The National Student Data Corps (NSDC) is a community-developed initiative that provides resources and opportunities for students to learn data science, in a community of support, with a special focus on engaging underserved institutions, students, and communities.

We are grateful to the NSDC Founding Committee, which includes 24 members from academia, industry and nonprofits, who have come together to cultivate a community of diverse insights and perspectives to envision, develop, launch, and grow the NSDC portal and community, a groundbreaking and inclusive new program in data science.

As of September 2024, the NSDC community is made up of 9,054 individuals from 864 institutions representing the U.S. and 35 other countries – Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Learn about the broader Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub’s Community and our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA).

Teaching Data Science and Building Data
Literacy— Nationally and Globally

The NEBDHub Executive Director, Florence Hudson, and NSDC Program Manager, Emily Rothenberg, presented the programs and opportunities offered by the National Student Data Corps to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) in August 2023.

NSDC Now a National Program with an International Reach

In October 2021, the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub announced a new rebranding initiative for the National Student Data Corps (NSDC). Originally launched as the ‘Northeast Student Data Corps’, the NSDC is a community-developed project that teaches data science fundamentals to students across the United States and around the world, with a special focus on underserved students and institutions.  

National Student Data Corps (NSDC) Chapters provide resources and opportunities for students to learn data science, with a special focus on underserved institutions, students, and communities. The NSDC has Institutional Chapters located at universities and colleges, as well as Regional Chapters which serve students across the U.S.. Chapter members will benefit from learning resources, mentorship, research and career opportunities to launch their data science journeys.

Students and professionals are welcome to volunteer with the Northeast Big Innovation Hub and NSDC to gain research and leadership experience with the data science community.

The Hub is a collaboration hub for data science innovation headquartered in the Northeast United States with a national and global reach. Our mission is to build and strengthen partnerships across industry, academia, nonprofits, and government to address societal and scientific challenges, spur economic development, and accelerate innovation in the national big data ecosystem.

Volunteers can expect to gain enriching leadership and mentoring experience in the data science sphere along with novel networking opportunities with other data science enthusiasts. They will also be part of the larger Northeast Hub community and receive a certificate acknowledging their contributions.

The NSDC’s programming and opportunities for students, teachers, and data science enthusiasts wouldn’t be possible without the support of our Founding Committee and HQ Team!