree program (unofficially) in the coming Fall '16 semester. I will have to (OFFICIALLY) change from Liberal Arts STEM to something (OFFICIAL) in the Spring '17 semester. I need to know the best way to go about this fast (as in ASAP).

Thanks again!!

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You are asking a very specific question and your best bet is to talk to the faculty at MCC… I know for a fact that the head of the engineering program at MCC is a valuable resourse.

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I would reject one of your original premises that transferring from a cc into a baccalaureate CS program is too difficult. Students at my cc (http://www.everettcc.edu/programs/math-science/physical/engineering/) do it all the time. Taking the classes to prepare for a CS Bachelor’s degree is not going to be any more difficult than pursuing a transfer degree in Chemistry or Engineering. I’m not sure which of the options you outline would be the best preparation for developing a computer manufacturing facility, but I don’t think the IT option or the Chemistry option would be the best choices.

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Wouldn’t nanoE (nanoscale engineering) also be a viable option? I mean, I need the cleanroom experience for what I want to do with programming (obviously). Just wondering if NanoE is a viable alternative to EE/MicroE.