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Lambton College

Sarnia , Ontario ,Canada

Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Big Data Analytics

Developing new ways to interpret large amounts of information collected through websites, transactions, records, and images can help provide solutions to many businesses, social, society, and technological challenges of today. Big data enables users to make informed decisions and better predict future outcomes. 

The Lambton College Big Data Analytics, Ontario College Graduate Certificate is focused on utilizing big data technology for unstructured data to help guide executive, management, and industry decision-making.

The innovative curriculum will focus on topics such as information administration, development, project management, and business communications. In combination with Business Intelligence tools, data analytics, and cloud computing, students will blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on skills to learn how to capture, collect, curate, search, analyze and store complex data sets that are utilized by organizations to guide business decisions. The final semester will enhance all learning outcomes through a cooperative education work term or applied project.

In addition to a full range of enhanced virtualization deployment skills, data analytics, cloud computing theory, project management, and business communications students will apply these skills to a variety of cutting-edge open-source and vendor-specific virtualization solutions. 

Campus Information

Mississauga

Lambton opened a Lambton in Mississauga for international students who were looking for an opportunity to study in Mississauga. Lambton in Mississauga was opened in partnership with Queens College who is licensed to administer the curriculum. International students taking programs in Mississauga will be learning in a challenging, but friendly environment designed to meet the specific needs of an international student. Lambton offers smaller class sizes, flexible instruction hours and affordable tuition fees.

Intakes

  • Jan
  • May
  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 10

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Graduates of the program may be employed in roles such as Data Analyst, Analytics Specialist, Business Analytic Specialist, Project Manager, or related fields.

Career positions may include, but are not limited to: Analytics Visualization Analyst, Applications Developer, Big Data Administrator, Big Data Applications Developer, Big Data Architect, Big Data Analytics Developer, Big Data Developer (Hadoop, Sparks, R, Java, Python), Big Data Hardware Engineer, Big Data Security/Threats Analyst, Business Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Analytics Specialist, Cloud Systems Administrator, Compliance Analyst, Database Administrator, Data Analyst, Data Hardware Engineer, Data Insights Analyst, Data Networking Analyst, Data Networking Engineer, Data Reporting Analyst, Data Scientist, Identity Access Analyst, Information Analyst, Marketing Analytics Analyst, Marketing Intelligence Analyst, Network Manager, Operations Analytics Analyst.

PSW Opportunity

If your program was less than 8 months

  •    You aren’t eligible for a PGWP.

If your program was more than 8 months but less than 2 years

  •    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for up to the same length as your study program.

For example, if you completed a 9-month program, we may give you a work permit for up to 9 months.

If your program was 2 years or more

  •    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for 3 years.

If you completed more than 1 program

  •    You may be able to get a PGWP that combines the length of each program.

Each of the programs you completed -

  • must be PGWP-eligible and at least 8 months in length

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

The admissions process is competitive and meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission.

Lambton College reserves the right to alter information including admission requirements and to cancel at any time a program or course; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies or changes in the job market; to change the pathways third-party certification bodies; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations or over-acceptance of offers of admission. In the event Lambton College exercises such a right, Lambton College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to Lambton College.

English Language Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate language proficiency by submitting one of the following scores:

  • IELTS of 6.5
    - or -
    IELTS of 6.0 + Completion of EAP-3106 (English for Academic Purposes) during first term of study.
  • TOEFL iBT 79
    -or-
    TOEFL 70 + Completion of EAP-3106 (English for Academic Purposes) during first term of study.

Passed Lambton Institute of English placement test 
Please Note: IELTS is the only proficiency score accepted by the Study Direct Stream (SDS) program. Additional country-specific requirements may also be applicable.

Meeting the minimum English requirements does not guarantee admission. Students with higher English proficiency scores will receive priority in the admission assessment process.

Not all students will qualify for EAP-3106 in place of the required IELTS or TOEFL test scores.