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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$8,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,299 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree School for You

With 55,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, 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 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 $5,357 per year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,278 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lower Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,514 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 small city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $7,888 per year.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology 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 #6 on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,390 per year.

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Portland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Everett Community College are $9,831 a year.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,740 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OC also is in the top 15% of our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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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 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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