▁computer ▁science ▁programs ▁are ▁gar ner ing ▁interest ▁due ▁to ▁demand ▁from ▁the ▁companies ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es . ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Technology ▁Council ▁achieved ▁" main stream ing ▁Computer ▁Science " ▁in ▁high ▁schools ▁by ▁allowing ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁cred ited ▁rig orous ▁Computer ▁Science ▁courses ▁as ▁a ▁Science ▁credit ▁option . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁A ▁key ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ' ▁successful ▁te ch ▁industry ▁is ▁the ▁well - pl anned ▁Internet ▁infrastr ucture . ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁fort un ate ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁because ▁it ▁s its ▁along ▁the ▁major ▁east - west ▁Internet ▁cor rid or ▁where ▁ten ▁major ▁service ▁prov iders ▁inter connect ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁deliver ▁high - speed ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁This ▁" intern et ▁back bone " ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁aspect ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁high - tech ▁industry ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁Pro vo , ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁started ▁planning ▁a ▁fi ber - opt ic ▁Internet ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁This ▁high - speed ▁Internet ▁system ▁was ▁fund ed ▁as ▁a ▁private - public ▁partners hip ▁called ▁i Pro vo ▁and ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Google ▁F iber ▁later ▁acquired ▁i Pro vo ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁now ▁offers ▁Internet ▁spe eds ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0