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Computer Science, a popular college major, has one of the highest unemployment rates (www.newsweek.com)
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Published earlier this year, but still relevant.

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[–] Yaztromo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Coding trade schools effectively exist already — diploma granting Community Colleges exist for this reason. Here’s one, for example.

But that’s not a University. We shouldn’t change the role of a University to match that of a diploma-awarding Community College. Challenging employers to see such students as being as useful hires compared to a University educated developer is likely a different story, however.