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2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,851 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,386 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 92 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, precision production is the #33 most popular major in Iowa.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Precision Production

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Iowa Community College the best value school in Iowa for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NICC also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Precision Production at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hawkeye Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawkeye Community College are $5,977 a year.

Hawkeye Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

Full Precision Production at Hawkeye Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IHCC are $4,560 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

Iowa Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,220 per year.

DMACC also took the #5 spot in our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Precision Production at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Minnesota 119
South Dakota 51
Missouri 146
Nebraska 105
North Dakota 36

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 6 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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