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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,029 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

Precision Metal Working is the #154 most popular major in Illinois with 112 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for precision metal working students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Precision Metal Working

$6,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for precision metal working students. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year. While working on their degree, precision metal working majors at SWIC accumulate an average of around $5,500 in student debt.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,580 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sauk Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in Illinois list. Sauk Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dixon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sauk Valley Community College are $11,580 a year.

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$16,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College take out is $13,000.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, precision metal working majors at MTI - Springfield, Illinois accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $64.

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#5

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, ETI School of Skilled Trades landed the # 5 spot on the list. ETI is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Willowbrook.

While working on their degree, precision metal working majors at ETI accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $66, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 199
Ohio 60
Indiana 225
Wisconsin 49

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 6 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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