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Quality Control Technology at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Every quality control technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the quality control tech program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Quality Control Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Quality Control Tech

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Quality Control Technology Rankings

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Quality Control Tech Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the quality control tech majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Quality Control Technology Associate’s Program

14% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of quality control tech associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in quality control tech at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in quality control tech graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in quality control tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Safety & Health Technology	7

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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	11,890	$59,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,000	$78,240
Environmental Engineering Technicians	450	$70,190

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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