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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region

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$39,257 Avg Salary
$12,629 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England 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 New England Region

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

Top New England Region Trade Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the best school in the New England Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naugatuck Valley Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
Connecticut 71
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 11
Vermont 0

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

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.

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