<p>Hi, I've been attending a community college in Illinois and I am wondering if I decide to either go to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana or University of Illinois-at Chicago will it matter in being hired at tech companies? I know U of I's Computer Science program is more rigorous and looked better upon but University of Illinois-at Chicago also has a well respected program and has access to everything that Chicago can offer. Do you think it really matters where you go between these two schools? UIC is also more affordable compared to U of I's tuition.</p>
<p>UIUC will likely attract more out of area companies to its career center. If you attend UIC, you may have to be more aggressive and finding and applying to out of area companies if you are interested in them (though being in Chicago can be helpful for recruiting by local companies).</p>