At Georgian College in Barrie, Canada, PGCert in Big Data Analytics is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Data Science & Analytics programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,320 per semester (CAD 1,652 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Data Science & Analytics
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,652 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,320 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Big Data allows users to visualize past, present, and future patterns by linking and presenting information in meaningful ways. Data Analytics offers deeper insight into the meaning of data sets by telling the story behind the information. This enables stakeholders to make more informed decisions, predict trends and better understand the needs and sentiments of customers. This program provides students with a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and applied skills. Students learn how to collect, curate, manipulate, encode, and store data sets so they can be analyzed and mined in such a way that they can be reused and repurposed to solve present challenges as well as those that do not yet exist.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's Big Data Analytics programme page requires an Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma, degree or equivalent, and recommends a specialisation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or business without stating it as mandatory. No standardised English-language test score is published for this route. Students must supply a personal notebook computer meeting the program's minimum hardware specification of an Intel i7 or AMD-equivalent processor, a dedicated graphics processor, 16GB of memory (32GB recommended) and a 500GB drive, SSD preferred, under the college's Bring Your Own Device policy, at their own cost for setup, software and repairs. The page lists Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 intakes, both at the Barrie campus.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Georgian lists on this program's own page (checked 6 September 2026): Fall 2026 at Barrie; Fall 2027 at Barrie. Campus names are the ones Georgian gives for each start; not every campus runs every intake. On Georgian's academic calendar for standard 14-week programs, the fall term opens with orientation on 8 September 2026 and classes on 9 September 2026; the fall term opens with orientation on 7 September 2027 and classes on 8 September 2027. Individual programs vary from that pattern.
Application Deadline:Georgian publishes no deadline unique to this program, and it is not on the college's highly competitive list for Fall 2026 entry. The dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. 1 February is the equal consideration date: an application received on or before it is weighed alongside every other application received by then, while later ones are handled in the order they arrive for as long as seats last. Georgian's own worked example ties each 1 February to the fall, winter and summer that follow, so the date now in force is 1 February 2027 for entry in Fall 2027, Winter 2028 or Summer 2028. Letters of acceptance for most programs start going out on 1 November (1 November 2026 in the current cycle) and keep going until a program fills; an offer is confirmed back through ontariocolleges.ca by the deadline printed on it, normally 1 May (1 May 2027 this cycle), and only one offer may be held at a time. Late applicants can still receive an offer as far as the fifth day of the term. For a program in this category Georgian normally keeps accepting applicants after 1 February — check ontariocolleges.ca for current availability.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS have no fixed cut-off. They apply directly to Georgian through its own applicant portal, which is also where a program's availability to international students is shown, and applications are taken year-round subject to that availability — Georgian warns that a program open when you apply can be closed by the time your file is assessed, and urges applying early enough to leave time for a study permit. A CAD 100 application fee applies, and a seat is only held once the pre-admission invoice is accepted and the non-refundable CAD 2,500 deposit is paid.
