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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$8,075 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from CVTC carry an average student debtload of $9,607.

CVTC also made our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year. On average, precision metal working graduates from North Central Technical College take out $5,373 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year. On average, precision metal working graduates from Southwest Tech take out $4,544 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Southwest Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year. On average, precision metal working graduates from NWTC take out $6,991 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

NWTC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year. Precision Metal Working majors at Madison College take out an average of $9,262 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at WITC accumulate an average of around $6,173 in student debt.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

With a ranking of #7, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,788 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Western Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,633.

In addition to its great value ranking, Western Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from WCTC carry an average student debtload of $10,709.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Lakeshore Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.

LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,326 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at LTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,520.

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With a ranking of #10, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,977 in tuition and fees each year. Precision Metal Working majors at FVTC take out an average of $7,917 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 689
Indiana 1,142
Wisconsin 1,822
Ohio 1,572
Illinois 2,199

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 25 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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