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Graduate Diploma Programme

Applied Data Analytics and Visualization

A graduate certificate at Hazel McCallion Campus in turning data into business insight. Students cover descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics, statistics, AI and machine learning, data storytelling and ethics, using Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, SQL and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud). Learning includes simulations, industry projects, job shadowing and a capstone, and the program can be taken over two, three or four semesters.

University

Sheridan College

Country

Canada

Level

Graduate Diploma

Field

Data Analytics

Duration

1 year (2 semesters, or 3 with the optional co-op) or 2 years (4 semesters)

Language

English

Campus

Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga)

Degree

Ontario College Graduate Certificate

Intake

September, January, May

Application Deadline

International applicants: Sheridan has not yet posted its international application dates (its program apply pages say they will be posted shortly). Admission can be competitive and some programs fill quickly, so check the program's availability before applying and apply early; waitlists are kept until the fifth day of classes. Canadian applicants: apply through ontariocolleges.ca by February 1 for equal consideration for programs starting in the fall; later applications are accepted while a program still has space

Tuition Information

Sheridan lists 2026–2027 fees for the first two semesters as CAD 6,736.81 for Canadian students and CAD 19,766.70 for international students. These are estimates that include tuition, health insurance and ancillary charges; later semesters aren't shown and fees are subject to change. International students are enrolled in Guard.me health coverage once per academic year (2026–27: CAD 580 for a fall start, CAD 395 for winter, CAD 200 for spring/summer). 2027–2028 fees are not yet published. Co-op and internship students also pay Sheridan's work-term fees (effective Fall 2026): a CAD 300 work-term and career preparation fee, then a job search and work-term fee in the term before the first work term (CAD 650 for bachelor's degrees and two-year graduate certificates where the work term is required, CAD 550 for diplomas, advanced diplomas and one-year graduate certificates where co-op is optional) and CAD 500 for each later work term.

Admission Requirements

  • Apply: international applicants use Sheridan's International Application Portal and pay the application fee online by credit card. To request the Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) needed for a study permit, new international students accept their offer and pay a non-refundable CAD 2,000 tuition deposit (Sheridan issues the PAL 1-3 business days after the deposit posts); the rest of the first-term fees is due by the date in the letter of acceptance. Canadian applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (up to three Sheridan programs per application) and pay a CAD 250 full-time tuition deposit
  • Academic: a postsecondary diploma, advanced diploma or degree in business, applied computing, IT, computer science or an equivalent field; or competence shown through education and/or related work experience (applicants from other fields may be selected on postsecondary results and related work experience)
  • Canadian applicants submit transcripts to ontariocolleges.ca; those educated outside Canada need an ICAS or WES credential assessment. Private career college courses and credentials aren't accepted for admission
  • International applicants submit official transcripts showing courses completed to date, and any credential earned, at the time of application, with a notarized official English translation and a copy of the original where documents aren't in English. Sheridan says international applicants must meet the course equivalencies of the Canadian admission requirements
  • English proficiency (degree, master's and graduate certificate programs): IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 21 (or 4.5 with no section below 4.5 on the 2026 scale), PTE Academic 60 with no section below 57, Duolingo 115 with no subscore below 95, CAEL 70 with no section below 60, Cambridge 176 with no score below 169, LanguageCert Academic 70 with no skill below 65, iTEP Academic-Plus 3.9, or Sheridan's EAP Level 5 (75%); or show prior full-time study in English (two or more years at a recognized secondary school or college, one year at a recognized university, or one year in a post-graduate certificate at a recognized college), or residence and English-language study in a country on Sheridan's exemption list. Test results must be from the 24 months before the first day of classes, and some programs ask for higher scores
  • International availability on the program page as of October 5, 2026 (in-person and hybrid offerings; online-only offerings aren't listed for international applicants): 2-year track: May 2027 at Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga): available; September 2027 at Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga): available | 1-year track: January 2027 at Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga): available; September 2027 at Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga): available; January 2028 at Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga): opening soon.
  • PGWP: Sheridan's program page states that this program is PGWP-aligned. Sheridan's PGWP-aligned programs page explains that, based on the information currently available, the listed programs meet IRCC's requirements and may allow graduates to get a post-graduation work permit
  • Work-integrated learning: Sheridan describes three pathways: two semesters of coursework; three semesters including a co-op work term; or four semesters, starting with a semester on Canadian organizational practice and including a co-op work term or simulation. Sheridan's overview describes the four-semester pathway as PGWP-aligned
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