This minisymposium aims to stimulate discussions by presenting a broad range of views of the educational needs and motivations in scientific computing and computational science & engineering. We will begin with an overview of academic programs currently in place in the U.S. These range from degree programs at the undergraduate as well as graduate level, as well as certificate programs. This is followed by the point of view of the future employer of students trained in this developing field. The government labs are the largest employers of computational scientists, but the private, high-tech sector also has their special needs. We will highlight one of the Department of Energy programs to support the development of undergraduate curricula in computational science. Then we finish with a presentation on the changing nature of education for this developing field.