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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$41,027 Avg Salary
$12,811 Avg Student Debt

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

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in the country with 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $10,353.

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#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from FRCC take out $13,821 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

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College of Western Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

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 averages are for the top 6 schools 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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