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Basic Certificate in Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

Basic Certificates in Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

1,179 Yearly Graduations
8% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 14% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of machine shop tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Machine Shop Tech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,179 people earned their basic certificate in machine shop tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in machine shop tech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,179
Undergraduate Certificate 356
Associate Degree 128

Earnings of Machine Shop Tech Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for machine shop tech students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in machine shop tech. About 92.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,090
Women 89
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The racial-ethnic distribution of machine shop tech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 971
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 72
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to machine shop tech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Machine Tool Technology 1,208
CNC Machinist 1,171
Metal Fabricator 217
Tool & Die Technology 173
Other Precision Metal Working 98

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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