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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Des Moines Area Community College

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study machine tool technology/machinist, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

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.

DMACC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Machine Tool Tech

DMACC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the machine tool tech majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

13% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in machine tool tech at DMACC are white. Around 75% 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 Des Moines Area Community 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 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Machinists 4,300 $40,080
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3,820 $37,130
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,710 $36,060
Metal and Plastic Workers 1,850 $40,090
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 730 $35,740

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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