The Department of Computer Science is housed in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, one of eight colleges at RIT. The Golisano College is one of the largest and most comprehensive computing colleges in the nation. The College has garnered accolades and recognition as a premier computing education and applied research facility. Housed in a 125,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art building, the College showcases cutting-edge innovation and world-class faculty who are passionate about their work.
The department offers degree programs at both the bachelor's and master's levels. Our BS program has been nationally accredited since 1989 by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. We enroll more than 700 undergraduate and more than 150 graduate students. The Department's mission is to provide students and faculty with an open environment that fosters professional and personal growth. We are committed to preparing our students for successful careers in the computing professions through flexible programs of study that can be adapted to support individual career goals.
The department’s more than 25 full-time faculty are dedicated to teaching, applied research, and professional development. Most have significant industrial experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. Faculty interests and expertise covers a wide spectrum of areas within the field of computing, ranging from theoretical to the practical. There are many opportunities for students to work with our faculty on cutting edge research activities as projects or independent study work.
Our state-of-the-art lab facilities consist of over 120 workstations, and more than a dozen servers running Solaris™, Linux, Windows©, and Mac OS X. Specialty labs support the needs of students interested in gaming, robotics, networking, computer theory, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and pattern recognition. Our computing facilities provide the power that students need to learn and develop new technology.
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