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Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at Western Piedmont Community College

If you are interested in studying machine shop technology/assistant, you may want to check out the program at Western Piedmont Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and approximately 1,792 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 2 students received their associate's degree in machine shop tech.

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

WPCC Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Machine Shop Tech

WPCC Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Rankings

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Machine Shop Tech Student Demographics at WPCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the machine shop tech majors at Western Piedmont Community College.

WPCC Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of machine shop tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in machine shop tech at WPCC 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 Western Piedmont Community College with a associate's in machine shop tech.

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

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Careers That Machine Shop Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in machine shop 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 NC, the home state for Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Machinists	11,710	$42,870
Machine Tool Operators	4,050	$38,780
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,470	$34,450
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,260	$37,840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	1,950	$39,070

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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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