The Data Science Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for today’s data-driven world. The program is designed to enhance career opportunities in data science areas, including data and system analysis, data science research, business analytics, data engineering, database administration, statistical assistance, software engineering, and management. The core sequence covers data science foundational concepts, core programming practices, database management and an introduction to version control software. Skills mastered in this sequence of courses can be a first step toward a career in data science.

Certificate of Achievement Requirements

Complete all Department Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better. Candidates for a Certificate of Achievement are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.

1. Apply foundational data science concepts including computing summary statistics, creating data visualizations, simulating experiments, and probability concepts.
2. Use foundational programming concepts to explore and analyze real-world datasets using problem decomposition, and code design strategies.
3. Design, create, query, and manage databases for analytic processing using SQL.
4. Understand and employ proper version-control configuration and operations using a version control system such as Git.
5. Understand limitations and issues surrounding data analysis in terms of bias, ethics, establishing causality and privacy.

Make an appointment with your SBCC academic counselor through Starfish to create a Student Education Plan that reflects a recommended course sequence for this program that is tailored to your individual needs.

How to schedule an Academic Counseling appointment.