But he said even computer science graduates of top universities have trouble finding a job, so the courses aren't a priority at Lanxiang.

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"The thing that limits us is hiring the world's best engineers, " he says, noting that 60 percent of the students at the top U.S. computer-science departments are foreign-born.

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It turns out that jobs in health care, business and computer science rise to the top.

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And while we provide students from around the world visas to get engineering and computer science degrees at our top universities, our laws discourage them from using those skills to start a business or power a new industry right here in the United States.

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Apparently, quite a few of his best students drop computer science at A-level because top universities are still sniffy about it.

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Often he hears computer science or engineering students say that great GPAs or a top name college are the ticket to a great startup job.

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After leaving computer science, he spent years apprenticing to some of the city's top talent, including Rick Bayless.

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T. and Coursera, founded by Stanford computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, offering MOOCs taught by professors at top schools like Harvard and Stanford and lesser known institutions like the University of Maryland at College Park.

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