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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey

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$32,752 Avg Salary
$8,444 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

With 203 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #13 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Jersey 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - South Plainfield to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Lincoln Tech - South Plainfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Plainfield.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in New Jersey. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paterson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Sussex County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Newton.

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The excellent programs at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in New Jersey. OCVTS is a small public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

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Universal Technical Institute Bloomfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, UTI Bloomfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Passaic County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

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#6

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Camden County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

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Bergen Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 542
Pennsylvania 1,014
Maryland 82
Delaware 2

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 9 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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