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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at College of DuPage

Every drafting and design engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design engineering tech program at College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

27% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at COD are white. Around 67% 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 College of DuPage with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of DuPage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD	15
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	7

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Drafters	2,770	$56,210
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,320	$64,720
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	630	$68,930
Drafters	170	$56,940

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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