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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$8,372 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the precision metal working undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $5,357 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Spokane Community College accumulate an average of around $9,297 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Far Western US Region . LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,514 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in the Far Western US Region . LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,390 per year.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Charter College are $16,784 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Charter College carry an average student debtload of $13,591.

Charter College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Portland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year.

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#8

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $9,740 per year.

OC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark College are $10,133 a year.

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Linn-Benton Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,287 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,172
California 2,491
Oregon 399
Nevada 336
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41

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 18 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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