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Machine Shop Assistant at Catawba Valley Community College

If you plan to study Machine Shop Assistant, take a look at what Catawba Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Catawba Valley Community College is located in Hickory, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 4 machine shop assistant graduations were recorded at Catawba Valley Community College.

Online Class Availability at Catawba Valley Community College

Distance learning is available at Catawba Valley Community College. Of 4,904 students, 3,098 (63%) studied exclusively online and 1,295 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Machine Shop Assistant graduates at Catawba Valley Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Machine Shop Assistant graduates at Catawba Valley Community College are 50% women (2) and 50% men (2).

Machine Shop Assistant Associate’s Program at Catawba Valley Community College

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

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 100% of Machine Shop Assistant associate’s degree recipients at Catawba Valley Community College, higher than the national average of 15%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Those who complete Machine Shop Assistant program at Catawba Valley Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying 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

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.