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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Dakota Technical Institute

If you are interested in studying drafting and design engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at Western Dakota Technical Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 1,324 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

Western Dakota Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Western Dakota Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Western Dakota Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Western Dakota Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

30% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at Western Dakota Tech may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design engineering tech at Western Dakota Tech are white. Around 80% 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

The following design engineering tech concentations are available at Western Dakota Technical Institute. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Dakota Technical Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	11

Environmental Control 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 SD, the home state for Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Architectural and Civil Drafters	240	$43,090
Mechanical Drafters	160	$41,450

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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