Quality Control - Northwest State Community College

Quality Control from Northwest State Community College is a Campus Certificate Quality Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. A Manufacturing Quality major prepares the student for a career as a Quality specialist (Supplier Quality Engineer, Green Belt, Mechanical Inspector, Quality Technician , Auditor, and similar roles). Twenty-first century manufacturing operations link productivity to quality . Lean manufacturing quality concepts are essential to modern competiveness. Accordingly, persons seeking greater responsibility should consider the Quality curriculum. This program of study prepares the student to sit for American Society for Quality Technician exam. ASQ certifications are widely recognized and favorably impact hiring and compensation decisions. Career Outlook The greatest demand for engineering technicians will be in manufacturing. Companies need improved machinery, up-to-date processes, and lean manufacturing methods to compete on a global basis. Quality skills apply during all phases of the product cycle ? from concept to production to distribution and service. ISO/TS/OHSA certifications are becoming a common prerequisite for doing business, worldwide. This course of study imparts the skills needed to comply with many certification system requirements. Skills learned in this course form a solid foundation on which to build if your goal is to become a Quality Assurance Manager, Quality Engineer, or Quality Auditor. Program Learning Outcomes Students earning a certificate from this program should demonstrate: 1. Basic knowledge leading to quality from management, practitioner and customer perspectives. 2. Concentration on quality problem solving and process control tools. 3. Basic understanding of probability and philosophies espoused by Deming, Crosby, and Juran. 4. Basic knowledge of quality , measurement system analysis and control charting principles. 5. Proper selection and use of measuring tools for the feature based upon the print specification. 6. Proficiency for dealing with tolerance stacks, another layer of G D & T. 7. Basic understanding of more complex quality improvement methods by studying at least three of the following topics: Advanced SPC, Six Sigma Start-Up, DOE: Screening Experiments, Measurement Systems Analysis or Problem Solving. View more details on Northwest State Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Quality Management courses.