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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Arkansas

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Arkansas

26 Colleges
$29,717 Avg Salary
$5,183 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,445 degrees and certificates from an Arkansas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Arkansas 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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for precision metal working students. Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Park College is a great place for precision metal working students. National Park College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Hot Springs.

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Out of the 26 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

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#6

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

With a ranking of #6, Southeast Arkansas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Located in the small city of Pine Bluff, SEARK College is a public college with a small student population.

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Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Phillips County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Helena.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University 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. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Russellville.

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#10

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #10 on the list. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 1,205
Georgia 2,949
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 1,496
Virginia 812
Tennessee 1,281
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Mississippi 815

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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