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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$39,649 Avg Salary
$17,173 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 193 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #24 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Trade Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend YTI Career Institute-York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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#6

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

Berks Technical Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drafting & design engineering technology programs. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 223
New Jersey 19
Maryland 157
Delaware 9

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

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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