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Precision Metal Working. programs in North Carolina

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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Programs with a cost estimate56 of 98

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Charlotte, NC · Public

Central Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$40,1491 year after completion

$51,6105 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,690 2-year degree

Thomasville, NC · Public

Davidson-Davie Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$39,9901 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Winterville, NC · Public

Pitt Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$39,1941 year after completion

$48,9855 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,674 2-year degree

Graham, NC · Public

Alamance Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$37,2301 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,218 2-year degree

Asheville, NC · Public

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$37,0781 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Jamestown, NC · Public

Guilford Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$36,9301 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Mooresville, NC · Private

Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$35,6371 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $57,541 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Smithfield, NC · Public

Johnston Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$34,1711 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Raleigh, NC · Private

Miller-Motte College-Raleigh

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,6141 year after completion

$40,6585 years after completion

Est. total cost $45,245 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Hamlet, NC · Public

Richmond Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Good Value

Earnings

$31,2681 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,091 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Graham, NC · Public

Alamance Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Asheville, NC · Public

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $23,204 2-year degree

Charlotte, NC · Private

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $51,209 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Washington, NC · Public

Beaufort County Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Washington, NC · Public

Beaufort County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,000 2-year degree

Dublin, NC · Public

Bladen Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Dublin, NC · Public

Bladen Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,102 2-year degree

Flat Rock, NC · Public

Blue Ridge Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Flat Rock, NC · Public

Blue Ridge Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,512 2-year degree

Bolivia, NC · Public

Brunswick Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,928 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Hudson, NC · Public

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Hudson, NC · Public

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,620 2-year degree

Wilmington, NC · Public

Cape Fear Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Wilmington, NC · Public

Cape Fear Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$69,2105 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,220 2-year degree

Morehead City, NC · Public

Carteret Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Morehead City, NC · Public

Carteret Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,528 2-year degree

Hickory, NC · Public

Catawba Valley Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Hickory, NC · Public

Catawba Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,056 2-year degree

Sanford, NC · Public

Central Carolina Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Sanford, NC · Public

Central Carolina Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,892 2-year degree

Charlotte, NC · Public

Central Piedmont Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Shelby, NC · Public

Cleveland Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$43,7495 years after completion

Est. total cost $1,980 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Jacksonville, NC · Public

Coastal Carolina Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $18,827 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Elizabeth City, NC · Public

College of the Albemarle

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,483 1 to less than 2 year certificate

New Bern, NC · Public

Craven Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

New Bern, NC · Public

Craven Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,578 2-year degree

Thomasville, NC · Public

Davidson-Davie Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,506 2-year degree

Durham, NC · Public

Durham Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,311 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Tarboro, NC · Public

Edgecombe Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $0 2-year degree

Tarboro, NC · Public

Edgecombe Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Fayetteville, NC · Public

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,178 2-year degree

Fayetteville, NC · Public

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Winston-Salem, NC · Public

Forsyth Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Winston-Salem, NC · Public

Forsyth Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,400 2-year degree

Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,184 2-year degree

Jamestown, NC · Public

Guilford Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $30,004 2-year degree

Weldon, NC · Public

Halifax Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,990 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Clyde, NC · Public

Haywood Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,446 2-year degree

Clyde, NC · Public

Haywood Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Spindale, NC · Public

Isothermal Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,516 2-year degree

Spindale, NC · Public

Isothermal Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Kenansville, NC · Public

James Sprunt Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,707 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Smithfield, NC · Public

Johnston Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,552 2-year degree

Kinston, NC · Public

Lenoir Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,254 2-year degree

Kinston, NC · Public

Lenoir Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Williamston, NC · Public

Martin Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Williamston, NC · Public

Martin Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $5,352 2-year degree

Spruce Pine, NC · Public

Mayland Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,663 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Marion, NC · Public

McDowell Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,568 2-year degree

Marion, NC · Public

McDowell Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Statesville, NC · Public

Mitchell Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,962 2-year degree

Statesville, NC · Public

Mitchell Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Troy, NC · Public

Montgomery Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,526 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Rocky Mount, NC · Public

Nash Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,676 2-year degree

Rocky Mount, NC · Public

Nash Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Roxboro, NC · Public

Piedmont Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $2,179 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Winterville, NC · Public

Pitt Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$49,4105 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Asheboro, NC · Public

Randolph Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Asheboro, NC · Public

Randolph Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,836 2-year degree

Lumberton, NC · Public

Robeson Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Wentworth, NC · Public

Rockingham Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,120 2-year degree

Wentworth, NC · Public

Rockingham Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Salisbury, NC · Public

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,962 2-year degree

Salisbury, NC · Public

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Clinton, NC · Public

Sampson Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,216 2-year degree

Clinton, NC · Public

Sampson Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Whiteville, NC · Public

Southeastern Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $18,296 2-year degree

Whiteville, NC · Public

Southeastern Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Polkton, NC · Public

South Piedmont Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,283 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Sylva, NC · Public

Southwestern Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Sylva, NC · Public

Southwestern Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,414 2-year degree

Albemarle, NC · Public

Stanly Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Albemarle, NC · Public

Stanly Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,442 2-year degree

Dobson, NC · Public

Surry Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,922 2-year degree

Dobson, NC · Public

Surry Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Murphy, NC · Public

Tri-County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,598 2-year degree

Murphy, NC · Public

Tri-County Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Henderson, NC · Public

Vance-Granville Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Henderson, NC · Public

Vance-Granville Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,572 2-year degree

Raleigh, NC · Public

Wake Technical Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,518 2-year degree

Raleigh, NC · Public

Wake Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Goldsboro, NC · Public

Wayne Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,490 2-year degree

Goldsboro, NC · Public

Wayne Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$42,3295 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Morganton, NC · Public

Western Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,896 2-year degree

Morganton, NC · Public

Western Piedmont Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Wilkesboro, NC · Public

Wilkes Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $-525 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Wilson, NC · Public

Wilson Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,097 1 to less than 2 year certificate

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