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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$7,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,159 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 52,308 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for precision metal working students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the precision metal working associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $6,210 per year.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The excellent associate degree programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,552 a year.

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#5

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jones County Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jones County Junior College are $5,870 a year.

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#6

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,548 in tuition and fees each year.

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Greenville Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $9,410 a year. Precision Metal Working majors at GTC take out an average of $20,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Precision Metal Working at Greenville Technical College Report

Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWCC are $5,830 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 a year.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Spartanburg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,822 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Spartanburg Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1,205
Georgia 2,949
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 1,496
Virginia 812
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Tennessee 1,281
Mississippi 815

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 42,490
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 3,285
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 2,689
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 1,921
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 584
Metal Fabricator 430
Ironworking/Ironworker 316
Other Precision Metal Working 314
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 279

Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working

Related Major Annual Graduates
Woodworking 423
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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