Our graduates have been very successful:

• Our recent Computer Science and Computer Science / Mathematics graduates have secured positions in a variety of areas including software engineering, software development, programming, database, information technology, and web site design and development. Their employers include: Federal Express, Harris Corporation, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lockheed Martin Corporation, MidAmerica Administrative & Retirement Solutions, Inc., and Publix Corporation.
• Our recent Mathematics graduates have secured positions in a variety of areas including actuarial, analysis, engineering, teaching. Their employers include: Cogistics Inc. (Lakeland, FL), DMA Engineering Inc. (Lakeland, FL), Lockheed Martin (Orlando, FL), NASA (Houston, TX), Polk County Schools (FL), United Space Alliance (Cape Canaveral, FL), U.S. Government Dept of Navy (VA), and Wakely Actuarial Services, Inc. (Palm Harbor, FL).
• Our students have secured prestigious internships, including NASA (Kennedy Space Center, FL), Lockheed Martin (Orlando, FL), Lockheed Martin (MacDill Air Force Base, FL), City of Lakeland (FL), and TTI Telecom (Atlanta, GA).

Our recent graduates have been accepted into graduate programs including Vanderbilt, Indiana University, University of Florida, and University of South Florida.

Most employers value the logical thinking and problem solving skills a degree in computer science or mathematics provides. Graduates with degrees in Computer Science and/or Mathematics are in demand in a variety of environments in academia, research, industry, government, private, and business organizations. Many jobs involve working in teams. Work may include mathematical modeling, analyzing problems for solutions, formulating and testing mathematical or computational algorithms, using advanced communications or multi-media equipment, or working in product development.

Occupational Areas of High Demand:

Quotes from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition concerning job outlook for Computer and Mathematical occupations projected to be in high demand:

• Actuaries: "Employment of actuaries is expected to increase by about 24 percent over the 2006-16 period, which is much faster than the average for all other occupations ... Job opportunities should remain good for those who qualify, because the stringent qualifying examination system restricts the number of candidates"
• Computer Scientists and Database Administrators: “Computer scientists and database administrators are projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the next decade. Strong employment growth combined with a limited supply of qualified workers will result in excellent employment prospects for this occupation and a high demand for their skills. The computer scientists and database administrators occupation is expected to grow 37 percent from 2006 to 2016, much faster than average for all occupations.”
• Computer Software Engineers: "Computer software engineers are one of the occupations projected to grow the fastest and add the most new jobs over the 2006-16 decade. Excellent job prospects are expected for applicants with at least bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science and with practical work experience ... Employment of computer software engineers is projected to increase by 38 percent over the 2006 to 2016 period, which is much faster than the average for all occupations."
• Computer Systems Analysts: "Employment of computer systems analysts is expected to grow by 29 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations."
• Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators: "Employment of network and computer systems administrators is expected to increase by 27 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations."

Computer Science Careers:

• Information Technology: Develop and manage information systems that support a business or organization.

• Software Engineering: Develop and apply processes and procedures to produce software systems on time, within budget, and with few or no defects.

• Software Development and Programming: Design and/or develop software for specific purposes in other fields such as: business systems, games, robotic software, education, or medicine.

• Business analyst or requirements analyst: Work closely with a variety of people in an organization to understand the organization's business processes and data and reporting needs. Work with the business units and the IT staff to design systems to meet the organization's needs.

• Database Analyst and Database Administrator: Analyze and model data and processes. Design and manage databases to support efficient data storage and retrieval.

• Testing: Develop and implement tests to determine the quality of software and computing systems.

• Technical support: Provide user and system support. Provide technical training.

Mathematics Careers:

• Education: There are many jobs available in education for math graduates. High schools are constantly looking for qualified math teachers. With a graduate degree in mathematics, you could teach at a college level.

• Actuary: Actuaries work in applied mathematics. They determine risks for insurance companies, design pension funds, and solve other problems for businesses.

• Statistician: Statisticians design experiments and collect and analyze data from experiments. Any organization or business that conducts experiments or interprets data may need the services of a statistician.

• Bio-statistician: A bio-statistician is a statistician who specializes in pharmaceutical or medical research, including drug testing, disease control, or bio-informatics.

• Operations Research Analyst: Operations analysts study the way organizations run with the goal of making them more cost effective. Since organizations constantly strive to be more cost effective, these analysts will always be needed.

• Environmental Mathematician: Some of these mathematicians work with teams of scientists to help clean up uncontrolled or abandoned places where hazardous material has been stored. Others mathematically model the outcomes of natural disasters to help people prepare for them. Environmental mathematics is a way to help mankind and the environment through mathematics.

• Cryptologist: The study of codes has always been important to national security. Many mathematicians get jobs encrypting and decrypting codes for government agencies such as the military and the National Security Agency.

• Accountant: Accountants use a great deal of both mathematics and economics in their work.