What kinds of jobs are there for people with computing degrees?
For a person with a bachelors degree in computer science or information systems, there is a rich assortment of job opportunities. Recent graduates of Calvin’s Department of Computer Science have taken jobs in: • network engineering • systems and website administration • software design and development • systems analysis • computer education and support Also, a number of Calvin graduates have gone on to study at excellent graduate schools, including Michigan, MIT, Purdue Stanford, Texas, and Wisconsin. News media have reported that the market for computing-related jobs has cooled off, which has led many prospective students away from computing as a major in college. This is unfortunate because according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more computing-related jobs today than there were in 1999 (at the height of the dot-com boom) and this is likely to remain true for the foreseeable future. We are experiencing this first-hand: each month, companies send our department job and
