Fewer Students Seek Computer Degrees - 05/29/05

Fewer Students Seek Computer Degrees - 05/29/05

The number of undergraduates signing up for computer degrees is falling fast, making IBM Corp. and other tech companies worry that there soon won’t be enough skilled U.S. workers to meet demand.

New enrollment in North American computer science and engineering programs has dropped four years straight, falling 10 percent during the 2003-04 school year from the year before, says the Computing Research Association, a trade group for computer professors.

“During the dot-com boom, everybody saw computer science as the best major for making lots of money when they got out,” said Martha Pollack, who chairs the University of Michigan’s computer science and engineering division. “Now a lot of students are being scared off by all the media attention on outsourcing.”

30 May, 2005 |

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