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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$4,568 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,172 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for precision metal working students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision metal working majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Precision Metal Working

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value school in Washington for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $4,095 per 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. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,928 in in-state 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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,710 a year.

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#4

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,472 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OC is ranked #3 for overall quality for precision metal working in Washington.

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#5

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCC are $4,261 per year.

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#6

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $4,529 per year.

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Clover Park Technical 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. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,979 a year.

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#8

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Charter College is ranked #1 for overall quality for precision metal working in Washington.

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Perry Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Precision Metal Working majors at Perry Tech take out an average of $10,209 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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).

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