High Intensity Computer Colleges?

JD asks: "Since I'm going to college in two years, I was wondering if there were any colleges that offer 'intensive' computer training. Most colleges offer computer programming in C++ and whatnot, but what about schools that offer programming in languages like ColdFusion, ASP, JavaScript, Java, and Perl, along with courses like system administration, unix, databases, and networking. A College that deals with all computers all the time with cutting edge machines and cutting edge topics." Sounds like a trade school. But are there trade schools that are this in depth? If so, are they exceedingly expensive?

Comments

Do you want training, or an education?

[slk]

What you mention are specific skills, not
general concepts. What you describe is training,
not an education. if all you want is training,
you would be better off with vendor classes,
and maybe community college.

An education teaches you things much more
important that the skill, language, and software
of the week. It teaches you how to think. Learning
how to think about algorithms, logic, parsing,
and other traditional computer science topics
really does help with those real world
applications.

If you learn Java, you learn Java, but if you
learn the concepts of Object Oriented design
and programming as well as the language, then
you're much better prepared when the language
of the week changes. If you take a GOOD databases
class, you will learn database concepts in such
a way that you can apply them to current and
future database systems, instead of being tied
to one system you were trained on.

Just remember, learning how to think is much
more important in the long run than learning
vendor specific skills.