Quality Management
Quality Management Associate of Applied Science Degree
Program Code: 10-185-2
For more information: wctc.edu/quality-mgmt
Quality management (QM) is a commitment to understanding a customer’s precise needs and delivering results on time and within budget. This program offers strategic skill sets in preparation for QM practices that extend to suppliers and distributors, including global supply chain networks.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Build your degree along a career pathway.
Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.
Career Pathway
Related Certificates that can be earned along the way:
Program Outcomes
- Apply project management tools effectively.
- Utilize six sigma strategies and data analysis for systems improvement.
- Utilize lean principles and tools to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
- Demonstrate proficiency in leadership and management functions.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of multiple quality approaches and tools.
- Apply critical thinking and problem solving tools.
Critical Life Skills
To help our students prepare for success in a workplace and society that is increasingly global, multicultural and collaborative, we provide curricular and co-curricular opportunities to develop critical life skills. WCTC is committed to teaching all students the following skills:
- Communication: Demonstrate appropriate communication.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems.
- Relationships: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
- Self-management: Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior.
Listed below are the required courses for this program. An Academic Advisor can help you develop your program plan and select the term and course schedule that works best for you.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 196-191 | ||
| 623-161 | Lean Enterprise/Intro | 3 |
| 623-162 | Prin for Lean Enterprise | 3 |
| 623-163 | J-I-T Lean Enterprise | 3 |
| 623-164 | Lean Leadership Applications | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Approved Substitutes: 196-192 OR 623-130 OR 623-131 | ||
| 623-171 | Introduction to ISO | 3 |
| 625-150 | Six Sigma Green Belt | 5 |
| 625-151 | Six Sigma Green Belt Project | 1 |
| 625-152 | Six Sigma Black Belt | 5 |
| 625-153 | Six Sigma Black Belt Project | 1 |
| General Studies | ||
| 801-136 | English Composition I | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-223 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-198 | ||
| 804-189 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-198 | ||
| Total Credits | 60 | |