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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is the 480th most popular major in the country with 3,181 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Illinois, there were 87 machine tool technology/machinist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in machine tool technology/machinist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in machine tool technology/machinist.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois machine tool tech students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wabash Valley College is a small school located in Mount Carmel, Illinois that handed out 10 ’s machine tool tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Wabash Valley College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in Illinois list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s machine tool tech students in 2021-2022.
Full Southwestern Illinois College Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in Illinois. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s machine tool tech degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elgin Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Machine Tool Tech Major in Illinois. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s machine tool tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.