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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington

25 Colleges
$39,197 Avg Salary
$10,786 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,172 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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Our analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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#2

Green River College

Auburn, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Green River College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Auburn, GRC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Everett Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Everett.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Puget Sound Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.

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Spokane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

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Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

Bates Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,491
Oregon 399
Nevada 336
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41

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

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 25 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).

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