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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 12,107 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 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.

Grand Rapids Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Grand Rapids Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

15% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Grand Rapids Community College 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 Grand Rapids Community College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Rapids Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	38

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 MI, the home state for Grand Rapids Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mechanical Drafters	2,530	$58,070
Architectural and Civil Drafters	1,740	$51,760
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	520	$47,620
Drafters	250	$49,600

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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