2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate 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. 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.
The Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. On average, precision metal working graduates from CVTC take out $10,643 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
CVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,415 a year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at North Central Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,316.
North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Great Lakes Region . Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year. Precision Metal Working majors at Southwest Tech take out an average of $6,330 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Southwest Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year. On average, precision metal working graduates from NWTC take out $8,571 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,812.
Madison College also took the #2 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,960 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from WITC carry an average student debtload of $7,923.
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Western Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year. Precision Metal Working majors at Western Technical College take out an average of $7,905 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from WCTC carry an average student debtload of $12,964.
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Lakeshore Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,056 a year. On average, precision metal working graduates from LTC take out $6,371 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at FVTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,947.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Request InformationBest Precision Metal Working Colleges by State
Explore the best precision metal working schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 199 |
| Ohio | 60 |
| Illinois | 112 |
| Indiana | 225 |
| Wisconsin | 49 |
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Precision Metal Working Related Majors for Precision Metal Working
One of 5 majors within the area of study, precision metal working has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Precision Metal Working
| 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 25 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.