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Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 138 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Production Colleges.

Our analysis found Tulsa Welding School-Houston to be the most popular school for precision production students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 138 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

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Out of the 138 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

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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 precision production programs. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

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With a ranking of #7, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Muskogee, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

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Universal Technical Institute - Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

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#11

Northland Pioneer College

Holbrook, AZ

With a ranking of #11, Northland Pioneer College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the rural area of Holbrook, NPC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#14

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#15

The Refrigeration School

Phoenix, AZ

The Refrigeration School landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. RSI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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With a ranking of #16, Universal Technical Institute - Avondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

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Western Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#18

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

Paris Junior College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #19, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Harlingen.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas Vo-Tech is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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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 Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
21 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco Weslaco, TX
22 Southern Careers Institute - Pharr Pharr, TX
23 College of the Mainland Texas City, TX
24 Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester, OK
24 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
26 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
27 Hill College Hillsboro, 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 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).

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