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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

1 College
$41,027 Avg Salary
$12,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 760 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1 schools in California to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the best school in California for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 4,028
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,179
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,318
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,058
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 104
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 72
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 47

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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