Machinist Degree

In modern times, a machinist is trained to set-up and operate a wide variety of computer-controlled machine tools and mechanically-controlled machine tools in an effort to produce tools, instruments, and parts. Get more details below including other Tennessee colleges that offer machinist degrees.

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William Moore College of Technology (WSCC)

500 South Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown, TN

William Moore College of Technology operates as a two-year career college, which provides a great education environment for its students located in and around Memphis. Based on recent program completion data gathered, over seventy students were awarded degrees with a graduation rate of about 85%. Moore Tech has several great programs to choose from. Here are the programs with more popularity among students:

• Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Welding
• Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
• Machine Tool Technology

To help students and recent graduates, William Moore College of Technology may provide services like:

• Career path counseling
• Assisting students to find work

William Moore College of Technology has been accredited by the Council on Occupational Education since 1971. Get more information by visiting the school's official website, where you can see admissions information, tuition, and disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Machinist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. WSCC has offered the following programs for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -24.4% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Morristown, TN
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.04
  • Average Annual Salary: $37520

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -21.5% from 2014 to 2024

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -13.5% from 2014 to 2024

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -20.6% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Morristown, TN
  • Total Employment: 90
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.59
  • Average Annual Salary: $32420

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