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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

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

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree School for You

With 86 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #12 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found New River Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at MCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,659.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 94% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public school with a small student population.

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

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BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree precision metal working programs. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston.

About 25% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1,205
Georgia 2,949
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
Louisiana 1,496
Virginia 812
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Tennessee 1,281
Mississippi 815

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 6 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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