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Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$8,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for precision production students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the 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 Bellingham Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,357 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate 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 city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college 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

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Skagit Valley 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 . Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Everett Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school 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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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision production programs. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark College are $10,133 a year.

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#9

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision production programs. 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 $9,740 a year.

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

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Linn-Benton Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision production programs. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,287 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 14 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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