About Computer Science at Lafayette

Our society's dependence on computers is ever-growing. As the nature of industry, education, and lifestyles in this emerging world takes form, there has been an increased emphasis and need to understand computers' role as problem-solving machines. Computer science - that is, the study of algorithms and their implementations - remains one of the key fields upon which this exciting future will be constructed.

The intellectual challenge of a new science is one of the reasons that computer science has generated so much excitement. New ideas are constantly being explored, new tools being developed, and new questions being asked. Although - and because - society increasingly rests upon a computer-oriented keystone, computer science itself is a vital, fresh and new field. Over 99% of the computer scientists who have ever lived are still alive today!

Indeed, the industrial reliance on computer scientists is unceasing, and the need for innovative approaches to new problems has never been greater. Likewise, the use of computers in every day life has changed our approach to education, both from within the field and in all facets of lifelong learning. And as computing grows more embedded within our society, we can see a number shifts of in lifestyle quality and the advancement and betterment of our everyday lives.

In the Lafayette College Computer Science Department, students learn the knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in the developing technological revolution.