This bootcamp will be live online (i.e. synchronous).
Prepare for a Data Analytics Career
Students will learn how to apply statistical reasoning through hands-on training in the most widely-used tools, including Excel, Python, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI. Using real data from local companies in a variety of problem domains, such as healthcare, financial services, digital marketing, supply chain, and retail, students will gain practical experience in all stages of the analytics workflow. You will also learn to present your findings via presentations and storytelling, building reports, and creating dashboards.
Most of today's analytics positions now require technical skills. We believe that the Nashville area has an untapped supply of latent talent for data analytics jobs. But that talent needs access to accelerated, focused, real-world training. We’ve designed the Data Analytics Bootcamp to help address this need.
Program Highlights
- Part-time evening program that will meet two evenings a week and on Saturdays for a total of six months.
- Hands-on training in spreadsheets, Python, and SQL skills required to do data analytics.
- Application of the analytics workflow to real-world problems drawn from a wide range of problem domains, such as: digital marketing, supply chain, healthcare, retail and financial services.
- Hands-on experience communicating your findings via presentations and storytelling, building reports, and creating dashboards.
What You Will Learn
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You will learn to use Python in Jupyter Notebooks to create and document an analytics workflow. You will learn to read, clean, process, explore, and visualize data using the most prevalent libraries for data analysis.
Python
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Spreadsheets are the number one tool used by businesses to gain insights from their data. You will learn to transform data; use logic, conditionals, and formulas to create new data values; and generate statistical information. You will get practice building charts and working with add-ins like power pivot.
Spreadsheets
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You will get practice querying, joining, and aggregating data with SQL. You will learn about the differences between relational databases, NoSQL databases, and dimensional models, along with some of the common challenges that businesses face when storing and using data in a SQL database.
SQL
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You will study the stages of the analytics workflow, including getting data, using Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes to store data for optimum use, analyzing data, and creating reports and dashboards. You will get practice with the tasks at each stage to understand how they work together in support of delivering actionable insights.
Analytics Workflow
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Understanding your data well is a prerequisite to using it effectively. You will learn and practice exploratory techniques to understand and describe your data, including generating plots and summaries.
Exploratory Data Analysis
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You will learn to communicate your findings via presentation and storytelling, building reports, and creating dashboards. You will learn to evaluate findings for their business value and to target your audience with empathy (understanding what they want). Data visualization tools include Tableau and Power BI.
Communication, Dashboards, and Reports
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You will be able to apply the skills you are learning to real-world datasets and problems from various domains, such as healthcare, financial services, entertainment, consumer marketing/retail, and government. Projects will be executed primarily in a team environment so you experience working with others on a multi-disciplinary project team.
Real-World Projects
Your capstone project will be an individual effort that demonstrates your ability to take a problem through the entire data analytics workflow. This project will demonstrate to potential employers your ability to apply the skills learned in this class to a real-world problem and present your findings. -
Throughout the bootcamp you will also be preparing to move into a data analytics job. You’ll meet working data analysts from several industries. We’ll hold workshops on resume preparation/marketing yourself, interview preparation, negotiating, and more. And we’ll introduce you to prospective employers at your class Demo Day and support you during your job search after graduation.
Career Preparation
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NSS’s live online experience prepares you to work with teams remotely. You’ll learn to communicate in a remote environment through virtual interactions with your instructors and classmates on Zoom, asynchronous communication tools like Slack, and written code reviews with Git and GitHub.
Learn To Work On A Remote Team
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Schedule
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday T/Th: 6PM - 9:30PM | S: 9AM-2PM -
Location
This class is live online (i.e. synchronous).
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Dates
September 5, 2023 - March 7, 2024 -
Tuition
$7,875
See below for detailed information on payment options, including Opportunity Tuition, Payment Plans, and Financing.
Student Experience
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Abi Inglis Helvey
Graduated 2022
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Ashley Haskins
Graduated 2023
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Jose Quezada
Graduated 2022
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Lesley Easley
Graduated 2022
Requirements
Student requirements
At least 18 years of age
American citizen or legally able to work in the U.S.
High school diploma (or equivalent) or a passing score on our ATB test (approved by DPSA).
Due to regulatory constraints, we are unable to accept students residing in the state of California at this time.
Hardware/Software requirements
Personal laptop meeting our hardware & software requirements. See this blog post for full details of our laptop specs.
