Highest Job Growth Associate's Precision Production Programs

These are the highest job growth associate's precision production programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Texas State Technical College leading at 2%.

Rank Institution State Growth Completers
1 Texas State Technical College TX 2% 165
2 Southern Technical College FL 2% 154
3 Ivy Tech Community College IN 2% 139
4 SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY 2% 93
5 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology PA 2% 83
6 Pennsylvania College of Technology PA 2% 80
7 State Technical College of Missouri MO 2% 56
8 Lone Star College System TX 2% 54
9 Ferris State University MI 2% 50
10 Central Community College NE 2% 50
11 Southeast Community College Area NE 2% 50
12 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology KS 2% 48
13 Front Range Community College CO 2% 46
14 South Texas College TX 2% 46
15 Central New Mexico Community College NM 2% 44
16 Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa OK 2% 42
17 Wake Technical Community College NC 2% 40
18 Mech-Tech College PR 2% 39
19 Austin Community College District TX 2% 38
20 Cerritos College CA 2% 37
21 Vincennes University IN 2% 36
22 Bellingham Technical College WA 2% 36
23 Collin County Community College District TX 2% 35
24 Pueblo Community College CO 2% 33
25 Lee College TX 2% 33
26 Ohio Technical College OH 2% 31
27 St Philip's College TX 2% 31
28 Triangle Tech-Chambersburg PA 2% 31
29 Shelton State Community College AL 2% 30
30 San Jacinto Community College TX 2% 30
31 Catawba Valley Community College NC 2% 28
32 Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA 2% 28
33 Lake Area Technical College SD 2% 27
34 Bates Technical College WA 2% 27
35 Washtenaw Community College MI 2% 26
36 Kirkwood Community College IA 2% 25
37 Metropolitan Community College Area NE 2% 25
38 Pitt Community College NC 2% 25
39 Colorado Mesa University CO 2% 23
40 Lansing Community College MI 2% 23
41 Western Dakota Technical College SD 2% 23
42 Bevill State Community College AL 2% 22
43 Santa Ana College CA 2% 22
44 Southwestern Illinois College IL 2% 22
45 Ozarks Technical Community College MO 2% 22
46 College of Western Idaho ID 2% 22
47 Pikes Peak State College CO 2% 21
48 Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY 2% 21
49 Gateway Community and Technical College KY 2% 21
50 Montana State University Billings MT 2% 21

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes associate's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.