The Design Engineering Tech Major at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

If you plan to study drafting and design engineering technology, take a look at what Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in design engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drafting & Design Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

A-B Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

A-B Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

25% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at A-B Tech are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a design engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	6

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,650	$53,160
Mechanical Drafters	1,170	$53,810
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	700	$47,690
Drafters	190	$55,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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