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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$16,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,386 Avg Salary

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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Our analysis found North Idaho College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at NIC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,793.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aims Community College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,418 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at CWI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,116.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CWI is ranked #4 for overall quality for precision metal working in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Wyoming Community College District are $10,890 per year. Precision Metal Working majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out an average of $7,044 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at FRCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,666.

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Helena College University of Montana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the town of Helena, Helena College is a public school with a small student population.

Helena College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from MSU Bozeman carry an average student debtload of $12,079.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSU Bozeman also is in the top 20% of our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Community College of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCD are $16,167 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at CCD accumulate an average of around $13,149 in student debt.

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#9

Northwest College

Powell, WY

Northwest College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the remote town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest Community College are $11,162 per year.

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Pueblo Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pueblo Community College are $15,958 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Pueblo Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,946.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 148
Utah 28
Idaho 62
Montana 67
Wyoming 58

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 15 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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