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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Compton College

Every machine tool technology/machinist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the machine tool tech program at Compton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 students attend the school each year.

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.

Compton College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Degrees Available

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Compton College offers distance education options for machine tool tech at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Compton College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Machinists	36,530	$47,450
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12,060	$37,430
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8,270	$34,580
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5,060	$37,350
Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4,040	$34,520

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*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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