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Why would I care about ABET accreditation for a CS program? It's not like CS is a regulated field that requires a national standard. That would be like complain
by mbreese 14y ago
Why would I care about ABET accreditation for a CS program? It's not like CS is a regulated field that requires a national standard. That would be like complaining that a schools History department isn't accredited.
For things like medicine, professional engineering, legal, etc... I care that those degrees are from accredited programs, but not CS. What I do care about is that the school itself is accredited and legally allowed to confer degrees.
For what it's worth: CalTech does have ABET accredited programs in Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical engineering. So, they must not feel that ABET accreditation offers much for a CS program.
- sonoffett 14y agoI misread the FAQ, it's the institution and not the degree that they care is accredited. > Why would I care about ABET accreditation for a CS program? I'm not sure why someone would care (some people do though). ABET does not offer accreditation to history departments (now there's a controversial idea). I found the fact that these institutions do not have them as an interesting curiosity.
- auctiontheory 14y agoActually, both of you, it's "Caltech." One word, one capital letter. Source: www.caltech.edu