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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at College of the Mainland

If you are interested in studying drafting and design engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at College of the Mainland. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

COM is located in Texas City, Texas and approximately 4,335 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

COM 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

COM Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at COM

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

COM Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

33% Women

50% 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 COM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

COM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Mainland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	25
General Drafting & Design Technology	6

Quality Control Technology

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 TX, the home state for College of the Mainland.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Civil Drafters	11,200	$56,120
Mechanical Drafters	4,830	$61,770
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3,080	$60,760
Drafters	1,810	$48,450

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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