# Information Technology—Data Analytics (Certificate of Achievement)

Sierra College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Information Technology

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/infotech/#datacoa

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.

**Required Courses:**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BUS 0252 | Excel for Business Applications | 3 |
| IT 0015 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| IT 0055 | Database Management | 3 |
| IT 0065 | Data Analytics/Visualization Using Tableau | 3 |
| IT 0075 | Python for Many Uses | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| **Select 6 units from the following:** | | 6 |
| ↳ IT 0060 | Project Management Concepts and Software |  |
| ↳ IT 0080 | IoT - Internet of Things |  |
| ↳ IT 0095 | Internship in Information Technology |  |
| **Total Units** | | **25** |