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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$7,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,159 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

Precision Metal Working is the #133 most popular major in the country with 52,308 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for precision metal working students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision metal working majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Southeast Region . Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Holmes Community College are $6,210 a year.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 a year.

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#5

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

The excellent associate degree programs at Jones County Junior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Jones County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,870 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision metal working programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt Community College are $6,548 a year.

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Greenville Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,410 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, precision metal working majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $20,582 in student debt.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,830 per year.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 a year.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision metal working programs. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

Spartanburg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,822 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 17
Virginia 41
North Carolina 303
Florida 88
Tennessee 12
Kentucky 100
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 0
Arkansas 40
Alabama 75
Mississippi 125
West Virginia 43

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 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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