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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.

2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found St Cloud Technical and Community College to be the best value school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATCC are $6,107 a 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the 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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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

Hennepin Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list.

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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.

Central Lakes College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,140 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,419 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. South Central College is a small public school located in the small 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

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
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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