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2023 Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production School for You

Precision Production is the #36 most popular major in the country with 52,913 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for precision production 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 Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision production majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Precision Production Schools

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID
$8,736 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for precision production students. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year.

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#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO
$10,418 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aims Community College is a great value for precision production students. Located in the midsize 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. While working on their degree, precision production majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $7,849 in student debt.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . 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 production majors at FRCC take out is $9,434.

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$9,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Helena College University of Montana is a great value for precision production students. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Helena College are $9,570 a year. On average, precision production graduates from Helena College take out $16,587 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$10,890 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value precision production programs. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Wyoming Community College District are $10,890 a year. Precision Production majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out an average of $5,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$12,643 Average Tuition & Fees

Flathead Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for precision production students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Flathead Valley Community College are $12,643 a year.

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$15,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Pueblo Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for precision production students. It came in at #8 on the list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $15,958 per year. The average amount in student loans that precision production majors at Pueblo Community College take out is $10,125.

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$16,167 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for precision production students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $16,167 in tuition and fees each year. Precision Production majors at CCD take out an average of $11,427 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT
$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Montana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 152
Utah 35
Montana 67
Idaho 67
Wyoming 60

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Precision Production Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Woodworking 431
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Majors Similar to Precision Production

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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