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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$51,474 Avg Salary
$62,483 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Top Far Western US Region Trade Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the best school in the Far Western US Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. Portland Community College is a large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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