What would be a good alternative to a Computer Science Degree?

BNWilliams007
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:35:47 +0000

Hello, I graduated from a 4-year university back in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration; Information Systems. And after going through 4 years of a job rut, I’ve been thinking of going back to school to follow my childhood dreams of developing video games. When I was still an undergraduate in college, I was originally working toward a Computer Science degree but due to personal issues, I switched over to Business. Now that I’m older and am in a much better state of mind, I want to return to school and get a second bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. The problem though is that a lot of the colleges near me aren’t offering Computer Science as a second bachelor’s program because the major is so impacted. And another issue is the lack of financial aid that I’ll receive because I already have a bachelor’s degree. My plan is to enroll in my local community college this year and get my associates in Math and Computer Science (consisting of classes in Physics, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, C++ Programming), then next year I would like to transfer to a 4-year university to get my bachelor’s in Computer Science, but due to the lack of financial aid and second bachelor’s programs, I may not be able to do this.

I have considered going to coding bootcamps after community college instead of transferring to a 4-year university, but is it realistic to find a job in the video game industry after graduating from a coding bootcamp? I’d assume that a Computer Science degree would look more competitive and more well rounded since there’s more to Computer Science than just coding right? Would it also be realistic to get a job in the video games industry with a bachelor’s in Business and two associates in Computer Science and Mathematics alone? Thank you for your time.