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October 20, 2025
LANSING – Michigan schools are working to expand their computer science programs to meet job market needs and a new state law.
Michigan Department of Education (MDE) officials at this month's State Board of Education meeting shared the growing importance of computer science courses in the state’s high schools and how schools, the department and state lawmakers are responding.
“A computer science course teaches students to think logically and solve problems innovatively. It helps students enhance their learning from algorithms to artificial intelligence,” said Interim State Superintendent Dr. Sue C. Carnell. “Michigan high schools are responding, although we need to continue to work to expand opportunities to students in all high schools. Offering computer science programs in high school contributes to two goals in Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, to expand secondary learning opportunities for all students and to increase the percentage of all students who graduate from high school.”
MDE officials pointed to data that show some of the most in-demand careers need employees with computer science skills.
“If we are preparing our students for the world beyond, we must recognize the career pathways that many of our students will be encountering,” said Cheryl Wilson, computer science education consultant for the MDE Office of Evaluation, Systems and Technology.
The fastest-growing jobs are Big Data specialists, fintech engineers who specialize in software and technology for the financial industry, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning specialists, and software application developers, Wilson said. That’s according to the 2025 Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forumand Michigan’s Hot 50 Job Outlook by the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, she said. A Source World Economic Forum survey of companies found that analytical thinking, technological literacy and AI and Big Data were three of the four top skills prioritized by companies in today’s job market.
School districts and the department are preparing for a new state law that requires public high schools to have at least one computer science class by the 2027-28 school year.
She said as of the 2023-24 school year, 54% of Michigan’s public high schools offered foundational computer science, up from 37% in the 2019-20 school year. The State Legislature also has funded increased computer science course access to students and professional development for teachers.
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