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Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,469 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, quality control technology was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 3,720 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for quality control tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Quality Control Technology

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for quality control technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for quality control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

Full Quality Control Technology at Tarrant County College District Report

#4

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean Corporation. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ocean Corporation is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best Quality Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best quality control technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4
Texas 347
Oklahoma 236
New Mexico 26

Quality Control Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Quality Control Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Occupational Safety & Health Technology 2,874
Quality Control Technology 499
Industrial Safety Technology 237
Other Quality Control & Safety Technologies 105
Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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