Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Quality Assurance Major, Associate of Applied Science

Curriculum Code #6224

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

The quality assurance program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and cognitive skills necessary for the competent proficiencies as an entry-level quality technician. Employment opportunities exist as a quality technician or inspector, process control specialist, reliability lab technician or analyst, quality auditor, gauge control technician, or quality assurance analyst. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by LCCC’s University Partnership.

Students may select a Manufacturing Engineering Technology -- Quality Assurance Maintenance Option*

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterHours
CADD 111 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING 1 2
MTHM 155 TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS I 4
QLTY 111 QUALITY MEASUREMENTS - METROLOGY 3
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 3 1
TECN 111 TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING 3
TECN 115 INDUSTRIAL BLUEPRINT READING 2
 Hours15
Spring Semester
CADD 235 DETAILING AND DIMENSIONING 2 3
ENGL 161 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3
MTHM 156
TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS II 2
or STATISTICS
3-4
QLTY 122 BASIC QUALITY TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS 2 3
TECN 245 GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING 2 2
Arts and Humanities Elective 5 3
 Hours17-18
Second Year
Fall Semester
ENGL 164 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II WITH TECHNICAL TOPICS 2 3
ELCT 111 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I 4 3
PHYC 150 GENERAL PHYSICS I 2 4
TECN 131 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES I 1 3
Social Science Elective 3
 Hours16
Spring Semester
QLTY 221 QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 3
QLTY 234 LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT 2, 4 4
QLTY 236 RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE 2 3
QLTY 287 WORK-BASED LEARNING I - QLTY 2 1
TECN 132 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES II 2 3
 Hours14
 Total Hours62-63
1

Indicates that this course has a prerequisite or may be taken concurrently.

2

Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite.

3

A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.

4

Students intending to take the Maintenance Option* should substitute WTEC 112, WTEC 217, WTEC 221 in place of ELCT 111 and QLTY 234. (Note: This will result in 1 additional semester credit hour to the program for a total of 63 semester credit hours.)

5

Select any Arts and Humanities Ohio Transfer 36 course.

Social Science Electives

HSTR 151GCIVILIZATION I3
HSTR 152GCIVILIZATION II3
HSTR 161UNITED STATES I3
HSTR 162UNITED STATES II3
HSTR 171GTHE WORLD SINCE 19003
HSTR 252GWOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY3
HSTR 267GAFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE3
PLSC 156AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT3
PSYH 151INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY3
SOCY 151GINTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY3

Program Contact(s):

Laura Cosgriff
440-366-7022
lcosgriff@lorainccc.edu

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.

  1. Apply basic quality problem solving tools and techniques to manufacturing process centered problems for quality improvement.
  2. Use principles of quality management to increase profitability by making process improvements throughout an institutional organization system.
  3. Use appropriate software for statistical process capability analyses for effective improvements.
  4. Develop and implement effective quality improvement plans and procedures, which encourage team work and employee involvement.
  5. Effectively employ lean principles and six sigma process applications in oral presentations and written legal documents.