Here are just a few reasons!
- Computer science builds skills in a number of corollary areas including math, science, problem-solving, teamwork, project-based learning, creative arts, and more. As Steve Jobs famously stated, “Coding teaches you how to think.”
- Learning to computer program is just like learning a foreign language. The earlier you start, the easier it is.
- By the year 2020, there will be nearly 1 million unfilled tech jobs in the United States due to a shortage of qualified engineers.
- Computer-related occupations make up over 60% of projected new job positions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
- Computer programming teaches skills that are instantly relevant in today’s job market.
- Computing powers nearly every industry from education to farming, from law to business, and from construction to medicine.
- Computer engineering jobs rank among the highest-paying for new graduates.
- Coding is the newest liberal art. (Liberal arts were traditionally designed to prepare individuals for civic life and to help students understand the world around them. It is only a matter of time before it is included in core curricula).