Precision Productionassociate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #24 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 842 associate degrees in precision production during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Choosing a Great Precision Production School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of precision production for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality precision production program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to precision production students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other precision production students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for precision production 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 production related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for precision production 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 Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Precision Production in the Far Western US Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in precision production.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Precision Production
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.