Please note:
This program is no longer accepting new applicants. If you are currently enrolled in the program, please contact an
OntarioLearn Team Member about plans for completion.
About the program
You'll also explore data science principles, methods and techniques for complex problem solving in order to facilitate better business decisions. You will learn from experienced industry professionals who are experts in the data science field and working in various industries.
With a growing demand for skilled professionals who can gather and analyze small to large amounts of data, this program will prepare you to offer effective strategies for company growth and guide business strategies based on data analysis. You'll develop fundamental statistical and programming skills.
This program helps to prepare you to take the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®)* Certification exam.
The curriculum includes:
- The fundamentals of data science and predictive modeling
- Advanced statistical concepts
- The application of tools and technologies related to data mining and analysis
- Impactful strategies for presentation of data and outcomes
If you're organized, analytical and detailed-oriented this program might be right for you. - For more information about becoming a Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) Professional, go to www.certifiedanalytics.org
Program information
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older
Admission procedures
- Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form.
- Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.
Graduate opportunities
Program outcomes
- Develop data models and data acquisition plans based on an analysis of business requirements and problems
- Assess datasets to identify patterns that will serve as the basis for building analytics models to solve real world problems.
- Analyze data using statistical methods to answer a research question related to a business problem.
- Process and store large data sets using appropriate big data tools.
- Produce professional data reports and presentations using advanced data and statistics visualization tools.
Program related resources
Program contact
- OntarioLearn Team Member
- OntarioLearn@conestogac.on.ca
Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.
Spring registration: Opens March 17, 2025
Disclaimer
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.