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Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$51,474 Avg Salary
$62,483 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing an online .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students pursuing an online degree. Lane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

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#3

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charter College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 451
California 760
Oregon 182
Nevada 15
Alaska 6
Hawaii 38

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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