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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and has a total student population of 20,406.

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.

Cerritos College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Machine Tool Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Machine Tool Tech

Cerritos College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in machine tool tech graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Cerritos College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Machinists 36,530 $47,450
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 12,060 $37,430
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 8,270 $34,580
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 5,060 $37,350
Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 4,040 $34,520

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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