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2023 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

22 Colleges
$33,503 Avg Salary
$8,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision metal working students earned 1,172 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision metal working majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the most popular school in Washington for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Of the 22 students majoring in precision metal working at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#2

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Charter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in Washington. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

Precision Metal Working majors at Charter College take out an average of $13,591 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 86% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working majors at Spokane Community College accumulate an average of around $9,297 in student debt.

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Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Perry Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 13% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, precision metal working graduates from Perry Tech carry an average student debt load of $10,209.

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in precision metal working at OC, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#6

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Walla Walla.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in precision metal working at LWTech, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Renton Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Renton Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Renton.

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Bates Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Clover Park Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,491
Oregon 399
Nevada 336
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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