October 2004 • Table of Contents

College and University Programs in Quality

compiled by
Valerie Funk, editorial assistant

IOWA

Eastern Iowa Community College
Davenport, IA.
Two-year, public.
Associate’s degree in automated manufacturing technology. Courses—Continuous Quality Improvement, Introduction to Six Sigma, Teamwork for Improving Results, Principles of Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, 5 S’s, Continuous Process Improvement, Visual Factory, kanban, quality tools, 1-piece flow and poka yoke.
George W. Varchola, director of continuous quality improvement, 563-336-3306, gvarchola@eicc.edu.
www.eicc.edu.

Iowa, University of
Iowa City, IA.
Four-year, public.
Bachelor’s degree in statistics; master’s degree in statistics, quality management and productivity; doctorate in statistics.
Department of statistics and actuarial science, 319-335-0712, statistics@uiowa.edu or actuarial-science@uiowa.edu.
www.uiowa.edu.

Northern Iowa, University of
Cedar Falls, IA.
Four-year, public.
Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing technology, technology management and management; master’s degree in technology and business administration; doctorate in industrial technology; certificate in technology management.
Department of Industry Technology, 319-273-2561, ali.kashef@uni.edu.
www.uni.edu.

Institutions with courses or degrees in quality that are not included can send their information to vfunk@asq.org. It will be included in QP’s next listing of college and university programs. Immediate updates will be made to the list on ASQ’s website.