If you pursue a associate degree in
precision metal working, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #30 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 928 associate degrees in precision metal working during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of precision metal working for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on precision metal working students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of precision metal working students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for precision metal working to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized precision metal working related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for precision metal working students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Precision Metal Working Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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