Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

Dream Big - You Belong at Vista
About NVC
About NVC
Student Centered Leadership

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to providing students with the highest quality educational experience and fulfilling our mission of Creating Opportunities for Success.
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Academics
Academics
Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Experience NVC
Return to Campus - Student Resources

If you’re looking for student resources about returning to campus, taking classes remotely or through the hybrid format (part remote, part on-campus) please follow the link below.
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News & Events
NVC News and Events

Calendar Events and News at NVC
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Northwest Vista College

Apr 14, 2026

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DRAFT Northwest Vista College Catalog 2026-27 [Archived Catalog]

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence A.A.S.

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This degree plan prepares students with the conceptual knowledge and technical skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment in the fields of data science and artificial intelligence. Graduates are capable of supporting the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of data science and artificial intelligence workflows using state-of-the-art tools in modern computing environments.

Modalities:

Face-to-face, fully online

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

15-1221; Computer and Information Research Scientist

Stackable Awards:

Artificial Intelligence Specialist Occupational Skills Award

Data Science Specialist Occupational Skills Award

Total combined hours: 60

Semester I

DSAI 1371 - Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
ITSE 1302 - Computer Programming
MATH 1414 - College Algebra (Precal Track) or any 4 credit hour Math course
Select 1 course from Creative Arts (50) Core

Semester II

DSAI 1372 - Mathematical Foundations of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
DSAI 1373 - Computing Foundations for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication

Semester III

DSAI 1374 - Applications of Machine Learning
ITNW 2473 - Amazon Cloud Foundations (AWS)

Semester IV

DSAI 2375 - Advanced Data Science and Analytics
DSAI 2376 - Computer Vision
DSAI 2377 - Natural Language Processing
ITSC 1425 - Personal Computer Hardware

Semester V

DSAI 2279 - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project
DSAI 2378 - Generative Artificial Intelligence
ITCC 1414 - CCNA 1: Introduction to Networks or ITNW 1425 Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
Select 1 course from Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Notes:

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine requirements at the transfer institution. Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

Program CIP: 11.0102

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