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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 2023 rankings named School of Automotive Machinists & Technology the best school in the Southwest Region for precision production students working on their basic certificate. School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Welding School-Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa landed the # 5 spot on the list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Tulsa Technology Center 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate precision production programs. Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Harlingen.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) ranked #8 on this year’s Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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Southern Careers Institute - Pharr 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 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).

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