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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Precision Metal Working is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota 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. 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 Minnesota

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 2023 rankings named St Cloud Technical and Community College the best value school in Minnesota for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $9,970 in student debt.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Paul College are $6,318 a year. Precision Metal Working majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $9,734 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Minnesota. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $6,107 per year.

ATCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Ridgewater College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,944.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Anoka Technical College carry an average student debtload of $8,435.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #6, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Hennepin Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,823.

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

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Lakes College are $6,140 a year.

Central Lakes 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 Minnesota list.

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Dakota County Technical College 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. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,419 a year. On average, precision metal working graduates from DCTC take out $6,558 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

With a ranking of #10, South Central College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Central College are $6,146 a year. The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at South Central College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $4,741.

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Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Missouri 604
South Dakota 106
Iowa 737
North Dakota 185
Nebraska 453

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 14 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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