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We are a friendly, collegial, student-centric department committed to educational excellence in a personal environment. Excellent lab facilities enable students and faculty to utilize current technologies in the classroom and research. Our students engage in extracurricular activities that enrich their learning experience and offer opportunities to interact with peers. Our Faculty and Staff are dedicated to preparing our students for successful careers, life-long learning, and citizenship. We have:

  • Friendly and supportive community of Faculty, Staff, and Students
  • Highly qualified faculty with diverse academic and industry backgrounds
  • Small class sizes (typically around 10 students) allow for personal interaction and attention
  • Excellent lab facilities with 24/7 access and campus-wide wireless network
  • Specialized labs for student use (robotics, systems & networking, Beowulf, etc.)
  • Multiple platforms (Unix, Windows, Mac) and programming languages
  • Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Academic Alliance member (OS and tools free to CS students)
  • computer science eXperience (csX) offers free peer tutoring and mentoring
  • Active student organizations (ACM, UPE, and CSWoW)
  • Financial aid and on-campus jobs are available for students during their studies
  • Career and internship services for students and graduates (our placement rate is near 100%)

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History

1991B.S. in Computer Science established
1995Department of Computing established from Computer Science & Mathematics faculty
1999Department of Computing becomes Department of Computer Science, reflecting a new focus in its Mission
2001Move to new facilities in the $20-million TLC building (increasing student lab space from 1 shared lab to 6 CS labs)
2002B.S. in Computer Science program accredited by CAC/ABET (accreditation action extends retroactively from 10/1/2000)
2002M.S. in Applied CS established
2006Graduate Certificates in Computing established
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University of West Georgia
1601 Maple St., Carrollton, GA 30118
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