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

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Finding the Best Precision Production 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 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 159 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the precision production 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 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for precision production students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. HIWT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Troy.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 159 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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With a ranking of #8, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision production students. It came in at #14 on the list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

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#15

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

With a ranking of #15, ETI School of Skilled Trades did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the suburb of Willowbrook, ETI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

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William Rainey Harper College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision production students. It came in at #18 on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #20, MIAT College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. MIAT College of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Canton.

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#21

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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#22

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#23

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

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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 the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
24 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
25 Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL
25 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
25 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
28 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
29 Elite Welding Academy Cincinnati, OH
30 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL
31 City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL

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 27 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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