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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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$39,085 Avg Salary
$6,496 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,822 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for precision metal working students. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 689
Indiana 1,142
Ohio 1,572
Illinois 2,199

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 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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