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2023 Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 3,720 people earned a degree or certificate in quality control technology, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 73 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Quality Control Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for quality control tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Ocean Corporation the most popular school in the United States for quality control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 7% of the quality control tech majors at the school.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the quality control tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 73 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in quality control tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 73 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in quality control tech at Columbia Southern University, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#5

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Odessa College is a great place for quality control technology students working on their basic certificate. Odessa College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.

About 49% of the students majoring in quality control tech at the school are women while 51% are male.

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Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

Women make up 5% of the quality control tech majors at the school.

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#7

Lee College

Baytown, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lee College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for quality control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in quality control tech at Lee College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Tri-County Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 43% of the quality control tech majors at the school.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for quality control technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Women make up 33% of the quality control tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for quality control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in quality control tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Quality Control Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Quality Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
12 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
13 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
13 Gateway Community College New Haven, CT
13 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
13 Taft College Taft, CA
13 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
13 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI

Quality Control Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Quality Control Tech Concentrations

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 26 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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