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 Kentucky colleges that offer machine shop technology degrees.

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Hopkinsville Community College

2660 S Green St, Henderson, KY

Hopkinsville Community College, located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, serves the residents of western Kentucky and northern Tennessee.  The school offers a quality 2 year education for transfer as well as vocational programs for more career inclined individuals. HCC is one of the 16 schools that comprise the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).  HCC prides itself on the quality of education its faculty provides students year after year.

Academics

Hopkinsville Community College offers 21 programs that will provide graduates with an associate's degree, certificate or diploma. Some programs are designed for transfer to a four year institution while others offer technical or vocational training for immediate placement in the work force.

Programs offered include:

• Automotive Technology
• Business Administration
• Criminal Justice
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Welding Technology

Admissions and Financial Aid

Students interested in enrolling at Hopkinsville Community College must supply high school transcripts or GED test scores along with their ACT, SAT or COMPASS test scores. Transfer students must supply high school transcripts or GED test scores along with transcripts from their previous college.

Financial aid is available to qualifying students. Students requiring financial aid assistance should visit the financial aid office in order to determine eligibility. Financial aid awards may be denied if a student does not maintain satisfactory academic progress. Information on SAP guidelines are available online.

Students Enrolled in the Machine Shop Technology Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Hopkinsville Community College has offered the following academic levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award

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

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

• Evansville, IN-KY
  • Total Employment: 50
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.56
  • Average Annual Salary: $40690

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

• Evansville, IN-KY
  • Total Employment: 50
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.01
  • Average Annual Salary: $37450

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

• Evansville, IN-KY
  • Total Employment: 660
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.26
  • Average Annual Salary: $37990

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