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2023 Best Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Precision Production 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.
The Best Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Precision Production Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Precision Production Colleges.
Top 10 Best Precision Production Schools
Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie to be the best school for precision production students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Automotive Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Arizona Automotive Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Automotive Machinists & Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco is a great place for precision production students. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Weslaco.
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Tulsa Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision production students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Texas State Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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With a ranking of #8, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for precision production students. South Texas Vo-Tech is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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Austin Community College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best precision production programs. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Tulsa Welding School-Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for precision production students. It came in at #10 on the list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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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 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Precision Production
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Precision Production
| 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.