Precision Production
This has all the subfields within “Precision Production”. This field is for “Instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to create products using techniques of precision craftsmanship or technical illustration.”
Clicking on a degree name within a table will link to a page for that degree and field combination.
Precision Production Trades, General
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in creating products using precision crafting and technical illustration.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 4 | 9 |
| Certificate | 7 | 8 |
Upholstery/Upholsterer
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install springs, filling, padding, covering and finishing on items such as furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 0 |
| Certificate | 11 | 26 |
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 155 | 713 |
| Certificate | 416 | 2825 |
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 46 | 126 |
| Certificate | 197 | 1508 |
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 17 | 96 |
| Certificate | 37 | 290 |
Tool and Die Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate machine tools used in the forming of metal components, as well as the fabrication of special tools, dies, jigs and fixtures used in cutting, working and finishing metal components.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 24 | 182 |
| Certificate | 64 | 327 |
Welding Technology/Welder
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 383 | 3665 |
| Bachelors | 1 | 4 |
| Certificate | 1517 | 54093 |
Ironworking/Ironworker
A program that prepares individuals to make and install structural, ornamental, and reinforcing metal structures and supports. Includes instruction in drafting, technical mathematics, blueprint interpretation, welding, riveting, beam placement, ornamental design, structural reinforcement, crane operation, safety, and applicable codes and standards.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 4 | 37 |
| Certificate | 9 | 124 |
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools, such as lathes, mills, precision measuring tools, and related attachments and accessories, to perform machining functions, such as cutting, drilling, shaping, and finishing products and component parts. Includes instruction in CNC terminology, setup, programming, operations, and troubleshooting; blueprint reading; machining; lathe and mill operations; technical mathematics; computer literacy; CAD/CAM systems; shop and safety practices; equipment capabilities; and regulations and laws.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 70 | 262 |
| Certificate | 264 | 1910 |
Metal Fabricator
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to further process ferrous and/or non-ferrous metal plates or shapes, and to manufacture and/or install products as interpreted through technical drawings. Includes instruction in trade tools, shop equipment, reading and interpreting blueprints, material handling, welding, thermal cutting, metallurgy, template pattern development, plate and structural fabrication, destructive and non-destructive testing, inspection, shipment preparation and fabrication installation.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 8 | 72 |
| Certificate | 31 | 480 |
Precision Metal Working, Other
Any instructional program in precision metal work not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 10 | 33 |
| Certificate | 31 | 307 |
Woodworking, General
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 5 | 9 |
| Certificate | 13 | 69 |
Furniture Design and Manufacturing
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare and execute furniture design projects, assemble and finish furniture articles or subassemblies, repair furniture, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 1 |
| Bachelors | 4 | 29 |
| Certificate | 6 | 26 |
| Masters | 2 | 11 |
Cabinetmaking and Millwork
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate and repair industrial woodworking machinery, and to use such machinery to design and fabricate wooden components and complete articles.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 19 | 76 |
| Certificate | 64 | 387 |
Wooden Boatbuilding Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to construct and repair traditional and modern wooden boats. Includes instruction in budgeting, drafting, fairing, lofting, joinery, planking, spars and rigging, and woodworking.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 30 |
| Certificate | 3 | 11 |
Woodworking, Other
Any instructional program in woodworking not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 0 |
| Certificate | 3 | 6 |
Boilermaking/Boilermaker
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and repair steam boiler components. Includes instruction in principles of steam power, material selection, welding, riveting, sealing materials, pressure testing, pipefitting, and applicable codes and standards.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 10 |
| Certificate | 5 | 15 |
Precision Production, Other
Any instructional program in precision production not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 12 | 46 |
| Certificate | 11 | 49 |