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2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,925 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, precision production students earned 812 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tidewater Community College the best value school in Virginia for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at New River Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Virginia. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Precision Production at New River Community College Report

#4

Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Tech-Trades landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Tech-Trades are $16,337 a year.

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Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,134
West Virginia 86
Alabama 1,195
Kentucky 3,549
Georgia 2,979
Tennessee 1,281
Louisiana 1,496
Mississippi 815
South Carolina 1,206
Florida 2,099
Arkansas 1,445

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 4 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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