May 27, 2005

Student Interest in Computer Science Plummets

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Technology companies struggle to fill vacant positions

Table: The rise and fall in the number of students majoring in computer science

Forum: Join an online discussion about the shortage of students majoring in computer science and how to generate more interest in the field.

Students once saw computer-science classes as their ticket to wealth. Now, as more technology jobs are outsourced to other countries, such classes

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