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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Delgado Community College

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 Delgado Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,251. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 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.

Delgado Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Delgado Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Delgado Community College offers distance education options for design engineering tech at the following degree levels:

Delgado Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

36% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at Delgado Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Delgado Community College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Delgado Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
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 Delgado Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	40

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 LA, the home state for Delgado Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Drafters	1,510	$57,520
Architectural and Civil Drafters	900	$56,390
Mechanical Drafters	540	$66,150
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	160	$68,510

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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