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2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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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
Our analysis found Hill College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 a year.
North Harris Montgomery excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,857 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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Laredo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Laredo College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,748 in tuition and fees each year.
Del Mar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,990 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
Southwest Texas Junior 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 #9 on the list. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College are $5,886 per year.
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Houston Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college 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 colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 930 |
| Texas | 7,032 |
| New Mexico | 240 |
| Oklahoma | 1,723 |
Majors Related to Precision Production
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.