"Being a computer science student at TCNJ was an immensely positive experience. I grew technically, academically, professionally, and personally. I had the opportunity to interact and learn from professors and classmates who had a passion for CS and a passion for learning. TCNJ CS is a tight knit community, where students know each other well and have several classes together, and you have several opportunities to build relationships with your professors from classes to office hours, mentoring, and research opportunities. I think TCNJ CS department also does an excellent job preparing students for industry by having complete courses on professional development where you highly needed skills: resume building, technical interviewing, public speaking, and professional networking."

"Being a Computer Science student was both fun and challenging at times. It's always fun to see your projects running and work flawlessly, but it was also very challenging at times to get them to that point. As a CS student, it definitely required a decent amount of self-management to survive. You needed to be sure you spent your time well and planned ahead for whatever work was coming your way. There were certainly times when it came to a struggle, but you shouldn't be afraid to ask your professors for help. I certainly had some breaking points when it came to getting larger loads of work done, but talking it out with my professors definitely helped me to get it across the finish line."

"When I attended TCNJ, being a computer science student at TCNJ meant being one out of a handful of students, not just another face in a crowded lecture hall. I actually got to know my professors and classmates and build a support network, and the whole department earnestly wanted everyone to succeed. From drop-in peer tutoring and the tutoring center, to open office hours with professors, to resume workshops with student organizations like ACM and Digit.all, there were many resources to help students do their best at TCNJ."

"The CS Program at TCNJ not only prepared me for the technical aspects of my career, but also helped me cultivate the "soft skills" I need for presenting my work in software demos or whitepapers. As class sizes are small, it was easier to get individualized help from professors and connect with my classmates.The CS program fostered a positive, collaborative environment, and provided unique opportunities for students, such as undergraduate research."

"I am currently a grad student at Georgia Tech. The CS program at TCNJ encouraged me to consider graduate school an option after graduation. Initially, I wasn't sure what to do after graduation but the career seminar classes let me know that there were other options outside of programming that I could pursue with a CS degree. Those career seminars gave me valuable interview experience that I have used many times since I graduated."

"The CS program helped prepare me for my job through the adversity and challenges that I faced through the work loads in all my classes. Time management, planning, and preparing are definitely skills that I worked on through my time in the CS program. Always be sure you leave yourself enough time and space when working on projects. It can be very quick and easy to lose track of yourself and end up with multiple projects that require all your attention simultaneously. Make sure to look ahead at what's to come to be prepared for when things starts to get rough. All in all, these skills and more from my time at TCNJ helped me to gain more focus in my work."

"TCNJ's CS program helped me build a strong foundation of CS principles that are easily transferable to practically any technology I may need to learn on the job. Requiring internship or research experience before graduation helped push me to seek opportunities and get a better understanding of what the next step in my career might look like as well as have that experience as a talking point in job interviews."

"I believe the CS program prepared me for my job by stressing the importance of having side coding projects, doing internships/research, and participating in technical extracurriculars. Of course the knowledge you gain from the CS classes is valuable, but supplementing it with the things mentioned above will only help further prepare you."

"I'd say the student community was the most fun part of being a CS student at TCNJ. There were always ways to collaborate together and bond over interests even if you were just sitting in the computer labs. Almost everyone I met, between the labs and the classroom, I enjoyed talking to and working with during my entire college career."

"One thing that I found really great about the CS program was that if you had any topic of interest you wanted to pursue there was always a way to make that happen. Professors were always more than willing to be mentor or put you in contact with other like-minded students. The freedom and support to pursue my curiosity, was invaluable."

"It was fun to attend the 2 student-led organizations that exist for CS students at TCNJ. Those are ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and DIGIT.all (Diversity and Inclusion Group in Tech). Participating in those weekly club meetings where we hung out with other students who can relate was really enjoyable! Sometimes we would learn new topics, but most times we were truly there to make friends, eat, and take a break from classes."