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2023 Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools

7 Ranked Colleges
1,921 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,921 people earned their degree in machine shop technology/assistant, making the major the 786th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in machine shop technology/assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent machine shop technology/assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the machine shop technology/assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s machine shop tech degrees to 209 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $7,669 for Machine Shop Tech students.

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Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s machine shop tech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ranken Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $15,535 for Machine Shop Tech students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 31 ’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,966 for machine shop tech students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our machine shop tech students list, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,645 for Machine Shop Tech students per year to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

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Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 61 ’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Pueblo Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,532 for Machine Shop Tech students per year to attend Pueblo Community College.

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Community College of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools ranking. CCD is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CCD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CCD is $9,851 for machine shop tech students.

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Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Machine Shop Tech Schools ranking. Maysville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s machine shop tech degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Maysville Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools” list. It costs about $4,932 for Machine Shop Tech students per year to attend Maysville Community and Technical College.

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