Compare
Studying straight from school or changing career
Two programmes lead to software development, and they speak to two moments in life. One is joined straight from secondary school, full time, in a cohort. The other is organised around a job and existing commitments. Here are their real volumes, paces and fees.
Two entrances to the same trade
In initial study, the day is free: the programme fills it, the cohort moves together and projects are run as a team on site. In a career change, the programme settles around a life already full: the pace is self-directed, content opens ahead of time, and the professional experience you bring is reviewed on entry. The credential is the same, the level is the same; the learning trajectory differs.
What is assumed on each side
Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level
No technical prerequisite. You need to use a computer day to day and be willing to revisit upper-secondary mathematics: programming is taught here, logical reasoning is consolidated.
Web and Mobile Development
Basic HTML and CSS, and the logic of a programming language. The rest is acquired here, provided you write code every week.
The same level, two organisations
| Criterion | Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level | Web and Mobile Development |
|---|---|---|
| Pace | Full time | Self-paced |
| Duration | 3 years | 2 years |
| Weekly workload | 20 h per week | 20 h per week |
| Supervised hours | 1800 h | 1200 h |
| Credits | 180 credits | 120 credits |
| Fees | 5 400 000 GNF per year | 5 200 000 GNF per year |
| What is awarded | Bachelor's degree | Bachelor's degree |
Admission requirements for each
Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level
- Science or technical high school diploma, or equivalent
- Academic record for the last two years
- Remote motivation interview
Web and Mobile Development
- High school diploma or equivalent development experience
- No programming prerequisite: a levelling module is provided
- Access to a personal computer
Your decision criterion
Your days
Days entirely free: initial study makes the most of them. Days already committed: the self-paced programme fits into them.
What you bring
Professional experience counts on entry to the career-change route: it is reviewed block by block by the admissions panel.
The group you are looking for
A cohort present every day or a community reachable at any hour: both exist, and they are not lived at the same point in the week.
The points people want to check
Does my experience count at admission?
Yes. The career-change application is reviewed block by block: what you already hold is recognised and lightens the path.
Can you keep your job during the programme?
The self-paced programme is designed for it: content opens ahead of time and submissions sit where your week allows.
Is the credential identical?
Yes, for the same level and the same validated blocks. The awarded line in the table carries the same value in both columns.
How long before joining a cohort?
Entry dates are published in the admissions calendar, and the adviser tells you the next opening as soon as your file is assembled.
Explore next
- Two years or threeTwo-year or three-year programme at IHETC: credits, supervised hours, weekly workload and annual fees of two comparable management programmes, set side by side.
- One programme or two short coursesOne full IHETC programme or two short courses in sequence: duration, blocks, supervised hours, credits and cumulative fees, added up and then compared with the programme.
- Generalist or specialistGeneralist or specialist programme at IHETC: teaching blocks, supervised hours, credits, duration and fees of two management programmes at the same level.
- Computing or developmentIHETC computing programme or web and mobile development programme: teaching blocks, supervised hours, credits, pace and fees, compared to choose your way into code.
- Data science or AIIHETC data science or artificial intelligence programme: credits, supervised hours, blocks, pace and fees of both Bac+5 level programmes, compared line by line.
- Cybersecurity or networks and cloudIHETC cybersecurity or networks and cloud programme: level, duration, credits, supervised hours and fees of both engineering school programmes, compared line by line.