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Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Montana

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate School for You

Precision Metal Working is one of the most popular subjects to study in Montana. With 179 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision metal working majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in Montana for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. UM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Missoula.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $7,719 per year.

UM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Montana list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Flathead Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Montana. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Flathead Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,798 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,002
Utah 584
Idaho 242
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 2 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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