Data Analytics (AAS)
Associate Of Applied Science (AAS)
LSC-Tomball
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Data Analytics (AAS) is an Associate Of Applied Science (AAS) program (Hybrid) offered by Lone Star College in Tomball, TX. The program takes 60 credit hours to complete, with a total tuition of $6,660.
Program Overview
- Students will learn the importance of Data Analytics as the science of analyzing raw data in order to make conclusions about that information.
- Program Highlights
- The techniques and processes of data analytics have been automated into mechanical processes and algorithms that work over raw data for human consumption. Students will learn how to use data analytic information to help a business optimize its performance. Other types of data analytics include data mining, predictive analytics and machine learning.
- Credentials and Careers
- Program graduates may be eligible for jobs like data engineer, data scientist, data architect, database administration and data analyst.
- Transferability
- Program graduates may further their education at Lone Star College by applying to the Bachelor of Applied Technology Program in Cybersecurity.
- General education courses (Core) are designed for easy transfer to Texas public institutions and applicable to requirements at private and out-of-state institutions.
- Technical coursework may be transferable to other institutions.
- Please consult with a program advisor for more information about transferability.
Program Schedule
- Prerequisite: Completion of Data Analytics, Level 2 Certificate (33 Credit Hours)
- This award requires 60 credit hours in total; the course list below is the 27 credit hours specific to it.
- Lone Star College reports 1312 contact hours for this award.
- Where the course list shows "Choose N credit hours", those courses are the options for one elective slot, not additional requirements.
- Lone Star College's program page states this award is offered at: LSC-Creekside Center, LSC-Tomball, LSC-University Park. LSC-Creekside Center is a satellite center, not one of the seven colleges; the campuses shown for this award come from the catalog, which names colleges only.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Translate organizational needs and business problems into data analytics requirements to inform possible solutions and communicate them to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Apply appropriate data analytics solutions, standards, and policies to meet the security, storage, and privacy needs of organizations.
- Use quantitative and qualitative data analytics methods in responding to a variety of situations that arise in the business environment.
Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid Information
- Tuition shown is the in-district rate of $111.00 per credit hour for 60 credit hours.
- Out-of-district Texas residents pay $249.00 per credit hour ($14,940.00); international and out-of-state students pay $313.00 per credit hour ($18,780.00).
- Lab fees vary by course and liability insurance, uniforms and supplies vary by program, so Lone Star College publishes no all-in total for this award. Tuition above excludes them.
- Financial aid and payment plans are available to most students.
- Application fee: none. Lone Star College applications are free.
Program Notes
- Students who are classified as First Time in College (FTIC) will complete EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: First Year Experience.
- Students who are not classified as First Time in College (FTIC) and have not yet demonstrated college-level readiness in reading and writing, will complete EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: First Year Experience.
Required Courses
| Subject # | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Third Semester | ||
| ENGL1301 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| BUSI2305 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| DATN2376 | Analytical Tools and Methods | 3 |
| ITSE1311 | Beginning Web Programming | 3 |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BMGT1309 | Information and Project Mgmt | 3 |
| DATN2374 | Introduction to Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| ACNT1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester / Choose 3 credit hours | ||
| ARAB2311 | Intermediate Arabic I | 3 |
| ARAB2312 | Intermediate Arabic II | 3 |
| CHIN2311 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN2312 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 |
| ENGL2322 | Survey of British Literature: Anglo-Saxon through the Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL2323 | Survey of British Literature: Romantic through the Present | 3 |
| ENGL2327 | Survey of American Literature: Exploration through the Civil War | 3 |
| ENGL2328 | Survey of American Literature: Civil War through the Present | 3 |
| ENGL2332 | Survey of World Literature - Ancient World through the 16th Century | 3 |
| ENGL2333 | Survey of World Literature- 17th Century through the Present | 3 |
| ENGL2341 | Forms of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL2351 | Mexican-American Literature | 3 |
| FREN2311 | Intermediate French I | 3 |
| FREN2312 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| GERM2311 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GERM2312 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
| HUMA1301 | Early Global Cultures | 3 |
| HUMA1302 | Later Global Cultures | 3 |
| HUMA1305 | Introduction to Mexican-American Studies | 3 |
| HUMA1311 | Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation | 3 |
| HUMA2319 | Minority Cultures in the United States | 3 |
| ITAL2311 | Intermediate Italian I | 3 |
| ITAL2312 | Intermediate Italian II | 3 |
| JAPN2311 | Intermediate Japanese | 3 |
| JAPN2312 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 |
| PHIL1301 | Introduction To Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL1304 | Introduction To World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL2306 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL2307 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL2316 | Classical Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL2321 | Philosophy Of Religion | 3 |
| PORT2311 | Intermediate Portuguese I | 3 |
| PORT2312 | Intermediate Portuguese II | 3 |
| SGNL2301 | Interm American Sign Language I | 3 |
| SGNL2302 | Interm American Sign Language II | 3 |
| SPAN2311 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN2312 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN2313 | Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers I | 3 |
| SPAN2315 | Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers II | 3 |
| ARTS1301 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ARTS1303 | Art History: Prehistory to Gothic | 3 |
| ARTS1304 | Art History: Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| ARTS1311 | 2-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS1312 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS1316 | Drawing I | 3 |
| DANC2303 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DRAM1310 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| DRAM2366 | Film Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSI1306 | Appreciating Music | 3 |
| MUSI1307 | Music Literature | 3 |
| MUSI1310 | American Music | 3 |
| Subtotal | 153 | |
| Fourth Semester / Choose 3 credit hours - Program Capstone | ||
| DATN2377 | Advanced Analytical Tools and Methods | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Program Total | 177 | |