2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Maine, there were 49 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in machine tool technology/machinist.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree machine tool tech students.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Maine

1

York County Community College
Wells, Maine

#13 overall quality in Maine

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 13 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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1

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, Maine

#17 overall quality in Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#16 overall quality in Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s machine tool tech degrees to qualified students.

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4

Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Maine that handed out 1 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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5

Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Machine Tool Tech Major in Maine for an Associate list. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 1 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.