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2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools

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$43,409 Avg Salary
$18,123 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular online school in the United States for drafting & design engineering technology students. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drafting & design engineering technology programs. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drafting & design engineering technology programs. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools ranking. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

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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 25 schools only.

  • 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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