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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,925 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 812 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Tidewater Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Tidewater Community College

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at New River Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Virginia. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NRCC are $4,697 a year.

Full Precision Metal Working at New River Community College Report

#4

Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Tech-Trades landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Tidewater Tech-Trades undergraduate students pay an average of $16,337 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Tidewater Tech-Trades

Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges 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
Louisiana 1,496
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Tennessee 1,281
Mississippi 815

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

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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