Precision Metal Working programs in Arizona
26 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,729 at Mesa Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Arizona earn a median of $55,600 a year across 7,270 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $61,080 | 4,330 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $50,260 | 3,060 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $48,950 | 1,800 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,090 | 1,760 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,610 | 1,100 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | — | $39,729 (13 grads) | 20 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | — | $37,748 (18 grads) | 24 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,348 (30 grads) | 0 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,348 (30 grads) | 36 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $28,993 (536 grads) | 90 |
| East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Refrigeration School Inc Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | not published | 189 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 162 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 76 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 152 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Maricopa Education Center Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 92 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Precision Metal Working — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.