2025 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools in the Great Lakes Region

1 College in the Great Lakes Region

399 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #480 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2025 Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Overall Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools List

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Machine Tool Tech

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the machine tool tech degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Machine Tool Tech

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Machine Tool Tech Degrees Awarded

Southwestern Illinois College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in machine tool technology/machinist. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in machine tool technology/machinist from Southwestern Illinois College

Best Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Colleges by State

Explore the best machine tool technology/machinist colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	915	37
Illinois	870	22
Indiana	737	1

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Welding Technology/Welder	6,100
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	574
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	308
Tool & Die Technology/Technician	197
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	172
Ironworking/Ironworker	168
Metal Fabricator	98
Other Precision Metal Working	16

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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).

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