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Machine Shop Assistant at Southern Crescent Technical College

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

Southern Crescent Technical College is in Griffin, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 11 machine shop assistant degrees were granted at Southern Crescent Technical College.

Studying Online at Southern Crescent Technical College

Distance learning is available at Southern Crescent Technical College. Of 6,185 students, 3,266 (53%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,434 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Highest-Paying Careers for Machine Shop Assistant Graduates

Those who complete Machine Shop Assistant program at Southern Crescent Technical College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Machine Shop Assistant majors, 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

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