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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall metal fabricator education in New York.
Mohawk Valley Community College tops our 2026 ranking of the best metal fabricator schools. Mohawk Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Utica. Mohawk Valley Community College awarded about 13 metal fabricator degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their metal fabricator degree from Mohawk Valley Community College earn around $38,373 in the first couple years of their career. Mohawk Valley Community College graduates carry a median of $11,900 in student loans.
Read more about the metal fabricator program at Mohawk Valley Community College
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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