Certificate Precision Metal Working Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Certificate Precision Metal Working Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Precision Metal Working programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 143 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota0.07×——$9k$45k39%1,946201 mi 2Lynnes Welding TrainingFargo, North Dakota0.09×——$23k—98%55223 mi 3Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota0.09×——$14k$42k53%1,614104 mi 4The Fab SchoolRancho Cucamonga, California0.10×——$38k—95%16138 mi 5Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin0.10×——$11k$42k52%2,28887 mi 6Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa0.10×——$11k$41k51%1,697199 mi 7Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin0.10×——$10k$45k51%5,7045 mi 8Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska0.10×——$9k$43k56%2,387417 mi 9Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee0.10×——$5k$38k26%5,284307 mi 10Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyTroy, Ohio0.10×——$21k$61k90%356115 mi 11Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin0.10×——$10k$45k45%3,25783 mi 12Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa0.10×——$11k$41k39%10,446300 mi 13Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota0.10×——$14k$52k58%2,168145 mi 14Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewark, Ohio0.11×———$38k79%23789 mi 15Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin0.11×——$13k$43k66%1,313138 mi 16Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin0.11×——$9k$43k56%2,14984 mi 17Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin0.11×——$11k$45k34%3,183167 mi 18Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota0.11×99%1120$27k$62k66%1,533135 mi 19Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan0.11×——$9k$38k21%10,69828 mi 20Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, Kentucky0.11×——$6k$35k51%1,631202 mi 21Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri0.12×——$7k$36k33%8,165437 mi 22Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana0.12×——$7k$37k41%58,267138 mi 23Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho0.12×——$12k$46k39%7,583573 mi 24Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming0.12×——$5k$37k52%482677 mi 25East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi0.12×——$5k$34k48%2,838147 mi 26Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveport, Ohio0.13×——$16k$44k81%115106 mi 27Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin0.13×——$11k$46k65%5,82529 mi 28Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas0.13×——$9k$39k43%2,828567 mi 29Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin0.13×——$9k$44k58%2,46434 mi 30Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa0.14×——$10k$43k43%2,626229 mi 31Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin0.14×——$12k$46k50%4,272128 mi 32Modern Welding SchoolSchenectady, New York0.14×——$23k$49k94%58101 mi 33Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas0.14×——$11k$42k21%45,18840 mi 34Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois0.15×——$10k$37k36%5,675254 mi 35South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana0.15×——$13k$31k30%5,03527 mi 36St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota0.15×——$10k$47k45%3,113128 mi 37College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho0.15×——$9k—31%6,459371 mi 38Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati, Ohio0.15×——$12k$55k90%142166 mi 39Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado0.15×——$13k$46k35%11,476752 mi 40Summit CollegeSan Bernardino, California0.15×——$30k$40k62%98948 mi 41Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia0.15×——$7k$31k47%6,174150 mi 42Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi0.15×——$4k$31k43%6,397130 mi 43Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka, Minnesota0.15×——$17k$48k66%1,684123 mi 44Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson, New Jersey0.16×——$22k$44k81%14611 mi 45Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota0.16×——$14k$49k60%1,533167 mi 46Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas0.16×——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 47Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, Kansas0.16×——$9k$50k68%615470 mi 48Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota0.16×——$10k$49k42%3,157130 mi 49West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia0.16×——$2k$35k35%5,163228 mi 50Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin0.16×——$11k$47k44%4,95518 mi 51Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, Colorado0.16×——$12k$37k31%3,619684 mi 52Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota0.17×——$11k$38k40%3,813132 mi 53Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota0.17×——$10k$44k50%2,162181 mi 54Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana0.17×——$11k$41k39%3,657204 mi 55Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri0.17×——$19k$56k53%1,780255 mi 56West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky0.18×——$5k$35k50%2,851324 mi 57Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESLiverpool, New York0.18×——$19k$41k73%35430 mi 58Perry Technical InstituteYakima, Washington0.18×——$20k$58k79%1,072100 mi 59Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.18×——$9k$41k25%12,0241 mi 60Elite Welding Academy LLCCincinnati, Ohio0.18×——$32k—89%59166 mi 61Elite Welding Academy South PointSouth Point, Ohio0.18×——$25k—71%29204 mi 62Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin0.18×——$14k$45k29%10,07372 mi 63North American Trade SchoolsBaltimore, Maryland0.19×——$9k$40k69%5348 mi 64Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, South Carolina0.19×——$2k$33k34%3,05565 mi 65Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, Texas0.20×——$33k$46k73%1,539236 mi 66Lincoln College of Technology-DenverDenver, Colorado0.20×——$32k$46k71%1,212751 mi 67Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah, New Jersey0.20×——$29k$46k79%1,08012 mi 68Lincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana0.20×——$28k$46k57%1,052131 mi 69Nashville Auto-Diesel CollegeNashville, Tennessee0.20×——$33k$46k68%967377 mi 70Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield, New Jersey0.20×——$32k$46k77%3358 mi 71Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas0.20×——$14k$39k46%9,437178 mi 72Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado0.20×——$9k$39k20%5,096744 mi 73Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia0.20×——$12k$38k32%12,082< 1 mi 74Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas0.21×——$9k$35k47%1,502239 mi 75Lancaster County Career and Technology CenterWillow Street, Pennsylvania0.21×——$18k$45k91%27931 mi 76CET-San JoseSan Jose, California0.21×——$16k$33k81%26612 mi 77CET-San DiegoSan Diego, California0.21×——$22k$33k87%2232 mi 78CET-ColtonColton, California0.21×——$15k$33k72%16245 mi 79CET-WatsonvilleWatsonville, California0.21×——$5k$33k83%1425 mi 80CET-El CentroEl Centro, California0.21×——$11k$33k93%13064 mi 81CET-El PasoEl Paso, Texas0.21×——$16k$33k64%67364 mi 82Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin0.21×——$13k$40k51%4,7592 mi 83Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina0.21×——$12k$39k21%8,916180 mi 84Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas0.22×——$29k$27k61%1,089126 mi 85Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustin, Texas0.22×——$26k$27k53%746124 mi 86Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharr, Texas0.22×——$22k$27k61%59649 mi 87Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas0.22×——$29k$27k64%5784 mi 88Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen, Texas0.22×——$24k$27k60%54320 mi 89Southern Careers Institute-WacoWaco, Texas0.22×——$23k$27k45%185174 mi 90Tulsa Welding School-HoustonHouston, Texas0.22×——$35k$41k70%1,96226 mi 91Tulsa Welding School-Dallas CampusIrving, Texas0.22×——$35k$41k—1,020241 mi 92Tulsa Welding School-JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida0.22×——$35k$41k72%96810 mi 93Tulsa Welding School-TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma0.22×——$35k$41k68%883443 mi 94Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota0.22×——$15k$46k42%2,4712 mi 95New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, Pennsylvania0.22×——$8k$45k76%70063 mi 96Erie Institute of Technology IncErie, Pennsylvania0.22×——$30k$42k67%2214 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.