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Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found School of Automotive Machinists & Technology to be the best school for precision production students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lone Star College System 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 midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa is a great place for precision production students working on their basic certificate. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Tulsa Technology Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Harlingen.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production colleges 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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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