<p>One big difference between engineering and computer science is that there are a lot of variations on the computer science degree. Some computer science programs could better be described as CIS degrees. There may be some CS programs that are more computer tech than computer science.</p>
<p>There are lots of part-time CS programs around and some of these are an order of magnitude easier than typical undergraduate day programs. At some universities, their day program won’t accept transfer credits from their evening programs. Evening programs tend to focus more on skills useful in the current job market making the education ideal for adults in the workforce adding to their skills or looking to change industries. Full-time programs tend to focus more on theory, as well as practice. Day programs can have five to ten times as much homework as evening programs as professors understand that adult students have a lot of other responsibilities besides classes.</p>
<p>I don’t think that the situation is the same in engineering.</p>