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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Portland Community College

What traits are you looking for in a machine tool tech school? To help you decide if Portland Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's machine tool tech program.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

Portland Community College 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

Portland Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

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Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at Portland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the machine tool tech majors at Portland Community College.

Portland Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in machine tool tech only graduates about 6% women each year. The program at Portland Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

Portland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in machine tool tech graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Machinists	3,360	$48,930
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,700	$42,990
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,640	$32,210
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,170	$38,960
Metal and Plastic Workers	940	$36,650

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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