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Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You

Precision Production is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 55,411 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 696 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision production majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Welding School-Houston the most popular school in the United States for precision production students working on their basic certificate. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 925 students majoring in precision production at TWS, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, TWS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the United States. TWS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 448 students majoring in precision production at Ivy Tech Community College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#6

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 9% of the precision production majors at the school.

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Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the precision production majors at the school.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the precision production majors at the school.

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#10

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

With a ranking of #10, Stark State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 179 students majoring in precision production at Stark State College, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Denver landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the city of Denver, Lincoln Tech - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 311 students majoring in precision production at Lincoln Tech - Denver, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #13, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 320 students majoring in precision production at WITC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 223 students majoring in precision production at SWIC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ashland, ACTC is a public college with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 98% are male.

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West Georgia Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 308 students majoring in precision production at West Georgia Technical College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 334 students majoring in precision production at Gateway, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 10% of the precision production majors at the school.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 154 students majoring in precision production at SKYCTC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in precision production at PPCC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Pueblo Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Tech-Trades did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 203 students majoring in precision production at Tidewater Tech-Trades, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

Women make up 7% of the precision production majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #24, Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the small city of Muscle Shoals.

Women make up 12% of the precision production majors at the school.

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#26

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#27

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA
#29

Summit College

San Bernardino, CA
#38

The Refrigeration School

Phoenix, AZ
#40

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
#40

Lee College

Baytown, TX
#40

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
#43

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#46

Northland Pioneer College

Holbrook, AZ

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 696 different United States precision production schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC
52 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
53 Paris Junior College Paris, TX
54 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
54 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
56 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
56 NTMA Training Centers of Southern California Santa Fe Springs, CA
58 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
59 Lincoln Technical Institute - South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ
59 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
61 Green River College Auburn, WA
61 Southern Careers Institute - Pharr Pharr, TX
61 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC
61 Gaston College Dallas, NC
65 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
65 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
67 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
68 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
68 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO
68 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
71 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
72 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
73 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
74 Everett Community College Everett, WA
75 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
75 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
77 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
77 Butte College Oroville, CA
77 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
80 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
80 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
82 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
82 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
82 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
85 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL
85 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
85 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
85 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
89 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
90 Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC
90 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL
92 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
93 College of the Mainland Texas City, TX
94 Hill College Hillsboro, TX
94 Laredo College Laredo, TX
96 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
97 Western Nevada College Carson City, NV
97 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
99 Mt. Hood Community College Gresham, OR
100 National Park College Hot Springs, AR
100 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC
100 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
103 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
104 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
105 South Plains College Levelland, TX
105 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
107 Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC
107 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
107 Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX
107 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
111 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
111 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
113 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
113 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
115 Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
115 Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL
115 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
118 Erie 1 BOCES West Seneca, NY
118 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
118 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR
121 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
121 Davidson County Community College Thomasville, NC
123 Merced College Merced, CA
123 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
123 Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
126 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
126 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT
126 Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY
126 South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA
130 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
130 Panola College Carthage, TX
132 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
132 Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC
134 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
134 Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX
134 Houston Community College Houston, TX
134 Bladen Community College Dublin, NC
134 Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR
134 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA

Precision Production by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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