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2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 806 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Precision Metal Working program at each school on the list.

Check out the precision metal working undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Arclabs

Piedmont, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Arclabs the most popular school in the United States for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arclabs is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Piedmont.

Women make up 6% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Arclabs accumulate an average of around $9,470 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $79.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Alexandria.

Women make up 6% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

Precision Metal Working majors at Central Louisiana Technical Community College take out an average of $9,211 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 93% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $8,163 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in the United States. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 7% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at TSTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,727.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. HIWT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Troy.

Of the 293 students majoring in precision metal working at HIWT, 95% are male and 5% are female.

On average, precision metal working graduates from HIWT take out $7,437 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $161, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Caguas.

Women make up 2% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 289 students majoring in precision metal working at MTI - Springfield, Illinois, 91% are male and 9% are female.

On average, precision metal working graduates from MTI - Springfield, Illinois take out $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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Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in precision metal working at Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie, 96% are male and 4% are female.

On average, precision metal working graduates from Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie take out $10,010 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 $132.

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Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Muskogee, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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Universal Technical Institute - Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

Women make up 5% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the rural area of East Windsor, Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Lincoln Tech - East Windsor take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,057. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $154, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, TWS is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 6% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at TWS take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,145. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $161, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Northshore Technical Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of Bogalusa.

Women make up 8% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus accumulate an average of around $11,531 in student debt.

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Universal Technical Institute - Avondale came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Avondale.

Of the 152 students majoring in precision metal working at UTI Avondale, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Precision Metal Working majors at UTI Avondale take out an average of $11,505 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $89.

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With a ranking of #16, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 148 students majoring in precision metal working at Western Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

On average, precision metal working graduates from Western Technical College take out $15,497 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $93, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#17

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the distant town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 91% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, Tulsa Welding School-Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 13% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at TWS take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,145. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $161, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Tulsa Technology Center ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 96% are male.

On average, precision metal working graduates from Tulsa Tech take out $14,189 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

About 4% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 96% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from UTI Rancho Cucamonga carry an average student debt load of $11,505. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $89.

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#21

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

Apex Technical School ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 96% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Apex Technical School accumulate an average of around $10,534 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $71.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. South Texas Vo-Tech is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 93% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at South Texas Vo-Tech accumulate an average of around $13,051 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $65.

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#22

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Horn Lake, Delta Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Delta Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,799 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $64.

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Tri-Community Adult Education came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Covina, Tri-Community Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 94% are male.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Weslaco.

About 4% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 96% are male.

Precision Metal Working majors at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco take out an average of $11,470 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $34.

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#29

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL
#30

Philadelphia Technician Training

Philadelphia, PA
#30

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#34

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
#37

NASCAR Technical Institute

Mooresville, NC
#41

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
#42

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA
#43

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX
#45

Lively Technical College

Tallahassee, FL
#48

Fortis College - Smyrna

Smyrna, GA

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 806 different United States precision metal working schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI
50 Asnuntuck Community College Enfield, CT
53 Elite Welding Academy Cincinnati, OH
53 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
53 Welder Training and Testing Institute Allentown, PA
53 Modern Welding School Schenectady, NY
57 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
57 Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington, VT
59 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
59 Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc Arroyo, PR
59 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson Jackson, TN
59 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
59 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
64 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
64 North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD
66 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
67 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
67 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
69 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
70 Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL
70 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
70 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville Nashville, TN
70 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
70 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
70 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
76 Charter College Vancouver, WA
76 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN
76 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
76 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
76 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
76 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
76 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
83 Wallace Community College, Selma Selma, AL
83 Lake Technical College Eustis, FL
83 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
86 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
87 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
87 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
87 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
90 Mcallen Careers Institute Mcallen, TX
90 Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN
90 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
90 Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah Mahwah, NJ
90 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
95 White Mountains Community College Berlin, NH
95 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
95 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
95 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
99 Housatonic Community College Bridgeport, CT
100 National University College Bayamon, PR
100 Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN
100 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
100 Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Rockford, IL
104 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
104 CET, El Centro El Centro, CA
104 New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA
107 Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK
107 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
107 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson Dickson, TN
107 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
107 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
107 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville Hartsville, TN
107 Universal Technical Institute - Houston Houston, TX
114 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
114 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro Jacksboro, TN
114 Texarkana College Texarkana, TX
117 Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville, AR
117 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
119 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
119 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
119 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
122 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
122 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
122 Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
122 Central Lakes College - Brainerd Brainerd, MN
122 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
127 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
127 Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
129 Clarendon College Clarendon, TX
129 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman Harriman, TN
129 CET, Colton Colton, CA
129 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
133 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston Livingston, TN
133 Butte College Oroville, CA
133 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
133 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
137 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
137 Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
137 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
137 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington Covington, TN
137 Lincoln College of Technology - Denver Denver, CO
137 Delta College University Center, MI
137 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
137 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
145 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
145 Mid-America Technology Center Wayne, OK
145 Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA
145 Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX
149 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
149 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN
149 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
149 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski Pulaski, TN
149 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
149 Vernon College Vernon, TX
155 Career College of Northern Nevada Sparks, NV
155 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
155 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
155 Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY
155 Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO
155 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
155 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
155 Galveston College Galveston, TX
155 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA

Precision Metal Working by Region

View the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

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