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

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Finding the Best Precision Production Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 52,905 precision production students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Precision Production Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 78 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 Southwest Region 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 1,007 students majoring in precision production at TWS, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Full Precision Production at Tulsa Welding School-Houston Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the Southwest Region . TWS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great place for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular precision production schools in the Southwest Region . Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 156 students majoring in precision production at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop), 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Precision Production at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Refrigeration School is a great place for precision production students working on their basic certificate. RSI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

About 9% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#6

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

Women make up 1% of the precision production majors at the school.

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Northland Pioneer College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the rural area of Holbrook, NPC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in precision production at NPC, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Harlingen.

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

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#10

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

With a ranking of #10, Paris Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the precision production majors at the school.

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Southern Careers Institute - Pharr landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate precision production programs. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Precision Production at Southern Careers Institute - Pharr Report

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 in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
13 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
14 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
15 College of the Mainland Texas City, TX

Best Precision Production Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 930
Texas 7,032
New Mexico 240
Oklahoma 1,723

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 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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