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2024 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools

44 Colleges in the United States
3,285 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in machine tool technology/machinist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #480 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 44 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for machine tool technology/machinist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,285 degrees in machine tool technology/machinist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Machine Tool Technology/Machinist School

Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools Your choice of machine tool technology/machinist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Machine Tool Technology/Machinist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Machine Tool Tech

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 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the machine tool tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Machine Tool Tech

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
61 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Texas State Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. TSTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #148 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 61 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the small city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #321 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were approximately 16 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
79 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #440 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WSU Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 79 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at WSU Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Dunwoody College of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #645 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were roughly 12 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
36 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn. A Best Colleges rank of #646 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means STC is a great college overall.

There were about 36 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at STC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #806 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Dakota State College of Science is a great college overall.

There were approximately 8 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State College of Science in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 55th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 8 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD

Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #297 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means LATI is a great school overall.

There were about 16 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent data year.

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Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
64.7% Growth in Graduates

Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ranken Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 17 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
109 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Central Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Grand Island. This college ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were roughly 109 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist by Region

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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is one of 8 different types of Precision Metal Working programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Machine Tool Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder 42,490
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 2,689
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 1,921
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 584
Metal Fabricator 430
Ironworking/Ironworker 316
Other Precision Metal Working 314
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 279

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