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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$8,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

With 54,790 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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 analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Holmes Community College are $6,210 a year.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Southeast Region . Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.

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#5

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jones County Junior College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jones County Junior College are $5,970 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 midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college 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 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 #7 on the list. GTC is a large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,202 in tuition and fees each year. Precision Metal Working majors at GTC take out an average of $20,551 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GTC also did well on our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 $5,860 a year.

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Florence-Darlington Technical 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 #9 on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,772 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg 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 #10 on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 per 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
Georgia 2,949
South Carolina 1,205
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 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 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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