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U.S. students shun computer sciences OFFSHORING MAKES TECH CAREER LOOK RISKY By Karl Schoenberger Mercury News Undergraduates in U.S. universities are starting to abandon their studies in computer technology and engineering amid widespread worries about the accelerating pace of offshoring by high-technology employers. A new study, to be published in May, shows there was a dramatic drop-off of enrollment in those fields last year -- 19 percent -- and some educators warn about the potential consequences for America's global competitiveness. Enrollment in undergraduate computer-science courses continued to grow after the collapse of the dot-com bubble until the sharp decline in...

Fearing job losses due to outsourcing, undergraduates in the US have begun to abandon their studies in computer technology and engineering, says a new study. Conducted by the Washington-based Computing Research Association, the study will be published in May. It shows there is a dramatic drop-off in the enrolment of the two subjects - 19 per cent - even as some educators warn about the potential consequences for America's global competitiveness. Enrolment in undergraduate computer-science courses continued to grow after the collapse of the dotcom bubble until the sharp decline in the 2002-03 academic year, according to the study. Many...

Undergraduates in U.S. universities are starting to abandon their studies in computer technology and engineering amid widespread worries about the accelerating pace of offshoring by high-technology employers. A new study, to be published in May, shows there was a dramatic drop-off of enrollment in those fields last year -- 19 percent -- and some educators warn about the potential consequences for America's global competitiveness.

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