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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas

2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas

22 Colleges
$30,060 Avg Salary
$6,608 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,056 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kansas 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 analysis found Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to be the most popular school for precision metal working students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Neosho County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas list. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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#4

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Cowley County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cowley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkansas City.

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The excellent programs at Barton County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision metal working schools in Kansas. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

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Manhattan Area Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision metal working programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, MATC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Hutchinson Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. NWKTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Goodland.

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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

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#10

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, KS

Fort Scott Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Trade Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Fort Scott, FSCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 604
Minnesota 948
South Dakota 106
Iowa 737
North Dakota 185
Nebraska 453

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

Majors Similar to Precision Metal Working

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 22 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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