College enrollment in computer science, engineering on the rise

Relief may be finally on the way for engineering-starved employers.

For the first time since the dot-com bust, there is a jump in the number of undergraduate computer-science majors. New enrollment in North American computer science and engineering programs rose 8% during the 2007-08 school year from the year before, according to a report released Tuesday by the Computing Research Association, a trade group for about 200 university computing departments. It is the first increase since 2002.

By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY

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