Do you like to identify trends? Are you curious about how things work? Get a job in data analytics, with help from Google!
Prepare for a new career in the high-growth field of data analytics, no experience or degree required. Data analytics is the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making.
The Google Data Analytics Certificate is a non-credit professional certificate program that includes over 180 hours of self-paced online instruction and hundreds of practice-based assessments, which will help you simulate real-world data analytics scenarios that are critical for success in the workplace. The content is highly interactive and exclusively developed by Google employees whose foundations in data analytics served as launchpads for their own careers. Through a mix of videos, assessments, and hands-on labs, you’ll get introduced to analysis tools and platforms and key analytical skills required for an entry-level job. In addition to expert training and hands-on projects, you'll complete a case study that you can share with potential employers to showcase your new skill set.
There are 8 courses in this Google Career Certificate:
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
- Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
- Prepare Data for Exploration
- Process Data from Dirty to Clean
- Analyze Data to Answer Questions
- Share Data Through the Art of Visualization
- Data Analysis with R Programming
- Google Data Analytics Capsone: Complete a Case Study
When you register for this certificate, you'll receive six (6) months of 24/7 online access to Coursera to complete the program coursework at your own pace. At under 10 hours a week, the certificate program can be completed in less than six months. This is a self-paced, independent study program that takes place entirely online.
What You'll Learn
- Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and processes used by a junior or associate data analyst in their day-to-day job
- Learn key analytical skills (data cleaning, analysis, & visualization) and tools (spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, Tableau)
- Understand how to clean and organize data for analysis, and complete analysis and calculations using spreadsheets, SQL and R programming
- Learn how to visualize and present data findings in dashboards, presentations and commonly used visualization platforms
Skills You'll Gain
Data cleaning, problem solving, critical thinking, data ethics, and data visualization
Platforms and Tools
Presentations, Spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau and R Programming
Common Job Titles of Graduates
Junior Data Analyst, Associate Data Analyst, Junior Data Scientist, Finance Analyst, Operations Analyst, Data Technician, Business Performance Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Healthcare Analyst
What You'll Earn
- Google Career Certificate (industry-recognized credential) with digital badge
- Certificate of Completion from South Central College
- Exclusive access to online career resources, including resume review and interview prep
- Opportunities to connect with 150+ US hiring organizations in Google's Employer Consortium, including Google, SalesForce, Ford, Verizon, SiriusXM, and more.
75% of Google Career Certificate graduates in the United States report an improvement in their career trajectory (e.g. new job or career, promotion or raise) within 6 months of certificate completion!
Required Equipment
You will need your own internet-connected computer or device to complete the online coursework.
Next Steps
After you register, you'll receive an email within 2-3 business days with next steps to access your certificate program. You will have six (6) months of 24/7 online access to Coursera to complete the certificate program coursework at your own pace. At under 10 hours a week, the certificate program can be completed in less than six months. This is a self-paced, independent study program that takes place entirely online. There is no live instruction. Please DO NOT travel to campus for this class.
