Carrie George

Carrie George is the Computing Research Association expert interviewed by Stephanie Hughes in Fewer students are enrolling in computer science classes and majors. In the Marketplace Tech episode, she explains why U.S. computing enrollment has fallen unevenly across subfields.

George’s main contribution to the wiki is the distinction between traditional computing enrollment and specialized computing demand. She says computer science, software engineering, and information systems are down, while computer engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and AI-related programs are stable or growing. She also connects enrollment shifts to student awareness of weak job outcomes, AI anxiety, international-student declines, and long-term research capacity.

Connections

• Marketplace Tech and Stephanie Hughes - show and interviewer context.
• Computing Research Association - George’s organization in the source.
• [[NationalStudentClearinghouseResearchCenter|National Student Clearinghouse Research Center]] - enrollment data source discussed in the episode.
• Computing Enrollment Decline and Computing Research Pipeline - main concepts she helps define.
• College Major Choice, Tech Hiring Stabilization, and AI Programming Engine Shift - broader education and labor-market context.