Business Intelligence and Data Analytics AAAS

Gain a strong foundation in principles and theories of data, reporting, visualizations, analytics, project development, and data-driven decision-making skills. Graduates will learn cutting-edge technlogies, and develop skills and experience with real-world business applications.Business Intelligence provides the information required to enhance business decision-making; whereas, Data Analytics is the process of converting raw data into meaningful information. Together, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics are becoming critical factors in the overall success and stability of top companies around the world - both public and private. The Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) AA degree focuses on providing graduates in-depth knowledge and teaching them the necessary skills to sole today's business problems in order to prepare for tomorrow's opportunities. The degree provides graduates a strong foundation in principles and theories of data, reporting, visualizations, analytics, project development, and data-driven decision-making skills. Upon completion, graduates will be familiar with cutting-edge technologies and possess skills and experience with practical business applications that enable businesses to recognize opportunities for improvement and enable them to sustain a competitive advantage. This program emphasizes project management, technical learning, systems thinking along with a robust technology-focused curriculum including coursework in business intelligence, data mining, analytics, reporting, and programming languages R and Python.

Completion of the equivalent of U.S. 9th grade. Must be at least 16 years of age at program start date, Financial statement (bank statement or letter from the bank in English issued within 6 months) with minimum balance of USD 21,150. Copy of Passport photo page (recommended). Please upload your most recent academic records (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) in the Academic History tab as you fill out the application. If you need to, you can also upload after you submit your application on your Application Status page. If you have attended any school(s) in the U.S., you must provide a transcript for each school. We reserve the right to ask for original documents and/or contact the issuing bank directly for verification purposes. If you are applying for the High School Completion program, you will need to provide a Credential Evaluation of any overseas high school coursework and copies of any U.S. transcripts. This is not due at the time of admission.