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2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$8,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,001 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree School for You

With 52,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, precision production is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for precision production students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision production majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,227 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CPTC are $5,740 a year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Far Western US Region . LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,403 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skagit Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Skagit Valley College are $7,507 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LWTech are $10,146 a year.

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Portland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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Everett Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Everett Community College are $9,597 per year.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #9, Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,133 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic 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. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OC are $9,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41
Washington 1,241
Oregon 399
California 2,521
Nevada 337

Precision Production Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Woodworking 423
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,306
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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