Precision Metal Working programs in Colorado
25 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,909 at Aims Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Colorado earn a median of $58,590 a year across 4,970 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $60,200 | 2,800 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $57,880 | 1,660 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $55,270 | 1,580 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,790 | 1,400 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | $46,120 | 500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | — | $39,909 (23 grads) | 18 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | $6,750 | $39,585 (61 grads) | 38 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | $8,866 | $34,315 (841 grads) | 387 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (25 grads) | 23 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (18 grads) | 19 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 442 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | $6,350 | not published | 218 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 150 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 87 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Otero College La Junta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Pickens Technical College Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 113 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.