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University degree

Computing

Coleg Sir Gar
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 87% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

Our Higher National Diploma in Data and Information Systems focuses on three important areas: storing data, analysing data, and understanding information systems. In this course, you will learn about the technical side of data science, which includes how to collect, process, and visualise data. By the end of your studies, you will have a good understanding of how information systems work.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts20%
48-63 pts30%
64-79 pts20%
96-111 pts10%
144-159 pts10%
How they qualified
93% got in with no formal qualifications. The rest came in a mix of ways:
no formal qualifications93%
A-levels6%
other higher education1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
55%
In work or further study after
13%
Continue past first year
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations20%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled20%
Process, plant and machine operatives20%
Skilled trades occupations10%
Sales occupations10%
Customer service occupations10%
Elementary occupations10%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Coleg Sir Gar's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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