Thanks to DataCamp for partnering with us through their Education program to support learning in our data analytics bootcamp. DataCamp is an interactive learning platform for data analytics and data science. Their partnership provides our data analytics students access to their content in Python and SQL.
Tuition
There are two tuition plans: Standard Tuition or Nashville Tech Opportunity Tuition. A limited number of grants and scholarships are also available for students from underrepresented groups.
Standard Tuition
Standard tuition for the Data Analytics Bootcamp is $7,875.
We request a $3,000 deposit on acceptance of our offer of admission. The balance is due at enrollment on the first day of class. You may also elect to pay the balance during the six months of the program through an approved payment plan, as discussed below. See below for other financing and payment options.
Nashville Tech Opportunity Tuition
The NSS Nashville Tech Opportunity Tuition allows you to defer most of the cost of your training until you graduate and go to work. You will pay us $1,000 as a tuition deposit on acceptance to the program and then nothing more until after graduation.
This program is a mutual risk-sharing program between NSS and the Student. NSS invests in the student through a scholarship and through deferring the balance of the student's tuition until the student a) graduates and b) becomes employed as a developer. Until those conditions are met, the student does not owe NSS the tuition balance.
Once you go to work using the skills you learned at NSS, we'll work out a payment plan for you to reimburse NSS. We also have a limited number of partner companies that are willing to reimburse part or all of your tuition.
- Initial tuition deposit of $1,000, due on acceptance of our offer of admission
- $1,500 scholarship
- $5,375 tuition balance to be repaid on employment as outlined above
The Nashville Tech Opportunity Tuition program is a mutual risk-sharing program between NSS and the Student. NSS invests in the student through a scholarship and through deferring the balance of the student's tuition until the student becomes employed using the skills & knowledge gained through NSS. Until those conditions are met, the student does not owe NSS the tuition balance.
Selection criteria for the Nashville Tech Opportunity Tuition includes:
- Limited to Nashville area residents or individuals who grew up in Nashville/Middle Tennessee and have strong family and personal connections to the area
- Limited to students that are committed to staying in Middle Tennessee post-graduation
- Priority is given to students whose economic circumstances would otherwise prevent them attending Nashville Software School
- Priority is also given to individuals from groups that are underrepresented in tech careers (e.g. women, Veterans, Black individuals, etc.)
Scholarships
We have available a limited number of scholarships between $2,000 and $5,000 for high potential students with economically disadvantaged backgrounds or from groups that are underrepresented in technology careers.
Financing/Payment Plans
Payment Plans
If you are paying for regular tuition out-of-pocket, there are three payment options:
| Payment 1 | Payment 2 | Payment 3+ | Total Cost | |
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| Option 1: Early-bird Discount | $3,000 deposit due when offer is accepted. | $4,375 due before the first day of class (reflects $500 early-bird discount). | N/A | Total cost: $7,375 Scholarship and student loan recipients are not eligible for the early-bird discount. |
| Option 2: Deposit + 2 Additional Payments | $3,000 deposit due when offer accepted. | $2,437.50 due before the first day of class. | $2,437.50 due halfway through the course (i.e. 3 months after start date). | Total cost: $7,875 |
| Option 3: Deposit + 5 Additional Payments | $3,000 deposit due when offer accepted. | $975 due before the first day of class. | $975 due at the start of months 2, 3, 4 and 5. | Total cost: $7,875 |
Student Loans
To provide additional financing options and support for our students, we've teamed up with Climb Credit and Meritize who both specialize in loans for bootcamp students and only partner with the most reputable code schools in the country.
- Deposit due to NSS: $1,500*
- Maximum amount you can borrow for the program: $6,375
*Please note that your deposit cannot be included in your loan (i.e. you cannot borrow the full tuition cost) and funds cannot be borrowed to cover living expenses.
We encourage you to consider both options and choose the one right for you. Both are free to apply!
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Climb Credit provides simple, fast, and affordable loans to help you meet your career and financial goals. Climb Credit offers fixed interest rates on 36-month terms (subject to approval). To learn more and apply, click here.
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Meritize knows you are more than your credit score, and that is why they look at your past achievements to potentially enhance your loan options to fund your education. Check your loan options in minutes without impacting your credit score at https://apply.meritize.com.