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Machine Tool Technology at Portland Community College

If you plan to study Machine Tool Technology, consider the program at Portland Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland Community College sits in Portland, OR.

During the most recent reporting year, 12 machine tool technology graduations were recorded at Portland Community College.

Studying Online at Portland Community College

Many students take online classes at Portland Community College. Among 20,861 students, 8,399 (40%) studied exclusively online and 6,481 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Machine Tool Technology graduates at Portland Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Machine Tool Technology graduates at Portland Community College are 25% women (3) and 75% men (9).

Machine Tool Technology Associate’s Program at Portland Community College

Of the 8 associate’s machine tool technology graduates at Portland Community College, 25% were women (2) and 75% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Machine Tool Technology associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 25% of Machine Tool Technology associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community 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.

Best-Paid Careers for Machine Tool Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Machine Tool Technology program at Portland Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Machine Tool Technology graduates, 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.