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2025 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools

28 Colleges in the United States
3,181 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in machine tool technology/machinist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #480 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 28 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for machine tool technology/machinist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,181 degrees in machine tool technology/machinist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Machine Tool Technology/Machinist School

Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools Your choice of machine tool technology/machinist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Machine Tool Technology/Machinist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Machine Tool Tech

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 Tool Technology/Machinist Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the machine tool tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Machine Tool Tech

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
51 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Texas State Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. TSTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 51 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
93 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a good decision for students interested in a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Wichita. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 93 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at WSU Tech in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
36.0% Growth in Graduates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #424 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lake Area Technical Institute if you want to pursue a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means LATI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 20 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
61.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 21 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #445 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State College of Science is a great college overall.

There were about 9 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State College of Science in the most recent data year.

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Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ranken Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 7 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #710 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great college overall.

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

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
34 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn. A Best Colleges rank of #484 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means STC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 34 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at STC in the most recent data year.

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Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
91 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Central Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Grand Island. This college ranks 12th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were roughly 91 machine tool technology/machinist students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year.

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Machine Tool Technology/Machinist by Region

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

Majors Similar to Machine Tool Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder 46,029
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 2,275
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 1,588
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 541
Metal Fabricator 413
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 319
Ironworking/Ironworker 226
Other Precision Metal Working 218

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