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Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,683 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 Minnesota. With 967 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named St Cloud Technical and Community College the best value school in Minnesota for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great value for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,318 per year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,107 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ATCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Minnesota. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $6,114 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value precision production schools in Minnesota. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical 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 #6 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year.

Hennepin Technical College also made our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Lakes College are $6,140 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Lakes College is ranked #3 for overall quality for precision production in Minnesota.

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Dakota County Technical 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. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,419 per year.

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#10

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

With a ranking of #10, South Central College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Central College are $6,146 per year.

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Best Value Precision Production Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,057
Iowa 737
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 14 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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