What is the difference between computer science and computer engineering?

The primary difference between computer engineers and computer scientists is that CS treats the computer as a black box that takes instructions, whereas CpE takes emphasis off of how to give more and more advanced instructions and instead gives you a perspective in which the computer is not a black box but you actually see how instructions are handled, how the system behaves and how it is actualy put together on a fundamental level. CS usually has an emphasis in software engineering. My brother has a degree in CS with emphasis on software engineering, and he works as a software engineer.

Computer science programs the computers (software). Computer engineering deals with hardware. If you want to program i.e. be a software engineer, do computer science.

Computer Science for sure always will lead to being able to be an SE. But, computer engineering can as well. It depends on the program. If you are not really interested in digital hardware/circuits at all don't even bother with it. But if you are, check the curriculum for the program. At my school, CE is still really heavy on programming, almost exactly as much as CS...some classes differ from the CS ones a bit in that they are more low-level programming(assembly, C, embedded C, etc. ...programming hardware directly or close to it). So, at my school it really doesn't matter. I saw one CE program though that seemed like 80% strictly computer architecture and didn't look like much, if, any programming... I would think that type of candidate would not be in a great position to apply to a SE position right out of school just based on school studies. So, moral of the story, CS yes, CE....depends, but don't completely rule out(some of those jobs are all programming as well, embedded type of programming...they don't just sit at a bench and solder circuits all day lol, contrary to popular belief)