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Drafting & Design Engineering at Portland Community College

If you plan to study Drafting & Design Engineering, take a look at what Portland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland Community College is in Portland, OR.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 143 drafting & design engineering graduations were recorded at Portland Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Portland Community College

Distance learning is available at Portland Community College. Among 20,861 students, 8,399 (40%) studied exclusively online and 6,481 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Drafting & Design Engineering Rankings at Portland Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Portland Community College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Oregon	#1 of 3
Best Value	Oregon	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#24 of 30
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#25 of 30
Best Value	Nationwide	#132 of 195
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#142 of 194

Earnings for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates from Portland Community College

Graduates of Portland Community College’s Drafting & Design Engineering program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$51,921
2 years	$41,193
3 years	$43,708
4 years	$53,078
5 years	$55,324

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates from Portland Community College take home a median $53,078, compared with $44,579 for all Portland Community College graduates — about 19% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Portland Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Drafting & Design Engineering graduates at Portland Community College are 19% women (27) and 81% men (116).

Drafting & Design Engineering Associate’s Program at Portland Community College

Among the 29 associate’s drafting & design engineering degrees awarded at Portland Community College, 34% were women (10) and 66% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	9
Asian	2

Minority students account for 38% of Drafting & Design Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community College, above the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Drafting & Design Engineering Concentrations at Portland Community College

This Drafting & Design Engineering program at Portland Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Drafting & Design Technology	114
Architectural Drafting & CAD/CADD	22
Mechanical Drafting & CAD/CADD	7

Best-Paid Careers for Drafting & Design Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Drafting & Design Engineering program at Portland Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Drafting & Design Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Drafters, All Other	$114,777
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$109,781
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$82,779
Mechanical Drafters	$78,252

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.