Computer Science Major Is Cool Again

摘要

The number of computer science majors enrolled at U.S. universities increased for the first time in six years, according to a Computing Research Association study released last week. The Taulbee Study found that the number of undergraduates signed up as computer science majors rose 8.1% in 2008.Total enrollment in computer science classes - including majors and pre-majors - was up 6.2%. U.S. tech industry heavyweights, computer science educators and CIOs hailed the news as a sign that IT is becoming more popular with teens. "We've been seeing the number of computer science majors going down, and we've been partnering with universities to try to reverse that and get more high school students interested in the field," saysYvonne Agyei,director of talent and outreach programs in Google's People Operations Department. "We're really excited to hear that the trend is going in the opposite direction."