How Important is a Well-Known CS Degree?

syynnapse asks: "I've been interested in computer science since my mother taught me how to program in QBASIC when I was eleven, and I've wanted to be a developer ever since I learned C++ in AP Computer Science while in high-school. Now I'm in my sophomore year of college studying CS at a state university that isn't particularly known for its CS program, but I'm quite happy and personally think I'm learning plenty. My father thinks otherwise, and the deadline for transferring successfully is approaching quickly. What chance do I have in the real world with a not-so-prestigious degree? Am I likely to be learning what's important? Am I looking at a series of awful jobs if I don't transfer?"

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Re:What of College vs Uni in Canada

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In college you can learn MS Excel, and MS Word, Visual Basic, etc. In university, you will learn a programming lang such as Java or C++, and you will learn theory such as data structures, algorithms, etc at a more mathematical level. This type of analysis is important if you want to be a good computer designer.

Wow... you explained my experience exactly. I've learned more after college just researching things by myself. I am also going to University now part time to get the analysis and mathematical background. I don't want to be a code monkey forever.