# Data Analytics & AI Certificate Online

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/certificates/data-analytics-ai-certificate>

## Overview

Develop expertise in data analytics and artificial intelligence through structured, hands-on training in Excel, Python, SQL, and Tableau. This self-paced program focuses on essential analytical workflows, including data visualization, database querying, machine learning techniques, and AI-powered application development.

Through practical projects, students apply advanced Excel and Tableau features, automate analysis with Python, and build predictive models and AI-driven web applications. By the end of the program, you’ll have a professional portfolio that demonstrates real-world proficiency in in-demand data and AI skills.

## What you'll learn

- Analyze and visualize datasets using Excel, Tableau, and Python libraries like Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly
- Write SQL queries to filter, join, and summarize data across multiple tables using PostgreSQL
- Build and evaluate machine learning models with scikit-learn, including regression, classification, and ensemble methods
- Develop interactive dashboards and visual narratives using Dash and Tableau for clear data communication
- Create AI-driven web applications with Flask and OpenAI APIs, integrating features like chat assistants and image-based item recognition
- Automate web scraping and data processing tasks in Python using libraries like Beautiful Soup and Requests

## Curriculum
1. **Excel for Data Analytics Course Online**
2. **Data Analytics Foundations Course Online**
3. **Python for Data Science Course Online**
4. **SQL Course Online**
5. **Python for Automation Course Online**
6. **Python Data Visualization & Interactive Dashboards Course Online**
7. **Python Machine Learning Course Online**
8. **Tableau Course Online**
9. **Python for AI Course Online**
10. **Python Machine Learning Advanced Course Online**
11. **Data Science Capstone Project**
12. **AI for Data Analytics Course Online**

## Instructors

### Garfield Stinvil — Instructor

Garfield is an experienced software trainer with over 16 years of real-world professional experience. He started as a data analyst with a Wall Street real estate investment company & continued working in the professional development department at New York Road Runners Organization. He enjoys bringing humor to whatever he teaches and loves conveying ideas in novel ways that help others learn more efficiently.

Since starting his professional training career in 2016, he has worked with several corporate clients including Adobe, HBO, Amazon, Yelp, Mitsubishi, WeWork, Michael Kors, Christian Dior, and Hermès. 

Outside of work, his hobbies include rescuing & archiving at-risk artistic online media using his database management skills.

### Colin Jaffe — Instructor

Colin Jaffe is a programmer, writer, and teacher with a passion for creative code, customizable computing environments, and simple puns. He loves teaching code, from the fundamentals of algorithmic thinking to the business logic and user flow of application building—he particularly enjoys teaching JavaScript, Python, API design, and front-end frameworks.

Colin has taught code to a diverse group of students since learning to code himself, including young men of color at All-Star Code, elementary school kids at The Coding Space, and marginalized groups at Pursuit.

Colin lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kids, and many intricate board games.

### Brian McClain — Instructor

Brian McClain is an experienced instructor, curriculum developer, and web developer. Brian served as Director for a coding bootcamp, where he is now a lead instructor and course developer for both JavaScript and Python. He teaches Web Development, JavaScript, Python for Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. He taught Python Data Science and Machine Learning as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Westchester Community College.

Brian is also an active industry professional in the field of generative AI app development. His website and iOS app, Artmink, provide appraisals of art and antiques from user-uploaded images.

## FAQ

### Does this certificate include job support?

In addition to 210 hours of interactive training, you will receive 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).

### Is this course open to beginners?

Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.

### Do you offer payment plans or student financing for this course?

This course does not qualify for payment plans or student financing. See our Payment Options FAQ to find related programs that qualify.

### How long do I have access to the course materials?

This program is available for 300 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 300 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.

### What’s included with my tuition?

A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed A comprehensive program with 12 in-depth course modules designed to build your skills progressively Extensive video training resources to support your learning journey Flexibility to customize your learning with an additional elective course Expert support with answers to your questions from real instructors throughout your learning journey Valuable 1-on-1 mentoring sessions outside of class to address your specific needs and career goals Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many years and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience A certificate of completion to verify your accomplishment The confidence of learning at an accredited institution Attend the AI for Data Analytics course for free with this program. Contact us after registering to be added.

### Are there any additional fees or expenses?

There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us. However, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.

### Do you offer any discounts for this course?

This program has a single package price. Additional discounts do not apply.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $6995
