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Machine Tool Technology at Lake Area Technical College

If you are interested in studying Machine Tool Technology, take a look at what Lake Area Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lake Area Technical College sits in Watertown, SD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 9 machine tool technology degrees were granted at Lake Area Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lake Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Lake Area Technical College. Among 2,312 students, 471 (20%) studied exclusively online and 623 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Machine Tool Technology graduates at Lake Area Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Machine Tool Technology graduates at Lake Area Technical College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (9).

Machine Tool Technology Associate’s Program at Lake Area Technical College

Among the 9 associate’s machine tool technology degrees awarded at Lake Area 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 Lake Area Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Machine Tool Technology Graduates

Those who complete Machine Tool Technology program at Lake Area Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.