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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$39,159 Avg Salary
$14,422 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 52,308 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Trade College Search has created the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for precision metal working majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools

#1

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found Advanced Technology Institute to be the best school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . ATI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, precision metal working majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $9,752 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Precision Metal Working majors at GTC take out an average of $20,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree precision metal working programs. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Itawamba Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree precision metal working programs. Located in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree precision metal working programs. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1,205
Georgia 2,949
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 1,496
Virginia 812
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Tennessee 1,281
Mississippi 815

Precision Metal Working is one of 5 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Precision Metal Working Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder 42,490
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 3,285
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 2,689
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 1,921
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 584
Metal Fabricator 430
Ironworking/Ironworker 316
Other Precision Metal Working 314
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 279

Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working

Related Major Annual Graduates
Woodworking 423
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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