{"id":154812,"date":"2024-10-21T14:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=154812"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:29:47","slug":"wright-state-dean-talks-to-dayton-daily-news-about-growing-demand-for-computer-science-graduates-in-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/21\/wright-state-dean-talks-to-dayton-daily-news-about-growing-demand-for-computer-science-graduates-in-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State dean talks to Dayton Daily News about growing demand for computer science graduates in Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/06\/24\/wright-states-graduate-engineering-programs-ranked-as-among-the-best-in-nation-by-u-s-news-for-2024\/cecs_7_best-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-151130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-151130 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2024\/06\/CECS_7_Best-2024-260x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a>Darryl Ahner, Ph.D., dean of Wright State University&#8217;s College of Engineering and Computer Science, talked to the Dayton Daily News about why more students are enrolling in computer science programs at Dayton-area universities.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Wright State found computer science was the second-most popular major for first-time students in the fall of 2024, with 140 students, just behind nursing, which enrolled 363 first-time students.<\/p>\n<p>Ahner told the Dayton Daily News that Wright State engineering and computer science students tend to end up working in one of three types of jobs: working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, working for defense contractors or working for any other type of company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is just the mechanical system anymore, it\u2019s all internet of things,\u201d he said. \u201cEverything\u2019s connected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everything, from the F-35 plane to the data that companies collect to better see who their customers are involves some type of coding and computer science, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said even with artificial intelligence able to write code, it\u2019s still going to be a field that people need to be involved in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outlook is going to be really, really strong,\u201d Ahner said.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/local\/demand-for-computer-science-graduates-growing-in-ohio\/VYCJTNF3Y5GLFM32X3JIDFTSEU\">daytondailynews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darryl Ahner, Ph.D., dean of Wright State University&#8217;s College of Engineering and Computer Science, talked to the Dayton Daily News about why more students are enrolling in computer science programs at Dayton-area universities. 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