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Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

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

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing an online undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Northwest Technical College to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Northwest Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

Women make up 10% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

Full Precision Metal Working at Central Lakes College - Brainerd Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Minnesota 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.

Of the 25 students majoring in precision metal working at St Cloud Technical and Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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.

Full Precision Metal Working at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Minnesota. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 4% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 96% are male.

Precision Metal Working majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $9,734 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Precision Metal Working at Saint Paul College

Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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