by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major” 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 222 machine shop technology/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in machine shop technology/assistant. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their machine shop technology/assistant program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major”.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Castle School of Trades landed the #1 spot on the list. New Castle School of Trades is a small school located in New Castle, Pennsylvania that handed out 26 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Castle School of Trades Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 10 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tri-County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major. This small school is located in Murphy, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maysville Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major. Maysville Community and Technical College is located in Maysville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s machine shop tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 6 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Morganton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine shop tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school situated in Thatcher, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pueblo Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s machine shop tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at Pueblo Community College
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 13 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pikes Peak Community College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Report
Haywood Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Haywood Community College is a small school located in Clyde, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Located in Jamestown, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s machine shop tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Chemeketa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 6 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at Chemeketa Community College
With a ranking of #13, Muskegon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Muskegon, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine shop tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Muskegon Community College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Report
Catawba Valley Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine shop tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 9 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Nash Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Nash Community College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s machine shop tech degrees to qualified students.
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. Gateway is a small school located in Florence, Kentucky that handed out 7 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 5 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Owensboro Community and Technical College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Report
Butler County Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. This small school is located in Butler, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at BC3
Lenoir Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school situated in Kinston, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is located in Paducah, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s machine shop tech degrees to qualified students.
Full West Kentucky Community and Technical College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Report
Alamance Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking. Located in Graham, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s machine shop tech students in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking, coming in at #24. MCC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s machine shop tech degrees to qualified students.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Shop Tech Major ranking, coming in at #25. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 10 associates’s machine shop tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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