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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,872 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 Missouri. With 604 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th 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.

The Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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. 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found State Technical College of Missouri to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STC are $7,440 a year.

STC also made our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Full Precision Metal Working at State Technical College of Missouri Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MCC also made our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $5,216 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from OTC carry an average student debtload of $6,409.

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#4

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Ranken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Ranken Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,047 in student debt.

Ranken Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Missouri rankings.

Full Precision Metal Working at Ranken Technical College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Precision Metal Working majors at MTI - Springfield, Missouri take out an average of $9,206 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $70.

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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
Minnesota 948
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 5 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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