2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Illinois

An associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #128 out of 969 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 14 associate degrees in machine tool technology/machinist to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Other Rankings

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Machine Tool Technology/Machinist School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in machine tool tech matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Illinois ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for machine tool technology/machinist, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for machine tool technology/machinist.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist.

Most Well Attended Schools for Machine Tool Tech Students Working on Their Associate

1

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southwestern Illinois College if you want to pursue an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. SWIC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Belleville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in machine tool technology/machinist in Illinois.

There were approximately 11 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from Southwestern Illinois College

2

Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, IL

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Wabash Valley College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the distant town of Mount Carmel, Wabash Valley College is a public college with a small student population.

There were roughly 3 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Wabash Valley College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from Wabash Valley College

3

Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Elgin Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from Elgin Community College

3

College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. College of Lake County is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Grayslake. More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from College of Lake County

Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	439	1
Michigan	399	32
Indiana	237	0

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Machine Tool Tech

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Machine Tool Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder	82
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	3

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.