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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$39,468 Avg Salary
$12,436 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 54,790 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Manchester Community College to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Maine Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Eastern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in the New England Region . Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bangor.

About 13% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#5

Beal College

Bangor, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Beal College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. Beal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Women make up 20% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, precision metal working graduates from Beal College carry an average student debt load of $14,554.

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#6

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

With a ranking of #6, Southern Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their associate degree. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

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Community College of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Nashua Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

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Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision metal working students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

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#10

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, ME

Northern Maine Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree precision metal working programs. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 23
Maine 104
Connecticut 426
Rhode Island 26
New Hampshire 119
Vermont 65

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
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
Woodworking 435
Other Precision Production 67
Leatherworking & Upholstery 46
Precision Production Trades 44
Boilermaking 29

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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