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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Mercer County Technical Education Center the most popular school in West Virginia for precision metal working students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fred W Eberle Technical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

About 14% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 86% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Colleges 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 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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