Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Gwinnett Technical College

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

GTC is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,576. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

GTC 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

GTC 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 GTC

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

GTC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at GTC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

GTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Gwinnett Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	40
General Drafting & Design Technology	16

Related Majors

• Energy Systems Technologies
• General Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering 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 GA, the home state for Gwinnett Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,830	$57,280
Mechanical Drafters	770	$53,410
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	450	$54,220
Drafters	300	$51,920

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.