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Google Advanced Data Analytics

Certificate of Completion

The Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate increases proficiency in techniques for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large amounts of data. This program is designed for students who have completed the Google Data Analytics Certificate or those with equivalent data analytics experience. Students will be much more competitive if they already have a degree. The program prepares students for entry- and mid-level roles such as data science analyst, business intelligence analyst, and junior data scientist.

Program Requirements (72-81 hours)

Course NumberCourse TitleHours
NCGO005Google Advanced Data Analytics56 - 63 hours
NCGO009Google Business Intelligence16 - 18 hours

Total Certificate Hours: 72-81 hours

Certificates are listed as hours rather than college credit (units). Students must pass and complete the minimum number of hours required.

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

  • Use Python to compute descriptive statistics.
  • Design and implement a random forest machine learning model using a given dataset.
  • Evaluate the performance of a database pipeline within the Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process.
  • Interpret stakeholder business requirements and translate them into effective charts and data visualizations.
Last Updated 6/30/26