Graduate Certificate [Cloud Computing for Big Data] From Lambton College

• The Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing for Big Data is a 2-year program at Lambton College.
• Students will have the opportunity to apply to the Co-operative Education Program.
• Students learn technologies and applications of cloud computing and its virtualization used in servers, desktops, embedded, and mobile devices. 
• Additionally, students get to know the latest and greatest technology trends in Cloud computing and become familiar with Cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft.
• The curriculum will delve into Big Data as a collection of large and complex data sets and the challenges of capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, and visualization.
• In addition to a full range of enhanced virtualization deployment, cloud computing and Big Data theory, students apply this knowledge to a variety of open-source and vendor-specific virtualization solutions.
• Please Note: This is not a Big Data Analytics program. It is a cloud computing program that focuses on the infrastructure required to allow for Big Data analysis to occur.
• The admissions process is competitive and meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission.
• In order to be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term (CPL-1049) students must have a GPA of 2.8 or greater.
• International students who successfully complete their program of study at Lambton College may be eligible to apply for a Post Graduate Work Permit Program (PGWPP).
• The PGWPP allows students to gain valuable Canadian work experience.
• A work permit under the PGWPP may be issued for the length of the study program, up to a maximum of three years.
• A post-graduation work permit cannot be valid for longer than the student's study program, and the study program must be a minimum of eight months in length. 

Student Responsibilities

• Course and program delivery schedules are proposed and subject to change for each intake. Students are required to bring their own laptop with wireless capability.
• Students are advised to bring an official copy of their most recent police clearance, driver's license and vaccination record from their home country.