If you’ve been paying attention to the global economy over the past
decade, you know that computer science skills are in high demand.
According to this infographic from the New Jersey Institute of Tech-
nology, 150,000 new computing jobs will open in the United States
every year over the next 20 years. And yet, by 2020, U.S. colleges and
universities will be turning out about a million fewer computer science
graduates than are needed to fill those jobs. Why the shortfall? You
can see a few of the reasons in the excerpt of the infographic below.
More important, what can be done about it? The infographic suggests a
few ways you can take action at your school, including implementing com-
puter science classes, allowing them to count toward graduation, making
them accessible to all, and improving teacher professional development.
See the complete infographic: computerscience.online.njit.edu/us-stem-initiative
This is an excerpt from the infographic “Why the US STEM Initiative Shouldn’t Overlook Computer Science,”
created by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which offers an online master’s degree in computer science.
You can find a collection of ed tech infographics from around the web on ISTE’s Pinterest page ( pinterest.com/istepinterest).
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