Brandon Rohrer (along with others) created an excellent resource for academic programs, Industry recommendations for academic data science programs. The resource is authored by a number of industry data scientists and university faculty. It is collection of useful information for college data science programs. Here are some of the topics:

• What do Industry data scientists do?
• What makes someone a good data scientist?
• How can universities partner with companies?
• and others

Plus, the site is growing, and new information is frequently being added. If your college/university is launching a data science program, this resource is a must read.