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2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools
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.
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2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision production majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Precision Production
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.
Read full report on Precision Production at Tulsa Welding School-Houston
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the United States. Located in the city of Jacksonville, TWS is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 10% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 90% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. 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.
Out of the 696 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the 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.
Out of the 696 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school 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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Front Range Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. 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 city of Lexington.
Women make up 9% of the precision production majors at the school.
Maysville 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 #8 on the list. 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.
Read full report on Precision Production at Maysville Community and Technical College
Owensboro 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 #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 4% of the precision production majors at the school.
Full Precision Production at Owensboro Community and Technical College Report
Stark State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 179 students majoring in precision production at Stark State College, 98% are male and 2% are female.
Lincoln College of Technology - Denver ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. 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.
West Kentucky 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 #12 on the list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 5% of the precision production majors at the school.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. 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.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 320 students majoring in precision production at WITC, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 223 students majoring in precision production at SWIC, 91% are male and 9% are female.
With a ranking of #16, Ashland 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 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.
Full Precision Production at Ashland Community and Technical College Report
West Georgia 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 #17 on the list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 308 students majoring in precision production at West Georgia Technical College, 89% are male and 11% are female.
Read full report on Precision Production at West Georgia Technical College
Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 334 students majoring in precision production at Gateway, 91% are male and 9% are female.
Fox Valley Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 10% of the precision production majors at the school.
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 city of Bowling Green.
Of the 154 students majoring in precision production at SKYCTC, 97% are male and 3% are female.
Pikes Peak Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a 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 medium-sized student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 88% are male.
Full Precision Production at Pueblo Community College Report
Tidewater Tech-Trades ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 203 students majoring in precision production at Tidewater Tech-Trades, 78% are male and 22% are female.
With a ranking of #24, Central Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. 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.
Read full report on Precision Production at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
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.
Full Precision Production at Northwest-Shoals Community College Report
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 696 different United States precision production schools we analyzed.
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.
Precision Production by Region
View the Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
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| Other U.S. Territories |
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Majors Related to Precision Production
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.