The associate of applied science degree with specialization in quality systems technology is designed to prepare students to assume responsibilities in a wide variety of technical and management support roles. The program combines quality tools to monitor production and management practices to develop the environment that is most conducive to establishing quality systems in organizations. In today’s business and industrial environments, “quality” is an integral part of the way companies are organized and managed to produce quality products and services.
Graduates of this program will be prepared for employment in the following areas:

• Inspector
• Lab technician
• Quality engineer
• Quality auditor
• Quality control technician
• Quality manager
• Quality technician
• Testing technician

In addition to completion of the required general education courses, students desiring the program designation on their transcript must complete the required core and specialized courses.