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Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

43 Colleges
$34,061 Avg Salary
$10,295 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, 54,790 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

Check out the precision metal working programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Schools

Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie to be the best school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Automotive Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Arizona Automotive Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of Automotive Machinists & Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Weslaco.

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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best precision metal working programs. South Texas Vo-Tech is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Austin Community College District 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. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #10, Tulsa Welding School-Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision metal working students. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 927
Texas 6,978
Oklahoma 1,721
New Mexico 235

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

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 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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