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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

RHCCD 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

RHCCD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

11% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design engineering tech graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	8
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD	6
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	3

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	13,480	$63,320
Mechanical Drafters	4,620	$65,710
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3,510	$76,420
Drafters	1,630	$56,660

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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