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Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California

84 Colleges
$32,719 Avg Salary
$8,224 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Production School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, precision production was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 2,521 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in California to see which 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 .

#1

Summit College

San Bernardino, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Summit College the most popular school in California for precision production students. Summit College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Advanced Career Institute is a great place for precision production students. Advanced Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Out of the 84 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

The excellent programs at The Fab School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in California. The Fab School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California list. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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#5

Butte College

Oroville, CA

The excellent programs at Butte College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in California. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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With a ranking of #7, NTMA Training Centers of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe Springs, NTMA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Tri-Community Adult Education came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Covina, Tri-Community Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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#10

Merced College

Merced, CA

With a ranking of #10, Merced College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Merced Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Merced.

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#11

CET, San Diego

San Diego, CA

CET, San Diego came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California ranking. CET, San Diego is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#12

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
13 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
14 UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA
15 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
16 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA

Best Precision Production Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Precision Production Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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