<p>I am new to the community here and I had a few questions to ask. I attend a College in the CUNY system which offers a program in Computer Science which is not accredited, how important is accreditation? I am aware that US Patents and Trademark Office requires CS programs to be accredited, but should I be worried? Should I attend CITY COLLEGE and complete my BS in CS there instead? Is the CS program at City College any good?</p>
<p>Also, I am interested in EE, I was wondering which degree is more versatile. I have a passion for both and I am wondering if you guys can assist in me and making up my mind.</p>
<p>Also, how serious is outsourcing for CS majors? Is this really a threat? </p>
<p>CS accredited is not important for CS at all.</p>
<p>I am a CCNY student as a matter of fact. The program is fair. The advantage of being in CCNY is the fact that the school has an engineering school. You can get a similar education (CS) at QC or Hunter or a few other senior CUNY.</p>
<p>If you are interested in both EE and CS, I would recommend taking CpE major (computer engineering).</p>
<p>US Patent — I wouldn’t even worry about that for now.</p>
<p>Jwxie,
Thanks for your response. What’s your major? If I may ask.</p>
<p>The thing about CpE is that I have heard it’s half of CS plus half of EE which means you don’t really get a complete taste of either major. I currently have a 3.9 GPA which means getting into the GSOE shouldn’t be a problem but what’s sort of bothering me right now is the whole ‘accreditation’ thing. I spoke to the CS department at CCNY and they took pride in being accredited and how important it is.</p>
<p>How do you compare EE vs CS? I have read all the other threads on here but I still have a few questions to ask. Living in New York, which of the two have better career prospects?</p>
<p>I enjoy CS but the whole notion of ‘out-sourcing’ is what’s scaring me. Also, If I attend CCNY won’t I have a better chance in finding an internship when compared to the senior Liberal Arts colleges that offer a CS program? Won’t more Tech companies visit CCNY for CS?</p>
<p>There’s TONS of jobs for CS. For than what meets demand. Basic programming is what’s being outsourced from what I’ve heard. Everything else is still done in the good ol’ U.S. of A.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you heard that information but it’s wrong. EE and CmpE degrees are almost identical. The difference between CmpE & EE is that CmpE has a few required classes that are electives for EE majors. CS and CmpE are VERY different majors. The only similarities are a couple of programming classes and any kind of circuits/EE courses a CS majors takes. I’m of course talking about a standard curriculum here. You can always branch out with your electives to make them more CS favorable but that doesn’t make up for the fact that a CmpE degree is primarily based on the device physics of analog and digital circuits.</p>
<p>*I would like to add that I have heard 1 or 2 people (on this board) express that their experience with CmpE was as you described, a 50/50 split, but this isn’t the norm and I have no idea what school they attended.</p>
<p>For someone who is interested in Database, Software Engineering, Network Adminstrator what would you prefer? Cs or CompE? Also which degree is more valuable and has better job prospects?</p>
<p>Almost all job postings say “BS IN CS” when it comes to the Computer field.</p>