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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Naugatuck Valley Community College to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

About 23% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 77% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Rhode Island is a great place for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#3

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Great Bay Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 91% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennebec Valley Community College is a great place for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

About 20% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, White Mountains Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. White Mountains Community College is a small public school located in the town of Berlin.

About 20% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Springfield Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 8 students majoring in precision metal working at STCC, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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Quinebaug Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. QVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Danielson.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeastern Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Manchester Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision metal working students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, York County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

About 50% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges by State

Explore the best precision metal working schools 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 17 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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