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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 analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,357 a year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clover Park Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lower Columbia College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $5,514 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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

Charter College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Portland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

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

OC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision metal working students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,133 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. LBCC is a small public school located in the small 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 schools 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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