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2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$6,334 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,001 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 52,905 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.

2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the precision production associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Our analysis found Amarillo College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized 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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#2

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hill College is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hill College are $3,382 a year.

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#3

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

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 moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each 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 fairly 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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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 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 very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision production programs. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.

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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a year.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision production programs. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year.

TSTC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texarkana College are $5,236 a year.

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Best 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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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