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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, precision metal working was ranked 8th in Arizona. In fact, 927 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Arizona 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.

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 Arizona

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

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

Our analysis found Universal Technical Institute - Avondale to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, UTI Avondale is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at UTI Avondale accumulate an average of around $10,115 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $119, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Automotive Institute the best value school in Arizona for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona Automotive Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Precision Metal Working majors at Arizona Automotive Institute take out an average of $11,829 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $72, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,978
Oklahoma 1,721
New Mexico 235

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 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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