2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 41 quality control technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 quality control technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in quality control technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent quality control technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the quality control technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$9,059 Average Net Price

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 in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s quality control tech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Quality Control Tech students.

Read full report on Quality Control Technology at Southeast Community College Area

#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$8,235 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 made our “Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Central Community College is $8,235 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Quality Control Tech students.

Read more about Quality Control Technology at Central Community College

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Gina Collecchia.

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