Not in geometry for me, but it was required in my linear algebra, discrete math and computer architecture classes, all of which were required for my CS degree.
I've found that any time you try to generalize about what is or isn't "usually" required in school, there are a lot of exceptions, to say the least. Curriculum is all over the place.
Did you go to high school last century? They're saying that there was stuff before college then. It's not clear if you're saying you didn't have this in the time period they mentioned or just giving another data point that it might have changed since then