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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #21 most popular major in South Dakota with 20 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School

Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, SD

Our analysis found Western Dakota Technical Institute to be the best school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Dakota. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	130
Missouri	137
Minnesota	333
Iowa	103
Nebraska	152

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 values are for the top school only.

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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).
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