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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

14 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is the 449th most popular major in the country with 3,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 807 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 127 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Spartanburg Community College is $4,554 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2019-2020.

Florence-Darlington Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,145 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College.

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#3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $6,587 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Greenville Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

GTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Greenville Technical College is $7,759 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. EMCC is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 6 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

EMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for EMCC is $7,995 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Machine Tool Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s machine tool tech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,104 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Itawamba Community College.

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#6 in overall quality

Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Senatobia, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Mississippi Community College is $7,653 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northwest Mississippi Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

#8

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Midlands Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in West Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,100 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Midlands Technical College.

Full Midlands Technical College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

#9

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Jones County Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Jones County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,752 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Machine Tool Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Jones County Junior College.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Beebe, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,523 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Machine Tool Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe.

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#11

East Central Community College

Decatur, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

East Central Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Decatur, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s machine tool tech students in 2019-2020.

East Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Central Community College is $6,546 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Machine Tool Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full East Central Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

#12

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Poplarville, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College also made our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $8,466 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

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#13

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Northeast Mississippi Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Booneville, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast Mississippi Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,060 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Machine Tool Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Full Northeast Mississippi Community College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report

#14

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Machine Tool Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s machine tool tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont Technical College also made our “Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $12,897 for southeast region associate degree machine tool tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Piedmont Technical College.

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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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