2024 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 125 associate degrees in precision metal working to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Precision Metal Working School for Your Associate Degree

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 take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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.

More Ways to Rank Precision Metal Working Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Precision Metal Working in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in precision metal working.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Precision Metal Working

1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

19 Annual Graduates

$27,466 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in precision metal working needs to check out Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.

After graduation, precision metal working associate recipients generally earn around $27,466 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in precision metal working from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

2

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Itawamba Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in precision metal working. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in precision metal working from Itawamba Community College

3

Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS

15 Annual Graduates

$40,085 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Jones County Junior College if you want to pursue an associate degree in precision metal working. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Those precision metal working students who get their associate degree from Jones County Junior College earn $6,030 more than the typical precision metal working grad.

More information about a associate in precision metal working from Jones County Junior College

4

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS

9 Annual Graduates

$34,614 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Pearl River Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in precision metal working. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote area of Poplarville.

After graduating, precision metal working associate recipients typically earn around $34,614 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in precision metal working from Pearl River Community College

5

Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Wesson.More information about a associate in precision metal working from Copiah-Lincoln Community College

6

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in precision metal working from Holmes Community College

7

Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in precision metal working from Northwest Mississippi Community College

8

Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS

1 Annual Graduates

MCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Meridian.More information about a associate in precision metal working from Meridian Community College

Best Precision Metal Working Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Precision Metal Working Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	121	17
Florida	121	88
North Carolina	120	303
Arkansas	105	40
Tennessee	102	12
Virginia	97	41
West Virginia	92	43
Kentucky	90	100
Louisiana	80	0
South Carolina	77	84
Alabama	69	75

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Rankings in Majors Related to Precision Metal Working

Precision Metal Working is one of 5 different types of Precision Production programs to choose from.

Precision Metal Working Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder	70
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	55

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.