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Precision Metal Working at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

If you plan to study precision metal working, take a look at what Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern is located in Mount Gay, West Virginia and approximately 1,474 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in precision metal working.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Precision Metal Working section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Precision Metal Working Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Precision Metal Working

Southern Precision Metal Working Rankings

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Precision Metal Working Student Demographics at Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the precision metal working majors at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Southern Precision Metal Working Associate’s Program

25% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of precision metal working associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in precision metal working at Southern are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College with a associate's in precision metal working.

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

Concentrations Within Precision Metal Working

If you plan to be a precision metal working major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Welding Technology/Welder	3
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	1

Careers That Precision Metal Working Grads May Go Into

A degree in precision metal working can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,520	$48,150
Machinists	1,720	$37,680
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	770	$36,520
Sheet Metal Workers	710	$56,950
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	$31,070

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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