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2023 Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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$7,772 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

The Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for precision production majors pursuing a .

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the most popular school for precision production students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Plains States Region . DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for precision production students. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best precision production schools in the Plains States Region . WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great place for precision production students. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Neosho County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Washburn Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#9

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Cowley County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular precision production programs. Cowley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkansas City.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Barton County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

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#14

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #15, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#15

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA

Hawkeye Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the city of Waterloo.

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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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
17 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
18 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
19 Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS
19 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA

Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,057
Minnesota 967
Iowa 737
South Dakota 106
North Dakota 185
Missouri 607
Nebraska 453

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 26 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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