by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Occupational Safety & Health Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Quality Control Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Columbia Southern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in quality control tech, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University paid an average of $235 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,640 | $5,640 |
| Fees | $135 | $135 |
| Books and Supplies | $692 | $692 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Columbia Southern University in Quality Control Tech walked away with an average of $16,177 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $14,202.
quality control tech who receive their associate degree from Columbia Southern University make an average of $70,736 a year during the early days of their career. That is 71% higher than the national average of $41,433.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia Southern University does offer online classes in its quality control tech associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in quality control tech in 2019-2020, 16.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 24.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the quality control tech associate degrees at Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 31 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 206 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 143 |
Quality Control Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Occupational Safety & Health Technology | 424 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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