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Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

21 Colleges
$34,035 Avg Salary
$12,025 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,014 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Schools

The excellent programs at Welder Training and Testing Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Allentown, WTTI is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. CPI is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap.

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Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center 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. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Altoona.

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#7

Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Sunbury, PA

Triangle Tech - Sunbury ranked #7 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sunbury.

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#8

Triangle Tech - Dubois

Falls Creek, PA

Triangle Tech - Dubois ranked #8 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Falls Creek, Triangle Tech - Dubois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Triangle Tech - Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

Triangle Tech - Greensburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #9 on the list. Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greensburg.

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#10

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Rosedale Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Precision Metal Working Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 542
New Jersey 203
Maryland 82
Delaware 2

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 21 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.

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