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Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

37 Colleges
$8,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Undergraduate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for precision production students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year.

CVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.

Southwest Tech also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Madison College also did well on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year.

Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,624 a year.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Lakeshore Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,977 in tuition and fees each year.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,147
Michigan 739
Wisconsin 1,887
Ohio 1,585
Illinois 2,199

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 25 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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