The educational programs in Computer Science at the University of Illinois have historically educated some of the leaders and visionaries in the computer field, including such innovators as Ray Ozzie (Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corp., 1979 BS), Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Netscape Communications, 1993 BS), Max Levchin (co-founder, PayPal, 1997 BS), Tom Siebel (founder, Siebel Systems, 1985 MS), and Andy Yao (Professor, Stanford Univ., 2000 ACM Turing Award winner, 1975 PhD). The University also offers Master's and Ph. D. programs in Computer Science. It also offers 9 areas of reasearch. University of Illinois
In Western Illinois University, the undergraduate program in Computer Science will consist of the following core courses: Principles I and II (with the language of JAVA), Software Applications, Computer Organization, Data Structures, Automata and Computability Theory, and Software Engineering. Western’s Computer Science department offers an integrated program that will allow students to complete both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in just five years. On top of that, the School of Computer Sciences has initiated an International Scholarship Fund to help defray some of the cost of attending WIU. These scholarships are currently in the amount of $500.00.Western Illinois University