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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,880 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,386 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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

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

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from SWIC carry an average student debtload of $7,830.

Full Precision Metal Working at Southwestern Illinois College Report

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 2 spot on the 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. Precision Metal Working majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out an average of $7,346 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the 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 while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,007.

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#4

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at ETI School of Skilled Trades helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Illinois. ETI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Willowbrook.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from ETI carry an average student debtload of $9,959. 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Precision Metal Working majors at MTI - Springfield, Illinois take out an average of $10,799 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $64.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges 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 5 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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