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2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$8,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,299 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for precision production students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great value for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Anoka Technical College also did well on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

The excellent associate degree programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,114 in tuition and fees each year.

Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 per year.

North Dakota State College of Science excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree precision production programs. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Waterloo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hawkeye Community College are $6,583 a year.

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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #9, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LSC are $6,404 a year.

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#10

Coffeyville Community College

Coffeyville, KS

Coffeyville Community 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. Coffeyville Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Coffeyville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coffeyville Community College are $4,608 per year.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,057
Minnesota 967
Iowa 737
South Dakota 106
North Dakota 185
Missouri 607
Nebraska 453

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 21 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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