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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 54,790 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Precision Metal Working

Our 2023 rankings named White Mountains Community College the best value school in the New England Region for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. White Mountains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at White Mountains Community College are $15,300 per year.

White Mountains Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Central Maine Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $14,140 per year.

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#4

Advanced Welding Institute

South Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Advanced Welding Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. AWI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of South Burlington.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 23
Maine 104
Connecticut 426
Rhode Island 26
New Hampshire 119
Vermont 65

One of 5 majors within the trade school area of study, precision metal working has other similar majors worth exploring.

Precision Metal Working Focus Areas

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 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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