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Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Hobart Institute of Welding Technology to be the best school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Troy, HIWT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Polaris Career Center

Middleburg Heights, OH

Polaris Career Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Polaris Career Center is a small public school located in the large suburb of Middleburg Heights.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 689
Indiana 1,142
Wisconsin 1,822
Ohio 1,572
Illinois 2,199

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

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 25 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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