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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Clover Park Technical College

If you plan to study machine tool technology/machinist, take a look at what Clover Park Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 3,591. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 students received their associate's degree in machine tool tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Machine Tool Technology/Machinist section at the bottom of this page.

CPTC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Machine Tool Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Machine Tool Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Machine Tool Tech

CPTC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

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Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at CPTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the machine tool tech majors at Clover Park Technical College.

CPTC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

10% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

CPTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in machine tool tech graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clover Park Technical College with a associate's in machine tool tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Welding Technology/Welder

Careers That Machine Tool Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in machine tool tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Clover Park Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Machinists	10,300	$52,190
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,990	$44,670
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,140	$37,890
Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,020	$39,530
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	690	$38,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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