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Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$4,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,496 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

Our analysis found Central Louisiana Technical Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

NLTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,109 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

South Louisiana Community College also made our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northshore Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $4,203 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

LDCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#8

Moore Career College

Baton Rouge, LA

With a ranking of #8, Moore Career College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Moore Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge.

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#8

Compass Career College

Hammond, LA

Compass Career College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small suburb of Hammond, Compass Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,949
South Carolina 1,205
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
West Virginia 86
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 9 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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