AP/CNN: Computer Science School Breaks with Tradition

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"Northface charges $60,000 tuition for an intensive 28-month bachelor's degree in computer science. The school is backed by IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and Unisys Corp., which have donated software, development tools and training regimens.

"The school's prime sponsor is IBM, which, like the other sponsors, expects to hire some grads. IBM wants to counter Microsoft's market dominance and educate more grads in IBM-written applications for Linux and other open-source systems..."

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