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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You
Precision Metal Working is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 54,790 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 995 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Precision Metal Working program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Precision Metal Working
Our analysis found Tulsa Welding School-Houston to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Out of the 995 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, TWS is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
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Central Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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Front Range Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.
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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #9 on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
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Arclabs came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. Arclabs is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Piedmont.
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With a ranking of #11, Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Denver ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, Lincoln Tech - Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #15, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.
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Hobart Institute of Welding Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. HIWT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Troy.
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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Mech-Tech College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Caguas.
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Stark State College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #21, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #22, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools ranking. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 995 different United States precision metal working schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools award.
Precision Metal Working by Region
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Majors Related to Precision Metal Working
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 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Woodworking | 435 |
Other Precision Production | 67 |
Leatherworking & Upholstery | 46 |
Precision Production Trades | 44 |
Boilermaking | 29 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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.