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Why pursue a computer science degree in Chicago at North Central College?

Pursuing higher education in computer science offers students many exciting and rewarding career options from software engineering to computer engineering. A graduate student with a computer science degree from North Central College is in demand from employers familiar with the high quality of our computer science program and our graduates. By choosing a computer science degree in Chicago, graduate students are thoroughly grounded in both the theory and practice of the field. With our degree program, our students will possess a broad set of skills in information systems and programming languages that stems from a well-rounded education from North Central College.

You can also:

• Engage in prestigious, paid internships or co-ops, working side-by-side with professionals while you complete your computer science major.
• Participate in co-curricular activities related to computing and engineering, where you can work on various projects related to the area of your interest.
• Study abroad for periods ranging from a few weeks to a year and still graduate in just four years.
• Work with faculty members on research projects.
• Be a part of North Central’s Summer Undergraduate Research Colloquium or Rall Symposium and present your findings at local, regional, or national undergraduate research conferences.

Since 1861, North Central has been a place where new ideas lead to unlimited possibilities. We’re an independent college dedicated to the power of the liberal arts and sciences to transform students into leaders both in their careers and communities. Our nearly 3,000 students study across more than 65 undergraduate and graduate programs, with their education, made richer by supportive faculty and staff, world-class facilities, and countless opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.

A College on the move

Building on the foundation of more than 150 years of excellence, North Central continues to grow with numerous new facilities, programs, and initiatives in the works.

The College opened with 40 students in a single two-story building in Plainfield, Illinois. Since then we’ve changed names twice (to North-Western, then North Central), moved once (from Plainfield to Naperville), and grown steadily (to about 3,000 students).

Over the years, thousands of dedicated students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends have helped us thrive through the toughest challenges – wars, economic crises, social upheavals, and more – and build a future brilliant with hope and promise.

We’ve met the changing needs of students from Civil War veterans to millennial entrepreneurs. And we’ve always stayed true to our heritage of moral courage and forward-thinking.

Today we’re a top-ranked private comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences. U.S. News & World Report counts us among “America’s Best Colleges,” one of the top six schools in the Midwest for a “strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” Students choose from more than 55 undergraduate majors and five graduate program areas.

Although the College originally discouraged organized athletics as a distraction from weightier matters, our 26 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division III make our athletic department the largest in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). North Central is proud of its 32 team national championships and 123 individual national champions.

Though affiliated with the United Methodist Church, we welcome and encourage students and staff of all faiths. We are thoughtfully expanding our academic programs to respond to the needs of our ever-changing world, recently adding Middle Eastern and North African Studies, along with Arabic. And we’re transforming our facilities – most dramatically with a new interdisciplinary Science Center located at the corner of Brainard Street and Van Buren Avenue.

It’s been an amazing 150+ years. But it’s clear that the best is yet to come!