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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,200 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 Missouri. With 604 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City the best value school in Missouri for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $7,110 per year.

MCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri rankings.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STC are $7,440 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, STC is ranked #5 for overall quality for precision metal working in Missouri.

Full Precision Metal Working at State Technical College of Missouri Report

#3

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ranken Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 per year.

Ranken Technical College also made our Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Minnesota 948
South Dakota 106
Iowa 737
North Dakota 185
Nebraska 453

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 3 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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