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Quality Control Technology at Columbia Southern University

Quality Control Technology at Columbia Southern University

If you are interested in studying quality control technology, you may want to check out the program at Columbia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 364 students received their associate's degree in quality control tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Quality Control Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Southern University Quality Control Technology Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Quality Control Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Quality Control Tech
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Control Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Columbia Southern University offers distance education options for quality control tech at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Quality Control Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks quality control tech programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia Southern University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The quality control tech major at Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Quality Control Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Online Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools 1
Best Value Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools 1
Most Popular Online Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 1
Best Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Online Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 1
Best Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools 1
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Most Popular Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools 1
Best Value Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Schools 1
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Most Focused Quality Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools 2
Most Focused Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Most Focused Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 3
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Best Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools 3
Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools 4
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Most Focused Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools 15

How Much Do Quality Control Tech Graduates from Columbia Southern University Make?

The median salary of quality control tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $68,385. This is 12% higher than $61,310, which is the national average for all quality control tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Quality Control Tech Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the quality control tech majors at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern University Quality Control Technology Associate’s Program

22% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of quality control tech associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in quality control tech at Columbia Southern University are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a associate's in quality control tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 204
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 108

Columbia Southern University Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 683 quality control tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia Southern University, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in quality control tech at Columbia Southern University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in quality control tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 348
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 223

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in quality control tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Quality Control Technology

If you plan to be a quality control tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Safety & Health Technology 1,090

Careers That Quality Control Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in quality control tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,190 $34,960
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,290 $71,000
Environmental Engineering Technicians 280 $50,550

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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