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Machine Tool Technology at Florence-Darlington Technical College

If you plan to study Machine Tool Technology, you may want to check out the program at Florence-Darlington Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florence-Darlington Technical College is in Florence, SC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 32 machine tool technology graduations were recorded at Florence-Darlington Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Florence-Darlington Technical College

Many students take online classes at Florence-Darlington Technical College. Of 3,522 students, 1,423 (40%) studied exclusively online and 1,003 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Machine Tool Technology graduates at Florence-Darlington Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Machine Tool Technology graduates at Florence-Darlington Technical College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (32).

Machine Tool Technology Associate’s Program at Florence-Darlington Technical College

Among the 9 associate’s machine tool technology degrees awarded at Florence-Darlington Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Machine Tool Technology associate’s degree recipients at Florence-Darlington Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Asian	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 11% of Machine Tool Technology associate’s degree recipients at Florence-Darlington Technical College, lower than the national average of 25%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Machine Tool Technology Graduates

Those who complete Machine Tool Technology program at Florence-Darlington Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Machine Tool Technology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$67,669
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$67,252
Machinists	$58,269
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,961
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
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,503
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,318
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,758

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.