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2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $5,052 per 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hill College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant 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.
Texarkana College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. 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.
Texas State Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,094 a year.
TSTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Del Mar College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. 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.
El Paso Community College 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 #9 on the list. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
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Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.
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Best Precision Production Colleges by State
Explore the best precision production schools 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.