For CS Majors, How Important Is the "Where?"

An anonymous reader writes "I'm a high school senior who is trying to pick a college to attend. I've been accepted by two comparably selective schools. One is a highly regarded tech school, and the other is a highly regarded liberal arts institution. I prefer the liberal arts college, but the computer science program is small, graduating about a dozen students a year. The course load is heavily theory based; programming languages are taught in later years. How much would the tech school vs. non tech school matter? Are CS majors from non-tech school considered inferior? What would an HR department think? What would you think if you were hiring?"

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Re:OH NOES!

[MT628496]

Now you sound like my professors. I'm perfectly capable of knowing what books to read. I love literature. I love writing. Don't assume that I don't because I don't like being told what to read and what to write about. I read for its own pleasure, and not for the purpose of becoming 'well rounded'. There is a huge difference and it seems that you haven't learned it yet.

When did colleges become trade schools?

[narcc]

If you want an Education, go to the liberal arts college. If you want Job Training, go to the tech school.

From your description, it seems you get more theory at the liberal arts college. A solid grounding in CS theory is what separates a good programmer from a great programmer.