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

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

20 Colleges
$39,468 Avg Salary
$12,436 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

With 54,790 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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 2023 rankings named Advanced Technology Institute the best school in the Southeast Region for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. ATI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenville Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Precision Metal Working majors at GTC take out an average of $20,551 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spartanburg Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the 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 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 #6 on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Itawamba Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small 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
Georgia 2,949
South Carolina 1,205
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 46,029
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 3,181
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 2,275
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 1,588
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 541
Metal Fabricator 413
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 319
Ironworking/Ironworker 226
Other Precision Metal Working 218

Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working

Related Major Annual Graduates
Woodworking 435
Other Precision Production 67
Leatherworking & Upholstery 46
Precision Production Trades 44
Boilermaking 29

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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