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Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Minnesota

14 Colleges
$43,471 Avg Salary
$7,985 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

Precision Metal Working is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Schools

Our 2023 rankings named St Cloud Technical and Community College the best school in Minnesota for precision metal working students. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Minnesota list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

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The excellent programs at Dunwoody College of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

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#6

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater 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. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

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#7

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #7, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision metal working students. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #9 on this year’s Best Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Missouri 604
South Dakota 106
Iowa 737
North Dakota 185
Nebraska 453

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 14 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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