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Machine Shop Assistant at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying Machine Shop Assistant, you may want to check out the program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is in Elizabethtown, KY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 60 machine shop assistant degrees were granted at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. Of 6,420 students, 2,639 (41%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,660 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Machine Shop Assistant graduates at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Machine Shop Assistant graduates at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College are 5% women (3) and 95% men (57).

Machine Shop Assistant Associate’s Program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Among the 9 associate’s machine shop assistant degrees awarded at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 11% were women (1) and 89% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 11% of Machine Shop Assistant associate’s degree recipients at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, lower 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.

Best-Paid Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Those who complete Machine Shop Assistant program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College work across a variety of fields. Here 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.