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Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

Precision Metal Working is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 604 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th 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.

The Best Value Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found State Technical College of Missouri to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

STC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

STC also took the #3 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri rankings.

Full Precision Metal Working at State Technical College of Missouri Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great value for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $7,110 per year.

Full Precision Metal Working at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,216 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, precision metal working majors at OTC accumulate an average of around $16,718 in student debt.

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#4

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Missouri. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 per year.

Ranken Technical College also made our Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Minnesota 948
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 4 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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