I actually have a visa for studying in Ohio, but that is regular computer science. Here I'm studying Game Design which is more awesome. Which is why I have difficulty deciding which to take.
Do they teach you more than just game design?
Seems computer science would be a more needed skill.
THE BEST METHOD to run PSX games (and everything else for that matter) is via Retroarch - http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/
If you have any questions on how to set it up on Windows please feel free to ask, its very easy.