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Machine Shop Assistant at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

If you plan to study Machine Shop Assistant, you may want to check out the program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is in Paducah, KY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 32 machine shop assistant degrees were awarded at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Online Class Availability at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Online coursework is an option at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Among 5,274 students, 1,354 (26%) studied exclusively online and 1,189 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Machine Shop Assistant graduates at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Machine Shop Assistant graduates at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (32).

Machine Shop Assistant Associate’s Program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Of the 1 associate’s machine shop assistant degrees awarded at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (1).

West Kentucky Community and Technical College gender breakdown of Machine Shop Assistant Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Machine Shop Assistant associate’s degree recipients at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

Racial-ethnic diversity of Machine Shop Assistant majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Students who finish Machine Shop Assistant program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Machine Shop Assistant graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$67,669
Machinists	$58,269
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,961
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$55,632
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$53,306
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,281
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,258
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$33,378

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