# Data Analytics Certificate (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/certificates/data-analytics-online>

## Overview

Data analytics is the process of transforming raw information into actionable insights that drive decision-making across industries like healthcare, finance, and retail. In this course, you’ll master Excel and SQL to organize and manage datasets, use Python to automate analysis and build machine learning models, and apply visualization tools like Tableau to create interactive dashboards.

Along the way, you’ll develop advanced analytical techniques, from regression analysis to forecasting, and gain hands-on experience solving real-world business challenges with data.

## What you'll learn

- Learn how to use Excel to manipulate and visualize data
- Gather, clean, analyze, and visualize data with the Python programming language using scientific libraries
- Extract information using SQL to interact with relational databases and perform database operations
- Interpret the results in an accurate and meaningful way using advanced techniques and statistical tools to conduct thorough and insightful analyses
- Use Tableau and Python to visualize data so people can understand it and even interact with it

## Curriculum
1. **Excel for Data Analytics (Self-Paced)**
2. **Data Analytics Foundations (Self-Paced)**
3. **Python for Data Science Bootcamp (Self-Paced)**
4. **SQL Bootcamp (Self-Paced)**
5. **Python for Automation (Self-Paced)**
6. **Python Data Visualization & Interactive Dashboards (Self-Paced)**
7. **Python Machine Learning Bootcamp (Self-Paced)**
8. **Tableau Bootcamp (Self-Paced)**
9. **Python for AI (Self-Paced)**
10. **Data Science Capstone Projects (Self-Paced)**
11. **AI for Data Analytics Course (Self-Paced)**
12. **Power BI Bootcamp (Self-Paced)**

## Instructors

### Bruce Gay — Instructor

Bruce is an engaging trainer and program manager who brings 25+ years of practical experience to deliver effective and experiential training to students. Able to engage adult learners with a range of backgrounds and professional experiences. Successful at building effective stakeholder relationships and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams for solution delivery.

Bruce has over 25 years of project and program management experience across multiple industries. He has a master's degree from The George Washington University and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 

Bruce currently runs his own freelance training and consulting business, helping project managers and team leaders improve their business skills, become better leaders, and achieve professional greatness. 

Bruce is a well-received speaker in the areas of design thinking, project management, cross-team collaboration, and AI tools for projects, and has presented at regional and international conferences.

### Steve Pesklo — Instructor

Steve is an energetic trainer who focuses on applying technical concepts to everyday work practices. He is the founder and president of SoftLake Solutions, a company that specializes in providing data and AI applications to identify fraud for Internal Audit, Criminal Investigations, Forensic Accounting, Privacy, and Compliance.

Steve brings a large amount of experience across multiple industries and government agencies. He is an expert in implementing large data analysis projects across the world, including Inland Revenue in the UK and Argentina, New Zealand, Africa and across Europe. Previously, he was the manager of Data Architecture and Data Services for a large mortgage company. He is a frequent speaker on data analytics and project management topics and speaks fluent German. He has been teaching at the Graduate School for over 10 years.

Steve has an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and a B.S. in Computer Science from California Lutheran University and the Universität Salzburg in Austria. He is certified as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).

### Joe Mlakar — Instructor

Joe has over 27 years of Federal Government and military service and has been a part-time instructor with Graduate School USA since 2023. He enjoys using his technical knowledge in Operations Research to teach his students to provide organization and structure to complex processes, and apply advanced analytical techniques to help leaders make better decisions. Joe is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $4995

Payment options: Student financing available; see the current application terms and pay-as-you-go installments.