About Data Management And Analytics Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Bow valley
The Data Management and Analytics Post-baccalaureate Certificate prepares learners to uncover insights from unstructured data sets to inform data-driven decision making. Learners will determine data requirements, plan for the data life cycle, model data, and use information technology tools to gather data and interpret results. Graduates of the program will have experience with relational database systems, data warehousing, data quality improvement, and visual analytics, along with an introduction to working with big data. Graduates will be able to design data analytics projects to help organizations across sectors make informed and actionable decisions. Resolving real-life business and organizational challenges will be central to project work.
Potential Graduate Career Opportunities
Exciting career opportunities await in the public and private sectors, including companies and corporations, non-profit agencies, and government agencies.
- Data Analyst
- Database Administrator
- Data Merger Specialist
- Data Analytics Professional
- Data Architect
Academic requirements
- Completion of a degree or equivalent in business administration, information technology, engineering, or software development
- Credit in Math 30-1 or Math 30-2 or equivalent
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.5 with minimum band score of 6.0
- TOEFL : 91 with minimum scores, Listening - 21, Reading - 22, Writing – 25, and Speaking -23
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.5 with minimum band score of 6.0
- TOEFL : 91 with minimum scores, Listening - 21, Reading - 22, Writing – 25, and Speaking -23
Tuition fee for domestic and international students are tabulated below:
| Tuition fee for Domestic students |
CAD 1,500 – CAD 5,000 |
| Tuition fee for International students |
CAD 5,000 – CAD 10,000 |
In addition to the tuition fee students need to pay the following fees as well:
| Material fee per semester |
CAD 45 - CAD 100 |
| Student services fee per semester |
CAD 50 |
| Student association fee per semester |
CAD 54 |
| H&D per semester |
CAD 140 |
| Parchment Replacement Fee |
CAD 50 |
| Replacement of Student ID Card |
CAD 10 |
| Early and Deferred Examination Fee |
CAD 50 |
| NSF Cheque Administrative Fee |
CAD 50 |
| Application Fee |
CAD 65 for domestic students CAD 130 for international students |
| Confirmation Deposit |
CAD 200 for domestic students CAD 1,500 for international students |
| Course Extension Fee for credit courses |
CAD 100 - CAD 200 |
| Late Payment Fee |
CAD 50 |
| International Student Medical Insurance through 3rd party insurer |
CAD 244 per term |
| Non-refundable portion of international students' tuition |
CAD 1,500 |
Living expenses
Bow Valley College does not offer on-campus residence. Students have the option of off-campus residence, homestays, rental houses etc.
| General costs and Homestay cost |
Cost |
| Standard service fee |
CAD 750 |
| Security deposit |
CAD 500 |
| Homestay fee |
CAD 825/month |
| Textbooks for career program |
CAD 500 - CAD 700 |
| Excursions |
CAD 200 |
| Food |
CAD 500 per semester |
| Weekend expenses |
CAD 200 |
| Transit monthly pass |
CAD 99 per month |
