BUS130

Excel for Business Analytics

VanWest College Excel for Business Analytics

This course introduces students to Microsoft Excel and its use in business analytics. Taught in computer lab, the course presents foundational and intermediate level tools used frequently in business. Topics include creating/modifying worksheets, manipulating data using formulas, functions, and PivotTables, and displaying information using sorting, charting, and exporting tools. Experiential rather than lecture-based learning will be the focus.

Course Details

  • Course ID: BUS130
  • Course Name: Excel for Business Analytics
  • Course Length: 2 months (8 weeks)
  • Offered Location: Vancouver
  • Method: In-person Lecture
  • Start Dates: 2025: February 18, August 5 / 2026: January 19, August 31
  • Course Schedule: Monday & Wednesday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM) or Tuesday & Thursday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM)
    * You may have additional or make-up classes on Fridays
  • Credential: Upon the successful completion of this single course, you will receive Excel for Business Analytics Single Course Certificate

Admission Requirement

English Admission Requirement

  • VanWest English Placement Test: Level 8, or
  • Completion of VanWest Level 7 or EAP 300 course with a final grade of 75%+, or
  • IELTS 6.0+, or
  • TOEFL IBT 79+, or
  • TOEIC 800+, or
  • Duolingo 115+, or
  • Cambridge English Scale: 169+, or
  • CEFR B2+

Academic Admission Requirement

  • High School Diploma (Grade 12), or
  • General Education Development (GED)

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees
Course Fee (Domestic): $1,000
Course Fee (International): $1,300
Application Fee (Domestic): $150
Application Fee (International): $250
Student Services Fee: $250

*Textbook costs are not included. Textbooks should be purchased by the individual. For the list of required textbooks, please click HERE.

Textbook

  • Textbook: Frye, C. (2019) Microsoft Excel 2019: Step by Step. Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: ISBN-10: 1509306161 / ISBN-13: 9781509306169
  • Online Source: Vital Source
  • Buy at VanWest: Yes

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