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2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Amarillo College the best value school in the Southwest Region for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hill College are $4,462 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,857 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
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Del Mar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision production programs. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,990 in tuition and fees each year.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas State Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,094 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TSTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Texarkana College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texarkana College are $5,332 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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 18 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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