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2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 645 people earned their degree in metal fabricator, making the major the 1013th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 78 metal fabricator graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metal fabricator. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality metal fabricator programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the metal fabricator program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The metal fabricator school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Metal Fabricator (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 39 associates’s metal fabricator degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $3,655 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Metal Fabricator at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 1 associates’s metal fabricator degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Technical College also made our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,938 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Western Technical College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Metal Fabricator at Western Technical College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pewaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s metal fabricator degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k list, WCTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WCTC is $8,190 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Metal Fabricator at WCTC

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s metal fabricator degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cuyahoga Community College District is $4,996 for Associate Degree Metal Fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Metal Fabricator at Cuyahoga Community College District

#5

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Park Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small school located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 1 associates’s metal fabricator degrees in 2019-2020.

Moraine Park Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Moraine Park Technical College is $8,217 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Moraine Park Technical College Metal Fabricator Report

#5 in overall quality

Helena College University of Montana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Helena College is a small school located in Helena, Montana that handed out 5 associates’s metal fabricator degrees in 2019-2020.

Helena College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,598 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Helena College.

Full Helena College Metal Fabricator Report

#7

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

State Fair Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Sedalia, Missouri, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s metal fabricator students in 2019-2020.

State Fair Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for State Fair Community College is $3,844 for Associate Degree Metal Fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Metal Fabricator at State Fair Community College

#8

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Metal Fabricator Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s metal fabricator degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Metal Fabricator Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $22,081 for associate degree metal fabricator students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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