2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,710 people earned their degree in machine tool technology/machinist, making the major the 449th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 63 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent machine tool technology/machinist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the machine tool technology/machinist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$5,662 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Maine that handed out 9 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kennebec Valley Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $5,662 for maine associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kennebec Valley Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$5,385 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Auburn, Maine. It awarded 11 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $5,385 for maine associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Central Maine Community College

#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,902 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 8 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $8,902 for maine associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Maine Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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