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2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$6,426 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Hill College the best value school in the Southwest Region for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public school with a small student population.

Hill College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,462 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great value for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at South Plains College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Southwest Region . 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 $4,857 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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#6

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Laredo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.

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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $5,990 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.

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Southwest Texas Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Uvalde.

Southwest Texas Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,886 in tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 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 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 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 26 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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