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Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$4,577 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You

Precision Production is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 1,241 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for precision production majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Precision Production

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in Washington for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $3,928 per year.

Spokane Community College also made our Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Everett Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Washington. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Everett Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,152 in in-state 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 Washington. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $4,748 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great value for precision production students working on their basic certificate. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,710 a year.

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,979 a year.

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#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $4,472 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OC is ranked #2 for overall quality for precision production in Washington.

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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 moderately-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.

Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41
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

Majors Similar 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 8 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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