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Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$6,291 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for precision metal working students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Coastal Pines Technical College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Coastal Pines Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,906 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Coastal Pines Technical College also is in the top 5% of our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Georgia Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 a year.

West Georgia Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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South Louisiana Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in tuition and fees each year.

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North Georgia Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision metal working programs. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

North Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,686 a year.

GTC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision metal working programs. Southern Crescent Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 per year.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,562 in tuition and fees each year.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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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 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 25 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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