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Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$8,372 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 55,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, precision production is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,357 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Far Western US Region . LCC is a small public school located in the small city of Longview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $5,514 a year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

Charter College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Charter College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Portland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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#8

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,740 in tuition and fees each year.

OC also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #9, Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $10,133 per year.

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Linn-Benton Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LBCC are $13,287 a year.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41
Washington 1,241
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

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 18 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).

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