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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,059 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 812 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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. 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 Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Tidewater Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,666.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New River Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Advanced Technology Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ATI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATI are $13,920 a year. On average, precision metal working graduates from ATI take out $14,630 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $148, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1,205
Georgia 2,949
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 1,496
Tennessee 1,281
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Mississippi 815

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 3 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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