Program Overview

Quality Assurance Certificate

Summary

The Quality Assurance certificate is designed to provide you with knowledge and skills that are essential building blocks in the field of Manufacturing/Machinist Technology. All courses within this certificate are also part of a AAAS degrees in Manufacturing/Machinist Technology.

What You’ll Learn

• Define quality and discuss its role in manufacturing today, including its impact on cost and the customer
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic quality philosophies, concepts, terms and their definitions
• Interpret and analyze technical drawings, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and apply inspection tools and techniques to verify the acceptability of manufactured parts
• Use a wide range of metrology equipment properly
• Apply technical mathematics and basic statistics in solving quality inspection problems
• Identify non-conforming material and initiate resolution
• Apply a variety of quality assurance tools, concepts, and inspection and test methods to solve quality inspection challenges
• Show familiarity with requirements found in flight-safety and other standards applicable to machined parts, including the concept of traceability as it applies to materials, calibration and finished products
• Understand the importance of attention to detail, personal integrity, interpersonal skills and effective communication in quality assurance
• Be prepared to take the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) examination

Courses & Requirements

Program Description:

The certificate in Quality Assurance is a ten-credit two-quarter course of study intended to not only meet the needs of the manufacturing industry for inspectors and quality assurance personnel, but also to provide the field with manufacturing technicians who are better trained in how to make quality parts. In addition to learning practical measurement and inspection techniques that can be applied to verify that the parts they are making meet the customers' needs, students will gain a deeper understanding of process control and what it means to make a quality product.

Certificate of Completion (10 Credits)

Grade of 2.0 or better in each individual course in the program required.

Program Prerequisites:

Satisfactory completion of MFGT 120 with a grade of 2.0 or better, or Instructor permission.

Program Requirements (10 Credits)

• MFGT 155 Quality Assurance Fundamentals
• MFGT 156 Certified Quality Inspector Preparation

Certificate Completion

Students should automatically receive their Certificate after successful completion of all required courses. If you have not received your Certificate, please contact Jenifer Aydelotte in the Office of Instruction.

Careers & Opportunities

The Certificate in Quality Assurance program helps machinists to be better machinists, and helps those in, or interested in, inspection and quality positions to further develop skills that can be applied in a broad range of industries. Where employers endorse them, certifications can give special consideration to new applicants and to employees seeking promotions, and the Certified Quality Inspector certificate that this program helps to prepare you for is nationally recognized.

Potential employers include: Although this certificate program is primarily focused on the machining industry, the quality assurance skills developed are applicable to a wide range of industries. Graduates may find employment in local companies working in the manufacturing, inspection or quality departments. Entry level salaries vary with each employer and individual skill level.

Tuition & Fees

Estimated Tuition & Fees

(does not include additional program or course fees, books, or supply costs)

Per Quarter
| WA-Resident | Non-WA resident,
US citizen, &
Eligible non-citizen
On Campus | Non-WA resident
Non-US citizen¹ | Non-WA resident, US citizen
Online Only
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1 credit | $126.47 | $246.49 | $327.01 | $144.67
5 credits | $632.35 | $1,232.45 | $1,635.05 | $723.35
12 credits (full-time) | $1,387.14 | $2,487.04 | $3,408.94 | $1,571.08
15 credits | $1,570.80 | $2,520.25 | $3,617.20 | $1,757.65

¹ Includes all International Students, both on campus and overseas online

Additional Program Fees

Approximately $300 per quarter

Related Program Options

• Manufacturing/Machinist Technology Certificate
• Basic Manufacturing Certificate
• Mechatronics AAAS
• Machine Maintenance Certificate
• Manufacturing/Machinist Technology AAAS
• Mechatronics Certificate
• Principles of Precision Machining Certificate