CE#4: Meeting the Demands of Students and Society

In the recently published articles, " Falling Behind", by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf a new concern is being brought up with the high demand for computer scientist in the real world.
Although colleges are doing an amazing job with producing graduates with bachelor's degrees in computer science, it is still not enough to fill the demand in the work force. This causes colleges to be under constant pressure since more and more students are enrolling in computer science programs. There are other concerns such as professors don't have the necessary resources or facilities to keep up with the increasing workload and that the people who enroll on computer science programs aren't from underprivileged ethnicities. There have been of recommendation in order to fix these concerns, but it doesn't change the fact that computer science is one the most growing fields of work. Since schools can't sustain the demand, many people seek their degree from online courses.
For me this is both good and bad news because on one side I'm reassured that when I graduate from college I can obtain a job in computer science, but at the same time it isn't enough for fill the void in jobs. However I am sure that this will eventually be fixed because there is a growing population of students that want to pursue a career in computer science which will eventually fill the demand in jobs. As a student who is taking classes in preparation for a career in Web Design it helps to know that multiple colleges can provide a program to further my education, and it won't be a mediocre education.

Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/27/even-booms-student-enrollment-not-enough-degrees-keep-jobs-computer-science

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