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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$4,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,386 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Precision Metal Working is the #55 most popular major in Washington with 346 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Precision Metal Working

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value school in Washington for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,826 per year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Spokane Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,231.

Full Precision Metal Working at Spokane Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,101 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

OC also took the #4 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

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#5

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,182 a year.

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#6

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clark College are $4,529 a year.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #8, Charter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Charter College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Charter College carry an average student debtload of $15,368.

Charter College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list.

Full Precision Metal Working at Charter College Report

Perry Technical Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Perry Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,113.

Full Precision Metal Working at Perry Technical Institute Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 271
Oregon 116
Nevada 40
Hawaii 15
Alaska 9

Precision Metal Working is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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