Computer Programming major/not gaming??? What's it like at RIT?

<p>OK guys, applied to RIT for computer science but not interested in gaming. Software, programming etc is what I want. I hear so much about the gaming aspect of the school but not much else. How are the co-ops for programming? How about the job search? I am going to need more info to choose between Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Maryland College Park and Drexel. Any feedback?</p>

<p>I would like to know also. My daughter applied to both Georgia Tech and RIT, but she really liked RIT after visiting and likes the stuff she reads on their website, but we don’t really know much about it.</p>

<p>My own D is a freshman in a liberal arts program, but her roommate is a Computer Science major. The roommate seems to be happy with the program and amount of support. I know it’s one of the 5-year programs so must include a co-op.
There are 2 other moms of RIT freshman on CC, but I don’t remember their students’ majors. @oldmom4896 and @crowlady do you have any info on the computer science majors?</p>

<p>No, my daughter is a bio science major (pre-med) in the College of Health Science and Technology. Her roommate is a museum studies major.</p>

<p>My son is in game development so I don’t know as much about the CS program. I do know that there is a “Computer Science House” which a LOT of students want live in (see <a href=“http://www.csh.rit.edu/”>Computer Science House). Apparently they have a lot of gear and connections to major companies so it is great for networking. I’ve also run into a few software applications written by RIT students. It seems that if they students don’t like the tools they are supposed to use on campus they build their own. For example, there’s a Schedule Maker. So it seems like there’s a lot of opportunity even outside games. See <a href=“Computer Science House”>Computer Science House; . </p>

<p>My son got accepted to Universityof Maryland’s Computer Science, and I believe it is an excellent program for pure CS. Much more theoretical than RIT, likely more opportunity to work with world-class researchers. One of his good friends chose that program and has already travelled to Canada for a college hackathon league, which UMD is usually top of the rankings.</p>

<p>My S was a game design major also, so I can’t comment specifically on computer science, but the opportunities for jobs in his major have been good. Many of his friends have landed jobs with major companies. There are job fairs twice a year for networking with employers. I would think that success would extend to all the computer sciences, you can ask RIT what graduates are doing now. I agree with crowlady that it is not geared toward the theoretical or world-class research. RIT’s focus is more on practical skills and being employable, from what I have seen. That appealed to my S. He completed all his classes without doing co-op (studied abroad in the summer instead) so he is now completing his work requirements so he can officially graduate. He has a permanent job that he will stay with after graduation.</p>