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  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Information Technology",
  "id": "infotech--datacoa",
  "name": "Information Technology—Data Analytics",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "infotech",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/infotech/#datacoa",
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      "markdown": "Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information and supporting decision-making. Almost all industries examine large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other insights. This degree will start you on a path to finding the answers needed in any environment by teaching how to work with and understand the data. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
    },
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      "title": "Required Courses:",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0252",
          "title": "Excel for Business Applications",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0015",
          "title": "Business Information Systems",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0055",
          "title": "Database Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0065",
          "title": "Data Analytics/Visualization Using Tableau",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0075",
          "title": "Python for Many Uses",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "STAT C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select 6 units from the following:",
          "units": "6"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0060",
          "title": "Project Management Concepts and Software",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0080",
          "title": "IoT - Internet of Things",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0095",
          "title": "Internship in Information Technology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "25"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}