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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

44 Colleges
$34,035 Avg Salary
$12,025 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,014 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in Pennsylvania 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 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the most popular school in Pennsylvania for precision metal working students. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia Technician Training. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 44 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Castle School of Trades is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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Welder Training and Testing Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, WTTI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Pittsburgh Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

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Westmoreland County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Youngwood, Westmoreland College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Rosedale Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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
New Jersey 203
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 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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