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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in Connecticut

2 Colleges
$36,153 Avg Salary
$13,880 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 71 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #20 most popular major in Connecticut.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Trade Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

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

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The excellent programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 40
Maine 33
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 2 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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