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Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,751 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 242 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho 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 Idaho

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

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

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in Idaho for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIC are $4,960 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NIC is ranked #3 for overall quality for precision metal working in Idaho.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $4,336 per year. Precision Metal Working majors at CWI take out an average of $8,459 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CWI also took the #4 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho rankings.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The excellent associate degree programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Idaho. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ISU also took the #1 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in Idaho rankings.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,002
Utah 584
Montana 179
Wyoming 245

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 3 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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