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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

South Texas College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

South Texas College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

44% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

South Texas College 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 South Texas College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	0
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 South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	66

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Civil Drafters	11,200	$56,120
Mechanical Drafters	4,830	$61,770
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3,080	$60,760
Drafters	1,810	$48,450

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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