The University of North Carolina - Charlotte

I entered "Computer Science", because it's the closest to what I do - UNCC has a unique College of Information Technology, I think one of the few in the nation. Within this college are programs in Computer Science & Software and Information Systems. The Department of Software and Information Systems has been designated by NSA as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. They have Cyber-Defense Scholarship opportunities (partnership with the federal gov't), and have incredible faculty in this area. All in all, if you are seriously interested in IT - Charlotte is the best place in NC for sure. You have to stick it out through basic undergrad courses that can be discouraging, but hold onto your hat when you get to junior year and dig into your major!

3rd Year Male -- Class 2005

Education Quality: A+, Perceived Campus Safety: C+

This school has a lot going for it. I'm in the Business school, and the advisors are very, very accessible and helpful (don't know about the advisors in other programs). Like any university, you learn to choose your profs wisely (www.ratemyprofessor.com helps!) There are some crummy ones, like any university, but mostly good ones that really know their stuff. This isn't one of those schools that you can slack and get good grades. The dorms are among the best I've seen in the state (with the exception of the high-rises). Not a party school, though, so if that's what you're looking for... look elsewhere. But, I've met some great friends and our dorm is a friendly community. They've got really good opportunities with Charlotte businesses for internships - The best small-town colleges seem to do for interships is place an IT major at the local hardware store for a semester (happened to a friend of mine in another school that shall remain nameless...). If you're looking for a "yeeeeeeeee-hawwwww" good time school, you could probably make a better choice. But, if you want a good education at a fine school, consider Charlotte.

Male -- Class 2000

Well, come down to the bottom of it, I think personal efforts in learning is more critical than external helps. This is true with all universities. Best universities in Grad. Computer Science major have best/good students from UNCCharlotte as well. Many B.S students in Computer science from UNCCharlotte I know that went on to schools such as Berkeley, Stanford, and many others for Doctoral degrees. So, after all, it's just personal effort that counts. I had seen many many Computer Science undergrad students that are American, Indian (India), Vietnamese, African, that cheated their way thru. Many cheated on exams in Mr. Cloyd II Goodrum, Jenkins, Ms. Hinton, Dr. Jing Xiao (in Artificial Intelligence), Dr. Xintao Wu, Dr. Mostafavi, and Dr. Najarian. When it came to projects (hard/difficult), many many students cheated by pulling off from the web. If programs/projects were constantly non-repeating, I 100% believe that UNCCharlotte would be the best school in Computer Science.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2002

Scholastic Success: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F