What’s Your Next Connection?
Each CCC program gives you a unique way to code, analyze or simulate the future. From full-stack software to data-driven discovery and high-performance modeling, pick the toolkit you want to master.
Chart your own path through computing.
From your very first algorithm to boundary‑pushing research, Vanderbilt lets computing grow with your curiosity. Pick a focused major or add a tech‑powered lens to any discipline. Each pathway flexes around your goals and the questions you want to answer. Scan the cards below to find the option that sparks your next breakthrough.
Explore Our Computing Pathways
Computer Science (B.S.)
Gain a rigorous foundation in computing theory and software development that readies you for impactful careers or graduate study, while emphasizing ethical judgment, teamwork, and effective communication in solving complex real‑world problems.
Computer Science (Minor)
Blend scientific and engineering principles with hands‑on coding to master efficient algorithms, computational theory, and the practical skills needed to tackle intellectually challenging computing projects in any discipline.
Data Science (Minor)
Immerse yourself in programming, statistics, machine learning, visualization, and data ethics . Skills that prepare you for advanced research, civic engagement, and data‑driven careers in every sector.
Scientific Computing (Minor)
Develop high‑level simulation and modeling expertise to analyze systems too costly, risky, or complex for direct experimentation, empowering you to tackle interdisciplinary challenges in science and engineering.
Interdisciplinary Wins
Vanderbilt researchers get top honors
At the recent 16th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS), Vanderbilt researchers received top honors including Best Paper, Best Artifact, and Best Poster awards.
Vanderbilt hosts inaugural ‘Global Good’ hackathon focused on social impact
The hackathon was designed to empower students from diverse backgrounds, bringing together members of organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers, ColorStack, and Women in Computing.
Researchers use AI to help revolutionize public transportation in mid-sized cities
Vanderbilt researchers, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, are using AI to improve transportation access and viability in mid-sized cities like Chattanooga.
CS Immersion Showcase
Pick your car and race around campus with Google Earth Kart, a video game developed by students in the web development senior project design class in computer science.
Why CCC for Undergraduate Studies?
Computing powers every discipline, Vanderbilt powers your trajectory. Leverage Nashville’s innovation ecosystem, cross-campus collaborations, and resources that scale your research from idea to impact.
With Vanderbilt’s ‘dare to grow’ spirit, the College of Connected Computing has everything it needs to become a technology destination for the world’s brightest scholars, the most influential companies and the boldest innovators of our time.
Who Will I Learn From?
Learn from faculty pushing the frontiers of systems, AI/ML, medical imaging, visualization and more. Jump into their courses, design projects, and undergraduate research programs to turn classroom curiosity into real‑world impact.
How Will CCC Turn Ambition into Action?
Submit your Vanderbilt application today and join a connected community where code, data and discovery power every major. CCC lets you major in your passion while mastering the algorithms shaping tomorrow.
What’s Your Next Connection?
Join a cohort that codes, analyzes and creates across every Vanderbilt discipline. Fall 2026 seats are limited, see the deadlines below and everything else you need to know.