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Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$33,503 Avg Salary
$8,560 Avg Student Debt

With 54,790 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Technical College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 4% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

Of the 31 students majoring in precision metal working at Central Lakes College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

About 12% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 88% are male.

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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Explore the most popular online precision metal working schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,056
Missouri 604
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 4 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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