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18 schools in New York offer machining & CNC-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 3 registered apprenticeship programs in New York train machining & CNC apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups machining & cnc with welding — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working machining & CNC professionals in New York earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
New York does not license machinists — neither the Department of State's Division of Licensing Services nor any other state board regulates the trade, and no NYC or other local license applies. Employers hire on skill, usually a high school diploma plus training or experience, with voluntary NIMS credentials common. Machinist (CNC) is an officially approved apprenticeship trade with the NYS Department of Labor: 8,000 paid on-the-job hours over 4 years plus at least 144 classroom hours per year, ending in a state completion certificate.
Official source: New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services — machinists are not a licensed occupation; NYSDOL registers the Machinist (CNC) apprenticeship trade · Exam: None required by the state. Voluntary NIMS credential exams are the industry standard; apprenticeship completers receive an NYSDOL certificate and journey-level pocket card. · Typical requirement: No state-mandated hours to work. NYSDOL's registered Machinist (CNC) apprenticeship is time-based at 8,000 on-the-job hours (4 years) with a minimum of 144 hours of related classroom instruction per year.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster County Community College | Stone Ridge | public | $5,035 | 36.5% | $41,896 |
| Monroe Community College | Rochester | public | $6,353 | 28.2% | $40,174 |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | public | $6,876 | 37% | $42,285 |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | public | $8,501 | 36.4% | $45,460 |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | public | $7,765 | 31.8% | $41,228 |
| SUNY Corning Community College | Corning | public | $7,373 | 34.5% | $38,817 |
| Onondaga Community College | Syracuse | public | $8,562 | 23.9% | $41,190 |
| Cayuga County Community College | Auburn | public | $8,662 | 30.1% | $38,709 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College | Utica | public | $8,987 | 37.6% | $39,850 |
| Jamestown Community College | Jamestown | public | $9,850 | 37.6% | $38,242 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | public | $12,987 | 89.1% | $47,114 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | public | $15,016 | 56.9% | $50,445 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | public | $17,225 | 52.1% | $51,629 |
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City | private nonprofit | $14,826 | 79% | $41,093 |
| Modern Welding School | Schenectady | private for-profit | $22,618 | 93% | $48,703 |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | public | $19,002 | 76.5% | $40,658 |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Elmira | public | $20,757 | 77.1% | $43,956 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Plattsburgh | public | $14,384 | 91.1% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not machining & CNC graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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