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Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a great place for precision production students. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is a great place for precision production students. HIWT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Troy.

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The excellent programs at Southwestern Illinois College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision production students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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Northcentral Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision production students. It came in at #11 on the list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

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Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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

ETI School of Skilled Trades came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Willowbrook, ETI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#16

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for precision production students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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#21

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

With a ranking of #21, Lakeshore Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. 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 came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#23

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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).

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