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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$14,663 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 1,014 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.

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#3

Laurel Technical Institute

Hermitage, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Laurel Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Hermitage, LTI Sharon is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI Sharon are $11,470 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Penn Commercial Business/Technical School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn Commercial is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn Commercial are $12,116 a year.

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#5

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rosedale Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Rosedale Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,663 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Precision Metal Working majors at Rosedale Technical College take out an average of $8,662 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn College are $17,940 a year.

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#7

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Johnson College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johnson College are $20,025 a year. Precision Metal Working majors at Johnson College take out an average of $7,159 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Johnson College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Pittsburgh Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,974 per year.

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All-State Career School - Pittsburgh 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. All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Mifflin.

On average, precision metal working graduates from All-State Career School - Pittsburgh take out $10,705 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. CPI is a small public school located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 542
New Jersey 203
Maryland 82
Delaware 2

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 17 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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