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Machine Tool Technology at Northwood Technical College

If you plan to study Machine Tool Technology, take a look at what Northwood Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northwood Technical College sits in Rice Lake, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 34 machine tool technology graduations were recorded at Northwood Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northwood Technical College

Distance learning is available at Northwood Technical College. Among 2,940 students, 526 (18%) studied exclusively online and 1,513 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Best-Paid Careers for Machine Tool Technology Graduates

Students who finish Machine Tool Technology program at Northwood Technical College go on to a range of careers. 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.