Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

97 Colleges
$39,001 Avg Salary
$14,289 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Production Associate Degree School for You

With 52,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, precision production is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Precision Production program at each school on the list.

Check out the precision production associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

About 10% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Precision Production at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 15% of the precision production majors at the school.

Full Precision Production at Linn-Benton Community College Report

#5

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 20% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read full report on Precision Production at Cerritos College

#6

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree precision production programs. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the precision production majors at the school.

Full Precision Production at Orange Coast College Report

#7

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #7, Clark College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

Women make up 15% of the precision production majors at the school.

Full Precision Production at Clark College Report

#7

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree precision production programs. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

About 5% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 95% are male.

Read full report on Precision Production at Green River College

Clover Park Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read full report on Precision Production at Clover Park Technical College

Bates Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree precision production programs. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tacoma.

Of the 19 students majoring in precision production at Bates Technical College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Read More…

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Port Hadlock, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 26% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read More…

#12

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

With a ranking of #12, Skagit Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read full report on Precision Production at Skagit Valley College

#13

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in precision production at Walla Walla Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Full Precision Production at Walla Walla Community College Report

#13

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in precision production at Long Beach City College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Precision Production at Long Beach City College Report

Chemeketa Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

About 12% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 88% are male.

Read full report on Precision Production at Chemeketa Community College

#13

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

Read full report on Precision Production at Santa Ana College

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Precision Production Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
17 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
19 South Seattle College Seattle, WA
19 South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA
19 Everett Community College Everett, WA

Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 55
Hawaii 41
Washington 1,241
Oregon 399
California 2,521
Nevada 337

Precision Production Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Woodworking 423
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,306
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,307
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.