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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology

8 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 450 people earned their degree in quality control technology/technician, making the major the 853rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 quality control technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in quality control technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality quality control technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the quality control technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree quality control tech students.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 associates’s quality control tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,059 for associate degree quality control tech students per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

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#2

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lakeshore Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Cleveland, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 associates’s quality control tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LTC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LTC is $10,780 for associate degree quality control tech students.

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#3

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s quality control tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,127 for Associate Degree Quality Control Tech students per year to attend Fox Valley Technical College.

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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,235 for associate degree quality control tech students per year to attend Central Community College.

Full Central Community College Quality Control Technology Report

#5

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Rapids Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for associate degree quality control tech students.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Quality Control Technology Report

#6

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Goodwin College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate list. Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s quality control tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Goodwin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,290 for Associate Degree Quality Control Tech students per year to attend Goodwin College.

Read more about Quality Control Technology at Goodwin College

#7 in overall quality

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 associates’s quality control tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for associate degree quality control tech students.

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#8 in overall quality

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 22 associates’s quality control tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartan College - Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Spartan College - Tulsa is $27,920 for Associate Degree Quality Control Tech students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Quality Control Technology at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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