UW-W MCS AWARDS

The Legend Continues...

The Management Computer Systems (MCS) program at UW-Whitewater has been ranked #1 four-year computing degree program in the United States and Canada eight times by the

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)

and its

Foundation for Information Technology Education.

AITPis one of the world's largest computing societies. The highly coveted ranking is based largely upon employer perceptions of a program's graduates.

In 1984, AITP (then called DPMA) inaugurated a series of awards to honor outstanding educational achievements in industry and academia. One of these awards is presented annually to the top ranked four year computing degree in North America as chosen by a select panel of academic and industry representatives. Factors used by AITP in ranking programs for this award include:

* Curriculum Strength/Quality
* Faculty Quality/Performance
* Enrollment/Placement Achievements
* AITP Student Chapter Support
* Commitment to Information Systems Education

MCS won this award in its inaugural year of 1984 and again in 1986, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2007. No other school has won this prestigious international honor more than three times.

The MCS Program has been named a University of Wisconsin Center of Excellence. To qualify for this honor, a program must be nationally recognized as among the best in its field, make a substantial impact on the economic or cultural development of the state, region and nation, and undergo a rigorous internal and external evaluation process.