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Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,814 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Precision Production is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 737 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Precision Production

Our analysis found Northeast Iowa Community College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NICC also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hawkeye Community College is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the city of Waterloo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawkeye Community College are $6,090 per year.

Hawkeye Community College also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Central Community College are $5,196 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Iowa. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

DMACC also took the #5 spot in our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 per year.

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Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Precision Production Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,057
Minnesota 967
South Dakota 106
North Dakota 185
Missouri 607
Nebraska 453

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

Majors Similar 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 6 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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