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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Southwestern Illinois College

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

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

SWIC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Machine Tool Tech (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Machine Tool Tech

SWIC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings

Machine Tool Tech Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the machine tool tech majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate’s Program

8% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of machine tool tech associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in machine tool tech at SWIC are white. Around 92% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Machine Tool Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in machine tool 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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Machinists 31,000 $41,350
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 13,910 $36,940
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 9,480 $36,340
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 3,150 $38,400
Metal and Plastic Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,980 $42,540

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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