2023 Best Value Precision Production Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Precision Production School for You
In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to precision production students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Precision Production Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Precision Production
Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.
LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Precision Production majors at LATI take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Precision Production Schools in South Dakota list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for precision production students. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, precision production majors at Western Dakota Tech accumulate an average of around $11,500 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 68 |
| Minnesota | 119 |
| Iowa | 92 |
| Missouri | 146 |
| Nebraska | 105 |
| North Dakota | 36 |
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Precision Production Related Majors for Precision Production
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 2 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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