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Precision Metal Working.
Compare certificate and associate pathways by graduate earnings, estimated cost and College In 2 Value Rating.
Earnings after 1 year from graduation
$35,637
Earnings after 5 years from graduation
$46,397
Program length
2–2 years
Median est. total cost
$20,527
340 schools with verified earnings data · estimated total cost available for 338 of 376 program records.
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Precision Metal Working. programs
50 matching programs. Use the filters to narrow by state, credential, cost or earnings.
| School | Value Rating | 1-year earnings | 5-year earnings | Est. total cost | Credential | Length | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State University-GrantsPublic | Outstanding Value | $28,002 | $50,881 | $136 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Grants, NM |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $30,762 | $41,010 | $1,222 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Valdosta, GA |
| Southern Regional Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $35,821 | N/A | $1,618 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Thomasville, GA |
| South Georgia Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $37,254 | $43,035 | $2,316 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Americus, GA |
| George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic | Outstanding Value | $36,834 | N/A | $2,328 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Dothan, AL |
| South Texas CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $45,483 | N/A | $3,502 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | McAllen, TX |
| Manatee Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $41,602 | N/A | $3,598 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Bradenton, FL |
| Gordon Cooper Technology CenterPublic | Outstanding Value | $34,573 | $42,383 | $3,343 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Shawnee, OK |
| Johnston Community CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $34,171 | N/A | $3,534 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Smithfield, NC |
| West Virginia University at ParkersburgPublic | Outstanding Value | $31,802 | $53,470 | $3,614 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Parkersburg, WV |
| South Texas CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $29,996 | $42,369 | $3,484 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | McAllen, TX |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $58,996 | N/A | $7,039 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Bowling Green, KY |
| Spartanburg Community CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $37,767 | $38,887 | $4,786 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Spartanburg, SC |
| Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $29,689 | $37,586 | $3,988 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Florence, SC |
| Santa Ana CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $45,864 | N/A | $6,235 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Santa Ana, CA |
| Reid State Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $24,349 | N/A | $3,461 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Evergreen, AL |
| Erwin Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $37,492 | N/A | $5,564 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Tampa, FL |
| West Georgia Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $31,546 | $50,258 | $4,889 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Waco, GA |
| Ogden-Weber Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $39,904 | $53,100 | $6,426 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Ogden, UT |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $40,149 | $51,610 | $6,690 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Charlotte, NC |
| Del Mar CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $40,742 | N/A | $6,798 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Gadsden State Community CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $41,252 | $42,143 | $6,995 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Gadsden, AL |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $32,407 | N/A | $5,556 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Andalusia, AL |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $40,761 | N/A | $7,074 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Bowling Green, KY |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $53,172 | N/A | $10,235 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Elizabethtown, KY |
| Midlands Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $47,556 | N/A | $9,248 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | West Columbia, SC |
| North Georgia Technical CollegePublic | Outstanding Value | $40,952 | $51,490 | $7,970 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Clarkesville, GA |
| Kennebec Valley Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $38,884 | N/A | $7,781 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Fairfield, ME |
| Pima Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $33,628 | $48,310 | $6,810 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Tucson, AZ |
| Chattahoochee Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $32,188 | $47,962 | $6,780 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Marietta, GA |
| Somerset Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $41,415 | N/A | $8,752 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Somerset, KY |
| El Paso Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $29,905 | $46,772 | $6,380 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | El Paso, TX |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $46,635 | N/A | $10,286 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Elizabethtown, KY |
| Amarillo CollegePublic | Good Value | $41,229 | $65,178 | $9,154 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Amarillo, TX |
| Wharton County Junior CollegePublic | Good Value | $41,514 | $44,284 | $9,285 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Wharton, TX |
| Arkansas Northeastern CollegePublic | Good Value | $47,110 | N/A | $10,696 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Blytheville, AR |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $40,469 | $47,419 | $9,242 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Albuquerque, NM |
| Austin Community College DistrictPublic | Good Value | $55,804 | N/A | $12,780 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Austin, TX |
| Eastern Wyoming CollegePublic | Good Value | $40,902 | N/A | $9,528 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Torrington, WY |
| York Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $50,309 | $50,052 | $11,803 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Rock Hill, SC |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $30,566 | N/A | $7,425 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Cumberland, KY |
| Northwest Florida State CollegePublic | Good Value | $37,052 | N/A | $9,096 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Niceville, FL |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $45,366 | N/A | $11,542 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Owensboro, KY |
| Eastern Wyoming CollegePublic | Good Value | $37,127 | $56,989 | $9,480 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Torrington, WY |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $33,298 | $21,895 | $8,555 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Springfield, IL |
| East Mississippi Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $35,345 | $45,084 | $9,170 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Scooba, MS |
| Patrick & Henry Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $31,323 | N/A | $8,163 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Martinsville, VA |
| Ivy Tech Community CollegePublic | Good Value | $55,053 | $67,339 | $14,516 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Indianapolis, IN |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegePublic | Good Value | $46,133 | N/A | $12,165 | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1 to less than 2 year certificate | Lexington, KY |
| Skagit Valley CollegePublic | Good Value | $45,050 | N/A | $12,128 | Associate's Degree | 2-year degree | Mount Vernon, WA |
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Remote potentialLow
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Standalone field pages are published only when at least 10 schools have verified program-level 1-year earnings and at least half of the program records have enough award-length data to estimate total cost, with a minimum of five cost estimates. Program eligibility is cross-checked against current IPEDS completions data so certificate and associate labels are corroborated by the award level the school reports for that field.