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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Union State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a design engineering tech school? To help you decide if Southern Union State Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design engineering tech program.

Southern Union State Community College is located in Wadley, Alabama and approximately 3,950 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

Southern Union State Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Southern Union State Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Southern Union State Community College

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

Southern Union State Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

20% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Southern Union State Community College are white. Around 87% 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 Union State Community College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
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 Southern Union State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	70

Industrial Production 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 AL, the home state for Southern Union State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Civil Drafters	1,140	$52,740
Mechanical Drafters	710	$56,960
Drafters	240	$42,790
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	200	$55,550

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*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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