<p>I'm an international student and I plan on applying to a couple of lac's because of the low student teacher ratio, small class rooms and intimate environment but mainly because they offer more aid to internationals. I plan on majoring in cs and there aren't any ranking for cs programs offered at liberal arts colleges. could anyone tell me which ones are the best ones for cs. I can't get into any of the ivy leagues and I may have a shot at one of the top 10 lac's</p>
<p>anybody? :/</p>
<p>Carleton, Grinnell and Williams. Do a google search on this topic, and you will find:</p>
<p><a href=“Liberal arts colleges with good computer science programs - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1391336-liberal-arts-colleges-with-good-computer-science-programs-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Swarthmore and Harvey Mudd</p>
<p>You’re welcome, glad I could help!</p>
<p>thankyou ormdad and singermom4. Would you guys happen to know about the CS program at any of the following schools:
Wesleyan, Lehigh, Lafayette, Bucknell, Vassar, Haverford</p>
<p>Look in the course catalogs for course offerings, and look in the schedules to see how frequently each course is offered. You generally want all or at least most of the following advanced undergraduate CS courses available (course organization may vary somewhat in terms of how topics are arranged in courses):</p>
<p>algorithms and complexity
theory of computation, languages, and automata
operating systems
compilers
databases
networks
security and cryptography
software engineering or project course or projects in other courses
hardware courses like computer architecture
electives of your interest (artificial intelligence and graphics are popular ones)</p>
<p>It is also desirable for the curriculum to include experience using different computer languages as appropriate for the topic. Some schools include experience in various computer languages in the introductory sequence, while others wait until later for a programming languages course.</p>
<p>I know that all six have “respected” programs, but are not considered among the best options out there.</p>
<p>My Daughter intends to major in CS and we considered all of these schools, but have ruled most of them out for culture fit. Wesleyan, Vassar and Haverford are on the ultra-liberal side; Lehigh, Lafayette, Bucknell are too “fratty”.</p>
<p>It is hard to say what the best programs are out of these six, you’ll probably do fine in industry coming out of any of these schools. I feel it’s more important to focus on the school that you think is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>Lehigh has an excellent business and computer science program. </p>
<p>thanks ucbalumunus, I’ll go to their respective websites and check them out. thankyou for the help ormdad and singermom4. The thing that worries me about going to a liberal arts college for a CS major is that, if I’ll be able to land a respectable job once I finish my bachelors or not. If you could please give your opinion on it, ormdad and singermom4. I’m stuck betweeen public universities and liberal arts colleges for a CS degree. Public universities have more reputable CS programs but liberal arts colleges offer better aid to internationals.</p>
<p>I would see if the LAC has a good internship program and has a record of placing most of the students in internships. Lehigh is on your list but not an LAC and they have one of the highest ROI according to Payscale. I have no personal link to Lehigh - my son is also applying to this school which is why I have researched it further. </p>
<p>If you don’t have a shot at the Ivies, you are going to have a tough time getting into some of the LACs listed here. Swat, Mudd, and Williams are all going to be extremely difficult to get into.</p>
<p>thanks singermom4 for your opinion. i’ll makw sure of it and last time I checked, Lehigh was a LAC. intparent, i do not have much of a chance at an ivy league. So I guess, I wouldn’t have much of a chance at a premier LAC</p>
<p>If you are an international student, you need to consider how choice of school affects job opportunities in your country of citizenship or residency. It is more difficult to get a job in the US without US citizenship or permanent residency, because many employers do not want to deal with work visa issues.</p>