Machine Shop Technology Degree

A Machine Shop Technology student will get the academic and pragmatic concepts required to plan, fabricate, assemble, and manufacture products along with the ability to repair parts, machines, structures, and mechanisms. Get more details below including other Pennsylvania colleges that offer machine shop technology degrees.

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New Castle School of Trades (Neumann)

One Neumann Drive, Aston, PA

New Castle School of Trades operates as a career college, which offers a great education environment for its students. Students can choose from a few areas of study, including:

• Mechanic and Repair Technology
• Transportation and Materials Moving
• Precision Production
• Construction Trades

Based on recent program completion reports gathered, over 550 students graduated with a graduation rate of around 73%. Over ten different programs are offered at New Castle School of Trades. The more popular enrolled programs are shown below:

• Electrical Maintenance and Repair Technology
• Construction, Heavy Equipment Operation
• Welding
• Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Bus and Truck Driver

To help support students, New Castle School of Trades may offer some services to students like those listed below:

• Night and weekend classes available
• Career path counseling
• Work study style employment
• Assisting students to find work

The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges has accredited the program courses of New Castle School of Trades for over forty-one straight years. To see more and get consumer disclosures, please visit ncstrades.edu.

Students Enrolled in the Machine Shop Technology Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Neumann offers an associate's degree program in machine shop technology.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Description

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic

Description

Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic employment is expected to grow at a rate of 17.5% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 390
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.92
  • Average Annual Salary: $47660
• Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 440
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.19
  • Average Annual Salary: $37820
• Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 170
  • Average Hourly Rate: $21.83
  • Average Annual Salary: $45410

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -21.9% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 90
  • Average Hourly Rate: $16.16
  • Average Annual Salary: $33620
• Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
  • Average Hourly Rate: $21.29
  • Average Annual Salary: $44280
• Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.49
  • Average Annual Salary: $38460

Machinists

Description

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, machinists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.8% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 740
  • Average Hourly Rate: $23.36
  • Average Annual Salary: $48600
• Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 880
  • Average Hourly Rate: $21.09
  • Average Annual Salary: $43870
• Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 370
  • Average Hourly Rate: $26.20
  • Average Annual Salary: $54490

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).