Computer Science Online, B.S.

The Computer Science Online program creates distinctive, meaningful pathways for integrating academic preparation with the hands-on knowledge and skills that will set you apart in the job market.

Educational Objectives

Our fully online, 24-month program is an ideal degree-completion model for transfer-ready working professionals or students who prefer online learning to earn a powerful degree and prepare for success in a way that works best for them.

Our opportunities for paid instructional student assistants will position you to get paid to help and tutor lower-grade students, while also further developing your hands-on experience and collaborating with professors.

Our comprehensive portfolio and capstone project will highlight your accomplishments and further set you apart in the eyes of top graduate programs and leading employers in the technology sector.

For information on courses, please visit the Program Catalog.

Our location on the central coast of Monterey Bay has allowed us to develop strong relationships and partnerships with impressive local and regional institutions, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). As a student in the program, you may engage in mentored capstone projects through MBARI on topics like ocean floor mapping, whale sound recognition, and expedition database modification.

And our location just an hour from Silicon Valley means you’ll benefit from frequent workshops, internship opportunities, and guest speakers from some of the most innovative tech companies in the world.

The program is highly focused on social inequality and injustice, and our students regularly engage in service-learning opportunities to deepen their understanding of social, cultural, and civic aspects related to personal and professional identities.

Some of our service activities include refurbishing computers and making them available for low-income families for almost no cost, teaching community members how to use software to bridge the digital divide for underprivileged communities, creating digital marketing and ecommerce sites for small businesses and local farmers, and helping local schools secure and stabilize their computing networks.