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Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,243 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,159 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

With 116 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, precision metal working is the #84 most popular major in Oregon.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for precision metal working students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Precision Metal Working

Our analysis found Portland Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in Oregon. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, precision metal working graduates from Portland Community College take out $19,673 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Portland Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,675 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 271
Washington 346
Nevada 40
Hawaii 15
Alaska 9

One of 5 majors within the area of study, precision metal working has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Woodworking 431
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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