Good point. I think it is pretty common for schools (particularly community colleges or regional universities that primarily serve commuters) to offer programs

Good point. I think it is pretty common for schools (particularly community colleges or regional universities that primarily serve commuters) to offer programs in "Information Technology," but these may be substantially less rigorous than what might be required for a career as a programmer. It would be great to have more programs to serve the gap between IT and academic, research-focused CS. Right now this seems to be filled by master's degrees that come after a CS education and focus on pre-professional skills (based on the resumes I see).