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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Illinois

47 Colleges
$30,029 Avg Salary
$9,417 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 2,199 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in Illinois to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the most popular school in Illinois for precision metal working students. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

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#4

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

Out of the 47 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, ETI School of Skilled Trades landed the # 4 spot on the list. ETI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Willowbrook.

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The excellent programs at William Rainey Harper College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Illinois. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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#6

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Illinois list. ICC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of East Peoria.

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Sauk Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Sauk Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dixon.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Richard J Daley College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#10

Spoon River College

Canton, IL

Spoon River College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Located in the rural area of Canton, SRC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 689
Indiana 1,142
Wisconsin 1,822
Ohio 1,572

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 26 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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