Why Study Data Science?

Impact

Have a direct impact on your community and solve real-world problems

Research

Strengthen your research skills and enhance work from any major

Creativity

Create new tools and use innovative modeling to tell a story

High Demand

Data Science will see continued growth across all industries

Diversity

Bring diverse perspectives to how algorithms are built

Communication

Data helps you communicate in tech and non-tech fields

Data Science Offered at Skyline College

MATH 211: Introduction to Data Science

  • CSU transferrable & UC Articulation IGETC Approved
  • Based on a popular UC Berkeley Course called DATA 8
  • A friendly introduction to coding in Python - no experience required

COMP 122: Introduction to Computer Programming: Python

  • UC and CSU transferrable
  • Designed to teach computer programming to Computer Science majors and non-majors
  • Introduction to Python Programming in interesting, relevant, and practical contexts
students listening to a lecture in a data science classroom

DataPath to CSU East Bay

  • Skyline now offers a Data Science Transfer pathway to CSU East Bay (no calculus required)
  • Earn a BS in Statistics with a Concentration in Data Science
  • Take any transfer level math class (such as MATH 200), MATH 211, COMP 122 & fulfill the CSU GE requirements to qualify for transfer

To learn more,

contact Denise Hum, Math Professor, at humd@smccd.edu