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Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

18 Colleges
$39,299 Avg Salary
$12,334 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 55,411 precision production students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the precision production associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Austin Community College District to be the best school for precision production students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 930
Texas 7,032
New Mexico 240
Oklahoma 1,723

Precision Production Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 54,790
Woodworking 435
Other Precision Production 67
Leatherworking & Upholstery 46
Precision Production Trades 44
Boilermaking 29

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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