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2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Idaho

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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 242 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named College of Western Idaho the most popular school in Idaho for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

The in-demand basic certificate programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in Idaho. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in Idaho. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,002
Utah 584
Montana 179
Wyoming 245

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 3 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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