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Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$6,322 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.

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.

The Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the precision production undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Wharton County Junior College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $5,052 a year.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 32 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 midsize 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize 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.

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#5

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hill College is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hill College are $4,462 a year.

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#6

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texarkana College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

Texarkana College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,332 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,094 per year.

TSTC also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,990 a year.

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El Paso Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Paso Community College are $5,314 a year.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for precision production students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Austin Community College District is a very 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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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

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 32 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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