Computer Science Transfer – Data Science

Program Description

Associate in Arts Degree

The Computer Science Transfer – Data Science program prepares students to continue their studies for a baccalaureate degree in Data Science.

Students graduating from Massasoit’s Computer Science Transfer Program should be able to:

• Every program graduate will have the skills and knowledge necessary to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Data Science.
• Every program graduate will be able to think critically and analytically, and be able to communicate, and interact using social and interpersonal skills.
• Every program graduate will be able to demonstrate critical knowledge of hardware and software and the relationship between them.
• Every program graduate will be able to develop programs in high- and low-level programming languages, including Java, Python, and Assembly, and to design and implement an appropriate and secure algorithmic solution to a problem using programming languages.

NOTE: This program may qualify for MassTransfer. Please visit the MassTransfer website to confirm if the program you are interested at Massasoit and a participating state university qualifies.

“….the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, predicts data science will see more growth than almost any other field between now and 2029.”            Harvard Business Review, July 2022, “Is Data Scientist Still the Sexiest Job of the 21st
Century”