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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$47,447 Avg Salary
$9,063 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Trade Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drafting & design engineering technology students. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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College of Western Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWI is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Utah 143
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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 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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