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Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$6,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,825 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree School for You

Quality Control Technology is the #160 most popular major in the country with 3,824 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for quality control tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Quality Control Technology

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for quality control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $4,302 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value quality control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year.

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#4

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,930 a year. On average, quality control tech graduates from DMC take out $8,724 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

Lamar Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $12,636 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, quality control tech graduates from Kilgore College carry an average student debtload of $14,537.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree quality control technology programs. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tarrant County College also is in the top 10% of our Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #8, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for quality control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spartan College - Tulsa are $18,251 a year. Quality Control Tech majors at Spartan College - Tulsa take out an average of $19,734 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $235.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for quality control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that quality control tech majors at TSTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,927.

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Best Quality Control Technology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 171
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 191
New Mexico 21

One of 18 majors within the area of study, quality control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

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

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