Interest in Computer Careers Declines

With fears of unemployment and outsourcing looming, enrollment in computer science programs has declined at schools across the nation. This comes at a time when the Labor Department projects that the number of jobs for computer software engineers will grow 46 percent from 2002 to 2012, leading to fears that there will be a shortage of qualified domestic tech workers. See "Tech Bust Zaps Interest in Computer Careers" at  http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-grads20jul20,1,927425.story.

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