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What Colleges graduate the best JAVA Developers?

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by daniel.reynolds

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I've been tasked to answer the hypothetical question of "Which colleges and/or universities graduate the best Java Developers?" I would think a school that trains primarily using JAVA would be a better source than one who only offers classes in JAVA, but primarily uses, for example C++.
The assumption is that our customers require our employees to have college degrees before they will take them.
Thoughts?

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by older mycroft

[b][u]Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence[/b][/u]

So why are you asking for thoughts?

WE can't 'surmise' for you.

by jamesrl

You assume too much. You might find a junior college that only teaches Java, versus a place like MIT or Stanford that teach many languages. So don't assume that speciality means excellence. It doesn't

I don't know who your customers are - are you recruiters? For full time? or Contract?

In my experience on both sides of the fence, if you want a contractor, you hire for current skill set and academics matter less. If you hire full time employees, people like to see a degree, but it doesn't always have to be 100% relevant. If you exclude people who graduated before JAVA existed and who learned JAVA later, you could be excluding some great talents.

James

by daniel.reynolds

Thank you James.
For my little research project I am to assume that a 4 year degree is required. I understand that a self-taught genius would be a better programmer than a kid who barely slid by from a diploma mill.
The purpose, as I understand it, is to develop potential full-time employees, as interns(?) a year before before they graduate.
So where does one look for a pool of potential candidates who meet the basic criteria - 4-year degree and JAVA experience while not having graduated yet?

by jamesrl

In Canada, the University of Waterloo has regular and co-op programs, and the co-op grads are highly sought after by major companies including Microsoft. They do one 4 months term at school, one at work, and so on and their work terms are graded too. The co-op grads have more experience and more to offer.

James

by kerry.millen

The request is so generic and littered with so many unknowns, just respond with any college or university name and challenge someone to conclusively disprove you.

You win by knowing the answer; you win by not being able to be disproved.

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