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Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington

11 Colleges
$39,197 Avg Salary
$10,786 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,172 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Trade Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Perry Technical Institute the best school in Washington for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Bellingham Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Washington. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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#3

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charter College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Skagit Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Mount Vernon.

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With a ranking of #6, Spokane Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision metal working students. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best precision metal working programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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Everett Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #8 on the list. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Everett.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Precision Metal Working Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,491
Oregon 399
Nevada 336
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41

One of 5 majors within the trade school area of study, precision metal working has other similar majors worth exploring.

Precision Metal Working Focus Areas

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 11 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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