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Precision Metal Working. programs in Texas

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

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Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating25 of 90

Programs with 5-year earnings33 of 90

Programs with a cost estimate59 of 90

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$55,8041 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,780 2-year degree

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$45,4831 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,502 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$44,7961 year after completion

$58,8745 years after completion

Est. total cost $24,286 2-year degree

Wharton, TX · Public

Wharton County Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Good Value

Earnings

$41,5141 year after completion

$44,2845 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,285 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Waco, TX · Public

Texas State Technical College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$41,2961 year after completion

$54,5765 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,016 2-year degree

Amarillo, TX · Public

Amarillo College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$41,2291 year after completion

$65,1785 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Corpus Christi, TX · Public

Del Mar College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$40,7421 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,798 2-year degree

The Woodlands, TX · Public

Lone Star College System

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$39,8841 year after completion

$31,5995 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$39,2611 year after completion

$49,7325 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Irving, TX · Private

Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$39,1411 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $52,267 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Houston, TX · Private

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$39,1411 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $45,961 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Austin, TX · Private

Universal Technical Institute-West Texas

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$39,1411 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $51,973 1 to less than 2 year certificate

The Woodlands, TX · Public

Lone Star College System

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$39,0951 year after completion

$32,4225 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,504 2-year degree

Grand Prairie, TX · Private

Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$37,9281 year after completion

$48,0155 years after completion

Est. total cost $66,168 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Waco, TX · Public

Texas State Technical College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$37,2341 year after completion

$43,8615 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$35,1241 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,154 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$34,7971 year after completion

$42,3115 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Houston, TX · Private

Tulsa Welding School-Houston

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$32,9261 year after completion

$42,7145 years after completion

Est. total cost $69,851 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Beaumont, TX · Public

Lamar Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$32,8581 year after completion

$40,6085 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Laredo, TX · Public

Laredo College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Good Value

Earnings

$32,6731 year after completion

$23,7925 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,538 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Vernon, TX · Public

Vernon College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$32,2061 year after completion

$38,6025 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,808 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Private

CET-El Paso

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$32,1981 year after completion

$40,2695 years after completion

Est. total cost $31,000 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Arlington, TX · Private

Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,6141 year after completion

$40,6585 years after completion

Est. total cost $44,815 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Corpus Christi, TX · Private

Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,6141 year after completion

$40,6585 years after completion

Est. total cost $40,749 1 to less than 2 year certificate

San Antonio, TX · Private

Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,6141 year after completion

$40,6585 years after completion

Est. total cost $39,953 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Weslaco, TX · Private

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$31,6141 year after completion

$40,6585 years after completion

Est. total cost $35,671 1 to less than 2 year certificate

El Paso, TX · Private

Western Technical College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$30,6841 year after completion

$41,3655 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Athens, TX · Public

Trinity Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$30,1371 year after completion

$44,1395 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,184 2-year degree

Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$30,0141 year after completion

$45,6405 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$29,9961 year after completion

$42,3695 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Good Value

Earnings

$29,9051 year after completion

$46,7725 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,380 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Desoto, TX · Private

M T Training Center

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$28,7591 year after completion

$36,3345 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,610 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$28,3181 year after completion

$31,0775 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Uvalde, TX · Public

Southwest Texas College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$27,1061 year after completion

$40,7905 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$24,1411 year after completion

$39,0005 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Houston, TX · Private

Fortis College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$23,2851 year after completion

$36,9625 years after completion

Est. total cost $55,648 1 to less than 2 year certificate

McAllen, TX · Private

McAllen Careers Institute

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$22,0291 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $34,538 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Alvin, TX · Public

Alvin 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

Alvin, TX · Public

Alvin Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,050 2-year degree

Amarillo, TX · Public

Amarillo College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,200 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina 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

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,546 2-year degree

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,688 2-year degree

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Lake Jackson, TX · Public

Brazosport College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,464 2-year degree

Lake Jackson, TX · Public

Brazosport 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

Killeen, TX · Public

Central Texas 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

Killeen, TX · Public

Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,530 2-year degree

Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,248 2-year degree

Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco 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

Clarendon, TX · Public

Clarendon College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$58,6425 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,696 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Texas City, TX · Public

College of the Mainland

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Texas City, TX · Public

College of the Mainland

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $2,684 2-year degree

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,938 2-year degree

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

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, TX · Public

Dallas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,428 2-year degree

Corpus Christi, TX · Public

Del Mar 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

Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,824 2-year degree

Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston 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

Denison, TX · Public

Grayson 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

Denison, TX · Public

Grayson College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,760 2-year degree

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,474 2-year degree

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,728 2-year degree

Beaumont, TX · Public

Lamar Institute of Technology

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,732 2-year degree

Orange, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Orange

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Baytown, TX · Public

Lee College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,758 2-year degree

Midland, TX · Public

Midland College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,024 2-year degree

Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro 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

Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $29,640 2-year degree

Gainesville, TX · Public

North Central Texas 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

Gainesville, TX · Public

North Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,174 2-year degree

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa 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

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,736 2-year degree

Carthage, TX · Public

Panola College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,432 2-year degree

Paris, TX · Public

Paris Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$47,1175 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,380 2-year degree

Ranger, TX · Public

Ranger College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,364 2-year degree

Ranger, TX · Public

Ranger 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

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$44,2785 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,582 2-year degree

Big Spring, TX · Public

Southwest College for the Deaf

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,891 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Uvalde, TX · Public

Southwest Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,744 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Private

Southwest University at El Paso

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $33,643 1 to less than 2 year certificate

San Antonio, TX · Public

St Philip's College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,546 2-year degree

Fort Worth, TX · Public

Tarrant County College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$39,5475 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,674 2-year degree

Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,624 2-year degree

Athens, TX · Public

Trinity 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

Tyler, TX · Public

Tyler Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,412 2-year degree

Vernon, TX · Public

Vernon 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

Victoria, TX · Public

Victoria College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,056 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Snyder, TX · Public

Western Texas 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

Snyder, TX · Public

Western Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,124 2-year degree

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