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Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$3,472 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 Nebraska. With 453 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd 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. 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 Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

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

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

Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Nebraska. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,840 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Northeast carry an average student debtload of $6,431.

Northeast also made our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

Full Precision Metal Working at Northeast Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision metal working schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,276 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for precision metal working in Nebraska.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Central Community College

Best Value Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Missouri 604
Minnesota 948
South Dakota 106
Iowa 737
North Dakota 185

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 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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