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Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at Gaston College

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant at Gaston College

If you plan to study machine shop technology/assistant, take a look at what Gaston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,345.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Machine Shop Technology/Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Gaston College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Degrees Available

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

Gaston College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Rankings

Machine Shop Tech Student Demographics at Gaston College

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

Gaston College Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of machine shop tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Gaston College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in machine shop tech graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Machine Shop Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in machine shop 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 NC, the home state for Gaston College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Machinists 11,710 $42,870
Machine Tool Operators 4,050 $38,780
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,470 $34,450
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,260 $37,840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1,950 $39,070

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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