2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Quality Control Technology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for quality control tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Quality Control Technology Schools
Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for quality control technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-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 Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very 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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The excellent programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best quality control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Del Mar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best quality control technology schools in the Southwest Region . DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $5,930 per year. Quality Control Tech majors at DMC take out an average of $6,756 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar Institute of Technology are $12,636 a year.
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Kilgore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for quality control technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for quality control technology students. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarleton are $17,582 a year.
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Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for quality control technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
Tarrant County College also claimed a spot on our Best Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,870 per year. On average, quality control tech graduates from Southeastern Oklahoma State University take out $19,432 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for quality control technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year. On average, quality control tech graduates from NSU take out $20,937 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Request InformationBest Quality Control Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best quality control technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 171 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 191 |
| New Mexico | 21 |
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Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
One of 18 majors within the area of study, quality control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
| 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 14 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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