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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Northern Virginia Community College

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Northern Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying drafting and design engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at Northern Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northern Virginia Community College 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)

Northern Virginia Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 27
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 15

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2,380 $54,390
Mechanical Drafters 1,250 $59,000
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 500 $61,160
Drafters 130 $55,040

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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