by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,285 people earned their degree in machine tool technology/machinist, making the major the 480th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 755 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their machine tool technology/machinist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree machine tool tech students.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. MHCC is a medium-sized school located in Gresham, Oregon that handed out 27 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mt. Hood Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Bellingham Technical College
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. LBCC is a public institution located in Albany, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Spokane Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Clover Park Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lakewood, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. College of the Redwoods is a small public school situated in Eureka, California. It awarded 4 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Laney College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 5 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lower Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Longview, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lower Columbia College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Green River College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Green River College is a public institution located in Auburn, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Clark College is a public institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Napa Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Napa Valley College is a small public school situated in Napa, California. It awarded 4 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Napa Valley College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Orange Coast College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Orange Coast College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Bates Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, San Jose City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jose City College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
Santa Ana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. SAC is a large school located in Santa Ana, California that handed out 13 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Ana College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
De Anza College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Cupertino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at De Anza College
Columbia Basin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Pasco, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
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San Diego City College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Modesto Junior College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. MJC is located in Modesto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.
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Chabot College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chabot College is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 3 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Portland Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wenatchee Valley College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Wenatchee, Washington, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Valley Glen, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Reedley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Reedley College is a medium-sized school located in Reedley, California that handed out 2 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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