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2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You
In 2021-2022, 54,790 precision metal working students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the New England Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor the most popular school in the New England Region for precision metal working students. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.
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The excellent programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in the New England Region . Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Advanced Welding Institute is a great place for precision metal working students. AWI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of South Burlington.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Asnuntuck Community College is a great place for precision metal working students. ACC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Enfield.
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The excellent programs at White Mountains Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in the New England Region . White Mountains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.
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Housatonic 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. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bridgeport.
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Quinebaug Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in the New England Region list. QVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Danielson.
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Manchester Community 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 midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Great Bay Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Explore the best precision metal working schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 23 |
Maine | 104 |
Connecticut | 426 |
Rhode Island | 26 |
New Hampshire | 119 |
Vermont | 65 |
Majors Related to Precision Metal Working
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 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.