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2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You
Precision Production is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 967 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th 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. 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota 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.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Precision Production
Our analysis found Anoka Technical College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
Anoka Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Central College is a great value for precision production students working on their basic certificate. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Central College are $6,146 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.
Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,114 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,318 per year.
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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSC Southeast are $7,490 a year.
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Lake Superior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSC are $6,404 a year.
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Dunwoody College of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dunwoody College of Technology are $24,611 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dunwoody College of Technology is ranked #2 for overall quality for precision production in Minnesota.
Request InformationBest Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,057 |
Iowa | 737 |
South Dakota | 106 |
North Dakota | 185 |
Missouri | 607 |
Nebraska | 453 |
Precision Production Related Majors for Precision Production
Precision Production Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.