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Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

42 Colleges
$36,155 Avg Salary
$8,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working 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.

The Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 Hobart Institute of Welding Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for precision metal working students. Located in the suburb of Troy, HIWT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Elite Welding Academy

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elite Welding Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Elite Welding Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cincinnati.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in the Great Lakes Region . WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #6 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #7 on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #10, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision metal working students. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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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