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Drafting & Design Engineering at Fox Valley Technical College

If you plan to study Drafting & Design Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Fox Valley Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 drafting & design engineering degrees were granted at Fox Valley Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Fox Valley Technical College

Distance learning is available at Fox Valley Technical College. Among 10,670 students, 2,088 (20%) studied exclusively online and 1,527 (14%) took at least some classes online.

Drafting & Design Engineering Rankings at Fox Valley Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Fox Valley Technical College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#3 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#3 of 6
Best Value	Wisconsin	#3 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#11 of 194
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 32
Best Value	Nationwide	#144 of 195

Earnings for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates from Fox Valley Technical College

Those who finish Fox Valley Technical College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$48,823
3 years	$48,755
4 years	$50,522
5 years	$57,129

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Fox Valley Technical College earn a median of $50,522, compared with $46,430 for all Fox Valley Technical College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Fox Valley Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Fox Valley Technical College are 3% women (1) and 97% men (28).

Drafting & Design Engineering Associate’s Program at Fox Valley Technical College

Of the 20 associate’s drafting & design engineering degrees awarded at Fox Valley Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Fox Valley Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 15% of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Fox Valley Technical College, below the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Drafting & Design Engineering Concentrations at Fox Valley Technical College

This Drafting & Design Engineering program at Fox Valley Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Mechanical Drafting & CAD/CADD	29

Top-Paying Careers for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Drafting & Design Engineering program at Fox Valley Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Drafting & Design Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Drafters, All Other	$114,777
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$109,781
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$82,779
Mechanical Drafters	$78,252

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.