I studied at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and was forced to take a COBOL class. Anyone in the Computer Information Systems emphasis was required to t

I studied at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and was forced to take a COBOL class. Anyone in the Computer Information Systems emphasis was required to take several COBOL-centric classes. A few classmates went on to write COBOL on the job and they were definitely getting higher offers than the rest of us looking for "cool" jobs. On the other hand, the only COBOL shop in town pays meager wages and is considered to be the place where your career goes to ddie.