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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,880 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 2,199 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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

Our analysis found Southwestern Illinois College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at SWIC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,022.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lewis and Clark Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Illinois. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College carry an average student debtload of $13,203.

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Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at MTI - Springfield, Illinois accumulate an average of around $9,206 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $70.

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#4

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ETI School of Skilled Trades. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. ETI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Willowbrook.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at ETI accumulate an average of around $7,691 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $72.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 5 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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