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2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$3,877 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 104 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine 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 Maine

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

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

Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maine. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,877 per year.

Eastern Maine Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list.

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#2

Beal College

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beal College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Beal College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Beal College

Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 23
Connecticut 426
Rhode Island 26
New Hampshire 119
Vermont 65

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 2 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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