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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Athens Technical College

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

Athens Technical College is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 4,294 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

Athens Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Athens Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Athens Technical College

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

Athens Technical College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

33% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at Athens Technical College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Athens Technical College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Athens Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
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 Athens Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	24
General Drafting & Design Technology	14
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	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 GA, the home state for Athens Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,830	$57,280
Mechanical Drafters	770	$53,410
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	450	$54,220
Drafters	300	$51,920

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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