Colleges Take a Byte of Apple

February 5th, 2009

Windows PCs have dominated the market for decades, but Macs have been invading college campuses thanks to a hip image, better spyware reputation, and preferred provider agreements with many colleges. Despite this, Macs get the snub from most computer science departments — where PC-centric programming and courses continue to reign supreme.

But that’s starting to change.

The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) just announced that it will be offering a series of Apple-geared classes so that students can learn how to use, maintain, and update computers that use Mac OS X. The news comes just in time too! At the end of January, Veritude, a staffing service provider, released a new report on IT hiring trends for the coming year; according to their data, 17 percent of employers are looking to hire Mac developers — a 12 percent increase from the last survey they conducted.

So while the economy may not be greatest right now, the job outlook for Apple gurus is starting to ripen up.

– Genevieve M. Blaber

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