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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Precision Metal Working
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.