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Highest earning certificate precision metal working programs in the United States
U.S. precision metal working programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public, 4-year | $68,852 | 49 |
| 2 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public, 2-year | $58,996 | 45 |
| 3 | Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public, 2-year | $53,507 | 46 |
| 4 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public, 2-year | $53,172 | 56 |
| 5 | White Mountains Community College | Berlin | Public, 2-year | $53,066 | 40 |
| 6 | Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public, 2-year | $51,141 | 57 |
| 7 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public, 2-year | $50,842 | 115 |
| 8 | Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public, 2-year | $50,464 | 57 |
| 9 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public, 2-year | $49,636 | 40 |
| 10 | Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public, 2-year | $49,632 | 49 |
| 11 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Public, 2-year | $48,638 | 61 |
| 12 | Northcentral Technical College | Wausau | Public, 2-year | $47,718 | 47 |
| 13 | Welder Training and Testing Institute | Allentown | For-profit, under 2-year | $47,528 | 45 |
| 14 | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Public, 2-year | $46,331 | 34 |
| 15 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public, 2-year | $46,133 | 36 |
| 16 | Lynnes Welding Training | Fargo | For-profit, under 2-year | $45,833 | 65 |
| 17 | North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public, 2-year | $45,472 | 35 |
| 18 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | Troy | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $45,370 | 372 |
| 19 | Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public, 2-year | $45,366 | 53 |
| 20 | Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,004 | 73 |
| 21 | Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public, under 2-year | $44,943 | 50 |
| 22 | Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,559 | 36 |
| 23 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | $44,421 | 35 |
| 24 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public, 2-year | $43,864 | 41 |
| 25 | Advanced Technology Institute | Virginia Beach | For-profit, 2-year | $43,656 | 49 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.