{"id":1586,"date":"2019-07-17T16:47:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:04:32","slug":"business-analytics-grads-in-high-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/17\/business-analytics-grads-in-high-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Analytics Grads in High Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1586_41dac1-f1 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1586_9c60a0-45\">The development of WilmU\u2019s Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics degree came to fruition in May of 2015; its first course was offered in the fall of 2016; and three of its students graduated in January.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b .image-is-svg, .kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1586_bac7a6-3b\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/01_news_businessanalytics_body.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><figcaption><em><em>Alec Garbayo, who transferred to WilmU from Delaware Technical Community College, believes the Business Analytics program prepared him for a promising career.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>They completed the program by working on a semester-long project that required them to analyze the customer database of a large telecommunications company. This resulted in recommendations&nbsp;to target service offerings to its customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program\u2019s co-op work experience and internship requirements allow students to use the data skills they learn in the classroom in a real-world business setting, reflecting WilmU\u2019s emphasis on practical experiences that build students\u2019 r\u00e9sum\u00e9s before graduation. The hands-on, practical capstone project illustrates the focus on job readiness for graduates of the Business Analytics program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTraditional college courses give great measures of competency and persistence,\u201d says Richard Cole, CIO of College Avenue Student Loans in Wilmington, Delaware. However, he adds, \u201cUndertakings outside of traditional classes, like internships, co-ops, and perhaps a portfolio of personal projects further help identify how a job prospect\u2019s professional interests and analytical skills align with the needs of an organization.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alec Garbayo, a 23-year-old working adult and Delaware Technical Community College transfer student, hoped to upgrade his career prospects and thought a Business Analytics degree was a logical step. \u201cI learned a lot and now feel more than equipped to enter the workforce,\u201d he says of WilmU\u2019s program. \u201cWhat really stood out to me in the program was the small class sizes. This made for optimum learning. Each professor\u2019s attention to detail was great, and each once worked or currently works in the field of analytics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blending business, statistics&nbsp;and technology, students acquire the skills necessary to extract, analyze, organize and present data to guide successful business decision-making. In today\u2019s data-driven job market, business analytics grads are in high demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014John Sparco and Lynda Fuller<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Business Analytics is offered online and face-to-face. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/business\">wilmu.edu\/business<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The development of WilmU\u2019s Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics degree came to fruition in May of 2015; its first course was offered in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,135],"tags":[645],"class_list":["post-1586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-magazine","tag-magazine-summer-2019"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"ACADEMIC NEWS"},{"value":135,"label":"MAGAZINE"}],"post_tag":[{"value":645,"label":"Magazine Summer 2019"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/01_news_businessanalytics_body-320x480.jpg",320,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Eric Mumford","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/author\/eric\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","slug":"academic-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":559,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":460,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":460,"category_description":"","cat_name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","category_nicename":"academic-news","category_parent":0},{"term_id":135,"name":"MAGAZINE","slug":"magazine","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":692,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":431,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":135,"category_count":431,"category_description":"","cat_name":"MAGAZINE","category_nicename":"magazine","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":645,"name":"Magazine Summer 2019","slug":"magazine-summer-2019","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1202,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15125,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions\/15125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}