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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia

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Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

With 86 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision metal working is the #12 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New River Community and Technical College the most popular school in West Virginia for precision metal working students. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the small suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Princeton, Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Virginia Northern Community College is a great place for precision metal working students. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Fred W Eberle Technical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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Ben Franklin Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision metal working students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dunbar, Ben Franklin Career Center is a public school with a small student population.

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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public college with a small student population.

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BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of South Charleston.

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With a ranking of #9, Academy of Careers and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students. Academy of Careers and Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,949
South Carolina 1,205
Arkansas 1,445
North Carolina 3,123
Florida 2,081
Louisiana 1,496
Virginia 812
Alabama 1,170
Kentucky 3,549
Tennessee 1,281
Mississippi 815

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 11 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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