Hello everyone.

I'm going to college this August for an Associates and then Bachelors in Computer Science with a Concentration on Software Development.

Looking through the courses they offer, it's hard to decipher exactly what I'm going to learn and for the sake of career potential, and I'm trying to find out what things I should be learning about in my spare time to compliment my coursework in college.

To start with, its Southern New Hampshire University. They said I could either get a Bachelors in CS or IT, but everything I've read online points to CS. I've read countless job posts on Indeed for Software Engineering/Development, and almost all point to CS, so I changed majors today to CS.

The problem is though, I also compiled a list of no less than 100 common skills/expertise that jobs report looking for; I've come to understand that breaking it down, they are different programming languages, frameworks, APIs, certifications, proficiency in variants of Java or Javascript like Vue.js and scripting languages, etc.

Since this degree is Computer Science and not specifically for Software Engineering, I'm not sure what I need to compliment my learning with during my 4 years of college. I want to make sure I'm fully rounded for the highest chance of success when I finish college, and my career plan is to obtain my Associates so I can begin work, at least as an intern, to have job experience in the field and title, and start a portfolio of projects to show during interviews.

So where should I start? With wanting to jump-start my career with an Associates in CS while continuing to earn my Bachelors, what terms and things should I start researching now? Databases? Algorithms? If you started all over again and your plan was mine, how would you structure your learning path so you would be ready to start at a company when you obtained your Associates?

I look forward to hearing from all of you, and thank you in advance for helping me succeed.

Thank you,
Patrick