Partnership Aims to Grow Data Science Pipeline in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas has developed a data science program in response to a growing demand for the field among businesses in Arkansas and across the nation. The program is hosted jointly by the College of Engineering, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and the Sam M. Walton College of Business, providing students access to experts in all three colleges as they shape their data science skillset.
Bill Yoder, who leads the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences, said the new curriculum will benefit students and industries throughout the state.
“We know more Arkansas employers are driving an increasing talent demand to staff their data driven decisioning, and this curriculum goes a long way statewide to putting the students on a pathway that will lead to very fulfilling careers,” he said.
The Arkansas Department of Education approved the committee’s recommendations in 2020. New data science high school courses became available in the fall of 2021.