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2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 55,411 precision production students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the precision production basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for precision production students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 2% of the precision production majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern Illinois College is a great place for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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William Rainey Harper 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Sauk Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Dixon, Sauk Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#10

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #10, Illinois Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#12

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Of the 52 students majoring in precision production at LTC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Richard J Daley College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#13

Spoon River College

Canton, IL

Spoon River College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. SRC is a small public school located in the rural area of Canton.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

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

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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis 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 #13 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 113 students majoring in precision production at Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#17

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #17, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

About 13% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Precision Production students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH
20 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL
21 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
22 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
23 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
23 Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH

Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,147
Michigan 739
Wisconsin 1,887
Ohio 1,585
Illinois 2,199

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 26 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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