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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Highline 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 Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Highline 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

Highline Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

20% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	6
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	6

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2,290	$58,170
Mechanical Drafters	2,060	$81,180
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	810	$88,120
Drafters	290	$58,940

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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