Missouri Computer Training Schools

Computer and IT job and education opportunities are booming in Missouri, where the best of technology and business converge. In the four largest urban areas--St.

Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia--a collection of on-campus and online technology and computer training programs cater to a variety of professions.

Missouri offers high school graduates and mid-career changers the ideal locale for learning and working. The St. Louis Journal, citing a report by the American Legislative Exchange Council, ranks Missouri's economy as 17th best in the nation. And Business Xpansion Journal describes the state's highly diversified economy as driven by life sciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. Also, Business Facilities gives Missouri high marks in biotechnology strength. Major employers include information-technology consulting firm Asynchrony Solutions, Fortune 500 company Charter Communications, information processor and computer software servicer DST Systems, and insurance automation player Duck Creek Technologies.