Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Amarillo 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 Amarillo College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,079.

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.

Amarillo 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

Amarillo College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

15% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in machine tool tech only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at Amarillo College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in machine tool tech graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Machinists	26,050	$46,850
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13,540	$32,650
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9,180	$33,720
Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5,610	$35,310
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,640	$32,710

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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