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Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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

39 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 1,014 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Philadelphia Technician Training the most popular school in Pennsylvania for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Philadelphia Technician Training Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 18% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

On average, precision metal working graduates from Philadelphia Technician Training Institute take out $8,866 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Welder Training and Testing Institute is a great place for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, WTTI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

Precision Metal Working majors at WTTI take out an average of $7,572 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at New Castle School of Trades helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision metal working schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 12% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

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Out of the 39 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in precision metal working at HACC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#4

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 39 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosedale Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in precision metal working at Rosedale Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Rosedale Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,662.

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Community College of Allegheny County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 76 students majoring in precision metal working at CCAC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#8

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate precision metal working programs. Johnson College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision metal working at the school are women while 93% are male.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Johnson College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,159.

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Lancaster County Career and Technology Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Willow Street.

Women make up 17% of the precision metal working majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that precision metal working majors at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,044.

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With a ranking of #10, Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision metal working students working on their undergraduate certificate. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Altoona.

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Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 542
New Jersey 203
Maryland 82
Delaware 2

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).

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