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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Maine Community 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 Southern Maine Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and approximately 5,789 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

38% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at SMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at SMCC are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

The following design engineering tech concentations are available at Southern Maine Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Maine Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	16

Electronics Engineering Technology

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 ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Mechanical Drafters	910	$56,880
Architectural and Civil Drafters	370	$51,380
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	90	$58,190

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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