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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Harrisburg Area Community College

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

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

HACC 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 HACC

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.

HACC does offer online education options in design engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

HACC 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 HACC

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

HACC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at HACC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at HACC are white. Around 75% 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 Harrisburg Area 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	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Harrisburg Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD	19

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	4,560	$52,320
Mechanical Drafters	3,210	$54,280
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	1,140	$63,170

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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