Find Trade Colleges

Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

88 Colleges
$33,503 Avg Salary
$8,531 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri to be the most popular school for precision production students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 10% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 90% are male.

Read full report on Precision Production at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri

#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 89% are male.

Read More…

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great place for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. OTC is a large public school located in the city of Springfield.

About 14% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 86% are male.

Read full report on Precision Production at Ozarks Technical Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 93% are male.

Read More…

#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 88 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 2% of the precision production majors at the school.

Full Precision Production at Hennepin Technical College Report

Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

About 9% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 91% are male.

Read More…

#7

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in precision production at Central Community College, 99% are male and 1% are female.

Read More…

Des Moines Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Of the 73 students majoring in precision production at DMACC, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Full Precision Production at Des Moines Area Community College Report

Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in precision production at ATCC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

Read More…

Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 10% of the precision production majors at the school.

Read full report on Precision Production at Central Lakes College - Brainerd

#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for precision production students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in precision production at the school are women while 95% are male.

Read More…

#10

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Cowley County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Cowley College is a small public school located in the town of Arkansas City.

Full Precision Production at Cowley County Community College Report

With a ranking of #13, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for precision production students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read More…

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
14 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
15 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
15 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
17 Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
17 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD

Best Precision Production Colleges by State

Explore the best precision production colleges 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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.