2025 Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

an associate degree in machine shop technology/assistant is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #271 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 associate degrees in machine shop technology/assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Machine Shop Technology/Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of machine shop technology/assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality machine shop tech program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to machine shop technology/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of machine shop technology/assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized machine shop technology/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for machine shop technology/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Machine Shop Technology/Assistant in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in machine shop technology/assistant.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Machine Shop Tech

1

Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Gateway Community and Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in machine shop technology/assistant. Gateway is a small public college located in the suburb of Florence.More information about a associate in machine shop technology/assistant from Gateway Community and Technical College

2

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in machine shop technology/assistant. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Elizabethtown.More information about a associate in machine shop technology/assistant from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

3

Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in machine shop technology/assistant. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Lexington.More information about a associate in machine shop technology/assistant from Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Best Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best machine shop technology/assistant colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	0
North Carolina	231	32
Georgia	217	0
Kentucky	129	57

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Rankings in Majors Related to Machine Shop Tech

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant is one of 8 different types of Precision Metal Working programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Machine Shop Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder	637
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	129
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	119
Tool & Die Technology/Technician	44
Other Precision Metal Working	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.