Watertown, South Dakota · Public
Precision Metal Working at Lake Area Technical College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 169 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
9.3% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 9.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~169
- Schools with reported signal
- 355
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 73.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,979/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,916
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,473/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 355 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,088 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,146 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 90% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 6.7% reported share · $1,527 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 0.7% reported share · $1,664 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Precision Metal Working accounts for 9.3% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 169 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $7,088 above the $8,891 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,146 above the $40,327 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #320 of 355 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.