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Q. Does anyone recommend who I should go to for a Computer Degree in Engineering or Science? I would like to be able to do this at home on the net or Software.

A. -Computer Science at a distance: http://members.home.net/mcqueary/distance.htm -Computer science is probably the most discussed topic here. To get a wide range of answers at length, please go to www.deja.com and search alt.education.distance with the keyword of "computer science". You'll find all you want and probably more. Better yet, invest a few dollars into John Bear's book, Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally. The similar-in-content books by Marcie Thorson or the one published by Petersen are also good. That being said, the short answer to your question is that there are only 3-4 true nonresident Computer Science programs available through DL. (Note that I am addressing DL or distance learning programs instead of confining my discussion to online programs only.) My personal favorite is a new one presented by Florida State University, although it appears that you've missed the application deadline already. Go to the following URL for details. (Deja.com will have details on the rest of the DL CS programs.) http://connected2.fsu.edu/2+2/default.html If you can accept a degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS) instead, you will have many more programs to choose from. My favorites are University of Maryland University College (www.umuc.edu),City University (www.cityu.edu), and Regents College (www.regents.edu). There are many more described in one of the resources I mentioned above. Computer Engineering is a whole different animal. As I understand it, a computer engineering major is basically an electrical engineering curriculum with a few classes on computer design thrown in. At the University of Texas - Austin (my local university), the difference between the two is in the electives you take. Undergraduate engineering programs through DL are a rarity, and I do not know of a single regionally accredited undergraduate program. Kind of makes sense... How would you do the labs, after all? There is a Engineering Technology degree offered by Grantham, although it is DETC accredited, which may limit career and graduate school prospects. This is not really my area of knowledge, so I'll let you peruse Deja.com for any relevant information. How best you proceed from here is contingent on your financial and time requirements. Some schools are more expensive than others; others can be quite cheap with all of the testing out options they carry. Some run on a continuous enrollment cycle; others abide by a strict semester schedule. There's lots of choices out there that can meet your needs - you just have to identiy one and run with it.

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