2025 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #141 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for machine tool technology/machinist students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 associate degrees in machine tool technology/machinist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on machine tool technology/machinist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other machine tool technology/machinist students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized machine tool technology/machinist related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for machine tool technology/machinist students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools

The machine tool tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Machine Tool Tech

1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great choice for students interested in an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

2

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Penn College is a small public college located in the small city of Williamsport.More information about a associate in machine tool technology/machinist from Pennsylvania College of Technology

Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Machine Tool Tech

One of 8 majors within the Precision Metal Working area of study, Machine Tool Technology/Machinist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder	221
Metal Fabricator	42
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	5

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.