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Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$4,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,822 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for precision metal working students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Precision Metal Working

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in Wisconsin. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $3,791 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,571 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $4,826 per year. Precision Metal Working majors at FVTC take out an average of $7,725 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,867 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 689
Indiana 1,142
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 5 schools only.

  • 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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